Compromising Hitty
Usually, when I have not posted in a day or two it's because I've been working a project or something. So, what have I been doing? The cloth body for a hand carved (not by me) Hitty doll. I noticed that some of the cloth doll people also have a bit of a passion for a little wooden doll by the name of Hitty.
My doll collection includes dolls made in lots of different media and some of my dolls are made from wood. My wood dolls are just small little things but I'd never heard of "Hitty". I started doing some searching and good heavens the web sites devoted to her is astounding! She's a small doll measuring in at 6 1/4 inches tall and handcarved. Lots more info on her can be found here at:
Hitty.org
Okay, so I thought I'd see if I could hunt up a doll and buy one. Uh, NOT! My pockets are not quite as deep as that. LOL
Thankfully, Hitty can be made from different kinds of material other than wood. I compromised. I found someone who carves whole Hitty's and her friends and also carves the Hitty head/shoulder pieces that can be attached to a cloth body. Hooray, something I can manage! I think I'm going to have to get a nice vintage hardback copy of the Hitty book but I suppose that'll have to wait until I can swing the $$ for that though.
Thought you'd like to see my Hitty in progress. I've sewn her arms and her legs, painted her little black boots with white stockings and red garters. They all have to be attached to the body now and a dress made. Hope I don't mess anything up now just when I'm getting close to completing my own little Hitty!
My doll collection includes dolls made in lots of different media and some of my dolls are made from wood. My wood dolls are just small little things but I'd never heard of "Hitty". I started doing some searching and good heavens the web sites devoted to her is astounding! She's a small doll measuring in at 6 1/4 inches tall and handcarved. Lots more info on her can be found here at:
Hitty.org
Okay, so I thought I'd see if I could hunt up a doll and buy one. Uh, NOT! My pockets are not quite as deep as that. LOL
Thankfully, Hitty can be made from different kinds of material other than wood. I compromised. I found someone who carves whole Hitty's and her friends and also carves the Hitty head/shoulder pieces that can be attached to a cloth body. Hooray, something I can manage! I think I'm going to have to get a nice vintage hardback copy of the Hitty book but I suppose that'll have to wait until I can swing the $$ for that though.
Thought you'd like to see my Hitty in progress. I've sewn her arms and her legs, painted her little black boots with white stockings and red garters. They all have to be attached to the body now and a dress made. Hope I don't mess anything up now just when I'm getting close to completing my own little Hitty!
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Hitty IS pouty! Did you paint her face? I love it! Now I need a head like that..Who is the seller?
Terri