Channel Title: Fig and me Channel Description: The world of fig&me is imbued with natural fiber art dolls, storytelling, nature and healing through craft. These are the stories that I bring to life through dollmaking, sculpting, sewing, knitting and much more. <video> Sculpting Doll Faces: Needle Sculpting or Needle Felting? Description: As I commonly get questions on which way to begin sculpting dolls, I thought it wise to give you a little introduction to clear some doubts, while showing you the many different ways in which you can sculpt your fiber art dolls. This is in no way an exhaustive list and I hope to expand on the subject soon, but there is enough information both in the video and the links disclosed below to get you started. Happy Doll Making! #dollmaking #artdolls #needlefelting Links mentioned in the video: Doll Making Academy: https://dollmakingacademy.thinkific.com Sculpting a Gentle Smile: https://youtu.be/WD-a4ijjeIM Needle Felting a Baby Doll Face Sneak Peek: https://youtu.be/ye51jaZqCWI Dollmaking, Needle Felting a Doll Face: https://youtu.be/6WA6Y1fCs5U Top 5 Tips for Needle Felting Doll Faces: https://youtu.be/tbP_QrbVKcM Hansel and Gretel, Making the Head: https://youtu.be/6qHeDsN3c9o Dollmaking Techniques, Adding a More Realistic Doll Nose: https://youtu.be/ubt7RhCAMCo Find me elsewhere: For real-time peeks: https://www.instagram.com/figandme For my doll stories and doll making journal: https://www.figandme.com/blog For vlogs and dollmaking tutorials: https://www.patreon.com/figandme For ebooks and dollmaking patterns: https://figandme.etsy.com </video> <video> Doll Making: My Favourite Tools When Making Natural Fiber Art Dolls [SUB] Description: Hi! I hope you enjoy this little video where I talk about some of the tools I use most commonly in my day to day doll making life. If you have questions let me know. #artdoll #dollmaking Blog post with materials and tools + suppliers: https://www.figandme.com/blog/doll-making-materials-for-natural-fiber-art-dolls For my vlogs and tutorials, please join me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/figandme </video> <video> Adding a Ruffle to a Doll Cape | Sewing Doll Clothing Techniques #dollmaking Description: I decided to make a pretty cape for my sweet Sonnet, a 16" natural fiber art doll. The cape is sewn in cotton voile with a pretty "self" ruffle and closes with a sewn-in snap. You can find more photos and details about Sonnet in my blog: http://www.figandme.com/blog </video> <video> Upcycling Velvet and Angora for your Fiber Art Dolls: Fox Hooded Cape Description: This dressmaking tutorial shows you how I upcycled a velvet cushion to be used as a hooded cape for my doll Henrietta Swan. I decided to give it large fox ears to match the season. #dollmaking #artdoll #dollclothes This tutorial was published on September 2021 in my Patreon channel but I've now decided to share it here with you all. I also published the PDF of the pattern pieces should you decide to sew one just like it. Find the 3-page pdf of the pattern pieces here: http://figandme.etsy.com Blog post on Henrietta Swan: https://www.figandme.com/blog/natural-fiber-art-doll-henrietta-swan-2022 Thank you for visiting my channel. To find my work or connect with me: Daily tidbits: http://www.instagram.com/figandme Blog: http://www.figandme.com/blog Vlogs and video tutorials: http://www.patreon.com/figandme PDF patterns and tutorials: http://figandme.etsy.com </video> <video> Making a Fiber Art Doll, Cora of the Meadows 🌿 My new-found love for flat-fell seams [SUB] Description: Today I take you on the journey of making my little Cora, a natural fiber art doll made in my Mannikin doll-style. She is a wool sculpture over an inner armature, that allows her to be posed and is very playful. Cora's wardrobe is truly a vision and I am so darn happy with how everything came out. I hope you enjoy watching this little video. For more on Cora, visit my blog: http://www.figandme.com/blog To join me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/figandme To visit my pattern store: http://figandme.etsy.com To follow my Instagram stories: http://www.instagram.com/figandme </video> <video> My Doll Studio in Autumn: Custom Dolls, Wednesday Addams, Mockups, Knife Pleats, Toadstool babies... Description: Welcome to a new season vlog in my doll studio, where I show you what I've been up to the last few weeks: making toadstool babies, putting together another Mannikin by the name of Wednesday (with her sidekick Thursday), then acorn babies, Merry my latest custom doll, then Sonnet and now preparing deer dolls and Ainur. Such a busy time of the year for a dollmaker's studio. I hope you are all doing great! Thank you for visiting my channel. To find my work or connect elsewhere with me: Daily tidbits: http://www.instagram.com/figandme Doll Blog: http://www.figandme.com/blog Monthly Vlogs and video tutorials: http://www.patreon.com/figandme PDF patterns and tutorials: http://figandme.etsy.com </video> <video> Making of Fiber Art Doll: Catalina Cordelia, Unintentional ASMR Sewing and Needle Felting Description: Welcome to another video showing a little behind-the-scenes of my doll making studio. I am sharing with you the way Catalina was needle felted, part of the process of sewing her clothes and her final photos. #dollmaking #sewingprojects #artandcraft If you would like to bring Catalina Cordelia into your home, you can find her adoption form here: http://www.figandme.com/blog/art-doll-catalina-cordelia-july2023 Specs on Catalina: 🌷 She is 25" tall, sculpted entirely in wool over an articulated armatured and she also has disc joints. 