About the Materials
These dolls are created with carefully selected materials.They are stuffed with 100% wool. Wool makes wonderful doll stuffing because of its natural properties: it is naturally flame resistant, water resistant, antimicrobial, insulating and soft. I use eco-wool for stuffing because it is processed with minimal chemicals.
The skin fabric is 100% cotton interlock knit from De Witte Engel in the Netherlands. It is ideal for children's toys as it is Oeko-Tex certified or free of harmful chemicals.
The hair on my dolls is made of natural fibers. I use mohair yarn, mohair wefts, ox wefts, teeswater locks, Tibetan lambskin, and sometimes wool yarn.
The clothing is also made with natural fibers, such as wool, mohair, alpaca, angora, cotton or silk.
These materials were selected to ensure your doll is as natural as possible with minimal chemical processing.
About the Creative Process
Each doll is carefully made by hand.The stuffing in the doll's face and in the tummy is hand sculpted with a single felting needle. The sculpting of the wool gives the doll shape and structure. It also makes the wool firmly packed, so the doll has extra weight and is pleasant to hold.
Many of the seams are sewn by hand with a needle and thread, especially the seams on the head, body and joints. The joints are always double-seamed with extra strength thread. I use my sewing machine to sew the arm and leg seams, except around the foot (which I sew by hand).
The eyes are hand embroidered, and the cheeks are brushed with red beeswax. Sometimes freckles are added with a water-resistant art pen.
The hair is also made by hand with many tiny stitches - sometimes sewn, and sometimes crocheted.
The doll clothing and accessories are made with my original patterns.
Care Instructions
To care for your doll, use the following methods:Spot clean when necessary using warm water and mild soap. A Q-tip can come in handy for small difficult stains. Rinse with warm water. Gently press out excess water with a towel (do not wring). Allow to air dry away from heat (do not place in a dyer).
To care for the clothing, hand wash and lay flat to dry. Avoid soaking wood buttons in water for long periods of time.
To care for Tibetan lambskin hair, avoid getting the leather wet at the scalp. The locks can be washed with warm water and mild soap. When air dried, Tibetan lambskin will dry with natural curl. Tibetan lambskin can be gently straightened with a straightening iron or curled with a curling iron on low heat.
To care for a mohair cap, occasionally brush the hair to restore its softness.
Do not brush teeswater locks, as the fibers will come out of their natural curl formation. Teeswater locks can be gently washed and air dried.
Wefts can be gently brushed, washed, dried and styled.
