Some Adjustments

Well for some reason tonight I decided to improve one of my Tilda dolls. I have made 5 now and three are of the same design from Tilda's Studio book. They each have a varied off the shoulder top and three-tiered skirt mostly in Tilda fabrics. My stash of those hasn't grown much in recent months but I do love considering what they'd be good for!

Anyway, this particular young lady had, like the others, hair made from hand dyed sheep's wool. I happened upon this some time ago through a German stockist on eBay. It's most satisfying for mermaid's hair and you can get hundreds of shades. 

Her hair was a bright yellow and not beautifully done I admit. Whilst my mum was keen to keep the other girls on display downstairs, she was less keen on this one and most likely because the hair just didn't work. 

So having found some dark beige cord - another favourite of mine for doll hair- I set about changing her hair from a frizzy mess to a sleek shiny waterfall. It only took me ten minutes or so and it's definitely an improvement. 

Here is the result:

And a close up:

I do apologise for the poor lighting and choice of location (my bed) but you have to make the best of it at this late hour! 

I will dedicate a whole post to my ladies soon so stay tuned for a better photo.