Weekends are never the most productive, so things have not progressed very far with my native-inspired outfits. Asa's dress is almost done - I still need to sew it closed in the back. I drew an eagle design on her bodice, and she has a Sisutyl around her skirt - a different one than Byuri's. I did make Asa a wig yesterday. It's from the exact same, very dark brown as Byuri's wig. I didn't want to bother with making a proper center part, so sewed the rows of wefting close enough together that the hair could be parted in front without the cap showing underneath. I haven't done the final styling yet, but I am very happy with it so far - it's a lot better than any of the wigs I purchased for this character. I guess that should teach me - if I want it to look right, I should just make it myself. I also decided Byuri's bangs were too rigid across her brows, so made them sweep to one side.
Next job is Asa's moccasins and leggings, and then the cloaks and hats. We rushed over to Curry's yesterday with some leather samples and tried all kinds of permanent light blue and yellow art markers on it. Most of the art markers went right through the leather, and I'm afraid it could bleed onto the doll's resin if it comes in contact with it, so those markers were ruled out. The Sharpies didn't go through as far, but the yellow and light blues were too bright a colour. Which means I'll have to use diluted paint for the blue and yellow parts of the designs after all. Sigh. And here I thought I'd be able to do it the easier way.
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