🌷 I published in the past an entire series on how to build a large doll over armature via my Patreon channel. This entire series has been removed and no longer accessible there but I could be persuaded to re-edit it and load to my doll making school. Please let me know if you are interested. 🌷 Catalina's hands have wired fingers, please check out the tutorial for that and how to cover that hand here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/2023-tutorials-85362045 You can watch that tutorial via my Patreon, by joining the "2023 Tutorials" tier, which will give you access to all previous content that this tier has access to. 🌷 Her eyes are brown and hand-embroidered and her freckles hand-painted with fabric markers. 🌷 The skin fabric I use for my dolls is cotton knit, produced in Europe. The specific brand I used on her is Laib Yala, heavy weight. 🌷 Her very long hair is camel weft, in the Golden Blonde shade. I purchase a lot of my supplies from Monika (including the doll skin fabric) over here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1218810497/straight-natural-camel-weft-waldorf-doll? 🌷Catalina's dress is made with Olivia Honey, Amy Sinibaldi fabric. The collection's name is Honey Fusion produced by Art Gallery Fabrics. Her bloomers are medium weight cotton trimmed in eyelet lace. The buttons on her dress are mother-of-pearl. Her shoes are linen/cotton and the soles are 3mm leather. Her hat is made with homespun wool trimmed in fine handmade crochet edging. Her cardigan is repurposed, it is made with virgin wool and closes with a wooden button. 🌷I do love her and hope she brings you joy! To find my work or connect with me via other channels: Daily tidbits: http://www.instagram.com/figandme Blog: http://www.figandme.com/blog Vlogs and video tutorials: http://www.patreon.com/figandme </video> <video> Making a Dress for Poet, Matching Plaids, Organza and Tartan Description: Join me as I design and sew a dress for my doll Poet, a 20" tall natural fiber art doll by Fig and me. Poet has seen many doll dresses go through my doll studio, and in this instance, I surprised her with one just for her to celebrate Christmas in style. #waldorfdoll #artdoll I had been meaning to use this pretty tartan with a lovely organza for the collar and I am so pleased with how the dress came out. Poet is overjoyed at her new fancy dress! If you want to read about the making of Poet, you can visit her here: https://www.figandme.com/blog/2015/1/22/on-how-she-found-me and here: https://www.figandme.com/blog/2015/1/25/little-poet If you would like to learn along my side, in the doll dressmaking arena, please join me on Patreon via the 2025 Dressmaking tier. There will be a new tutorial every month with a PDF included of the pattern, offered to those month's members. After that, the PDF can be individually purchased. It's a great way to continually challenge yourself by tackling one project and learning to make doll clothes. Become a Patreon member here: https://www.patreon.com/figandme (I recommend signing up for your membership by using your internet browser, on your desktop or mobile phone, and not using the App). </video> <video> Unboxing Vintage Clothes | Future Doll Clothing & Reconstruction Project Description: Welcome! In this video I am showing you a treasure trove of vintage children's clothing that was kindly given to me by a dear lady. She and I collect these sort of clothes and she was kind enough to share some with me. You can expect a lot of detailed shots of expert hand sewing, embroidery and heirloom techniques in dressmaking. #vintageclothes #handsewing #dressmaking Later on in the video I share a future reconstruction project I shall be attempting. Recreating one of the vintage baby dresses in my collection, but in doll size. I hope you are in for some fun and that you enjoy this video. Do let me know what you think and if you too share the passion for dressmaking and collecting these beautiful heirloom pieces. Patterns mentioned in the video: Vintage Crochet Pattern from the past https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/757720466/vintage-crochet-pattern-heirloom-baby? Heirloom crochet baby