New Big Little: Doll Making - Colouring the Eyes | Узор для вышивки, Поделки из ткани, Тряпичные куклы

UPDATE: You can now purchase the pattern for my doll, including detailed tutorials for her hair, eyes and facial features here: "Fleur" Doll Pattern In case you are just joining in on my doll-making journey, my goal is to create a classic 1930-40's style cloth doll, giving her a slightly more modern look while keeping those lovely vintage elements and clothing. So far I am up to embroidering the eyes. After deciding on the style of the eye I wanted for my doll here, I then needed the colour. Aiming for as realistic as possible, I decided to photograph my daughters eye and use that as a guide. Alas she was asleep (for an unusually long period) so my eye had to suffice. Bit humbling seeing your own eye up close - I didn't realise I had that many wrinkles! After studying the colours in the photo, I chose thirteen shades to make up the green, grey, brown and golden hues. Working with a single strand of thread, I started with the darker ring around the outside then adding lighter more golden colours towards the center. Proportions of the pupil were made a bit larger than mine, as I figured I was looking into the light when I took the picture. Lastly the light/highlight in the eye was added for the finishing touch. I am sure more experimentation and practice will see some improvements - like how the iris started off perfectly round but was a bit wonky by the end... but for my first attempt I am really happy:) Yay! You can now read about my entire doll making journey here: Doll Making Lips Eyes Colouring the Eyes (This post) Hair Clothes

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