bib: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heirloom-crochet-baby-bib Willow Bib Pattern: https://www.etsy.com/listing/711524076/crochet-pattern-baby-bib-digital-pdf-bib No.198 PDF Vintage Crochet Pattern Baby's Breakfast Bib: https://www.etsy.com/hk-en/listing/95485129/no198-pdf-vintage-crochet-pattern-babys </video> <video> How To Work With Doll Knit Skin Fabric, for your Waldorf Inspired or Natural Fiber Art Dolls Description: In this little video I give you some best tips to maximize the usage of your doll knit skin fabric, the brands I know of, and some mistakes to avoid. I hope you find this useful. #dollmaking #artdolls If you want to check out the doll skin fabric guide, please visit my blog: https://www.figandme.com/blog/guide-doll-skin-fabric-waldorf-dollmaking If you want to check out my pattern store: https://figandme.etsy.com Other videos discussing dollmaking: 🦊 My Favourite Tools: https://youtu.be/2Q44zHiGkF8 🍂 All The Materials I use to Make My Dolls: https://youtu.be/ZrN_CNKs5vY 🍄 How To Start Your Dollmaking Adventure: https://youtu.be/qArIMnJkOxM </video> <video> The Making of Elizabeth Bennet, a custom fiber art doll, Jane Austen inspired ✨ Description: In this video I share many behind-the-scenes of creating my latest art doll, inspired by the literary character Elizabeth Bennet, in the master novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. #artdolls #dollmaking #dollartist If you want to check out Lizzy's blog post, go over here: https://www.figandme.com/blog/elizabeth-bennet-austen-custom-doll-mar2024 If you want to reserve a spot in my dressmaking workshop, please head over here: https://figandme.bigcartel.com/product/heirloom-doll-dressmaking-workshop-july Thank you so much for visiting and spending time with me in the world of my dolls. Join my Patreon channel for behind-the-scenes vlogs and monthly tutorials: http://www.patreon.com/figandme </video> <video> Dressing an Autumn Fairy | Romantic Doll Clothes with Embroidery and Paints Description: My fairy Pom has been so patient and kind in allowing me to show other dollmakers how to create a doll like her via my online class, the first I ever made, so I thought she needed a present now that I will be teaching this class for the last time. #onlineclass #dressmaking #dollclothes In order to create her outfit I used the pattern pieces of the Little Fig dress set, which you can find over here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/549986542/little-fig-clothing-set-by-fig-and-me? If you would like to join me in the online class, which takes place September 1st to the 17th, you can book your spot here: https://figandme.bigcartel.com/product/making-a-fairy-online-doll-making-class-with-fig-and-me I hope you enjoy the video! </video> <video> Sculpting a Gentle Smile | Dollmaking with Wool Description: In this video I show you a simple technique to add more defining features to your natural fiber art dolls or Waldorf inspired dolls when you are sculpting with needle felting techniques. #dollmaking #needlefelt #artandcraft For a comprehensive list of all the tools and materials I use daily in my doll making adventures, please check this post on my blog: https://www.figandme.com/blog/doll-making-materials-for-natural-fiber-art-dolls I hope this tutorial guides you into how to design doll lips according to the expression you want for your doll. If you find it useful please consider subscribing or letting me know in the comments. Thank you for visiting my channel. To find my work or connect with me: Daily tidbits: http://www.instagram.com/figandme Blog: http://www.figandme.com/blog Vlogs and video tutorials: http://www.patreon.com/figandme PDF patterns and tutorials: http://figandme.etsy.com </video> <video> Everything I made in 2023 | Art Dolls, International Workshops and New Discoveries Description: Welcome to a brand new year! I hope you had a great end to 2023 and if you are like me and enjoy watching year recaps, then I have one for you. From the custom dolls I created and the ones I had for sale, to teaching abroad, online classes and a bit of travel. Please let me know if you enjoy the video! Hoping to be a little more present in this channel this year 😊 and thank you for 20K subscribers! Other videos mentioned here: The Making of Ginny https://youtu.be/RhJ6KWKc8Ag Catalina Cordelia: https://youtu.be/GzLMI6TenEQ Little Blu: https://youtu.be/EY3EcJVyUxw #dollmaking #artdolls #2023recap </video> <video> What I Use To Make My Art Dolls | Natural Doll Making Materials Description: A video version of a lengthy blog where I discuss the vast majority of the doll making materials and tools I use in my natural fiber art doll making adventures. #artdolls #dollmaking #artistlife You can find the blog over here: https://www.figandme.com/blog/doll-making-materials-for-natural-fiber-art-dolls </video>

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