This Waldorf-inspired doll is created from my own pattern.
She wears cotton tights in a cool black and white stripe, a white linen shirt that can double as her nightshirt. She also wears a tunic that is fully reversible, one side being a blue dotted fabric, the other a green/yellow fabric, a custom-dyed silk kerchief and navy boot-lets (from a lovely felted up-cycled wool sweater) with a blue bias facing.
Astrid is a great size for any age child that loves to dress and undress his/her Olive Sparrow Child. Her hair is a beautiful orange-redish boucle wool yarn, very soft and although she is wearing it in two pig-tails right now, it can be fully styled or worn loose. (I will also pick a hat for her to be added to the clothes (not in the picture)
Please note that this doll does not have any small parts, but is still recommended only for children over 3 years of age because of the mohair used for the wig (i.e. not recommended for licking).
To get to know The Olive Sparrow and our products better, it is recommended that you review our store policies and maybe even come by our blog at:
http://theolivesparrow.typepad.com/
Each doll is made up of the following materials.
Skin: 100% cotton (Swiss-made to Öko-Tex-Standard 100)
Stuffing 100% “green-processed” wool batt from Canada
Hair: 100% Wool, or a Mohair/Wool Blend
Clothing: 100% natural fibres (linen, cotton, silk)
Shoes: Recycled felted wool sweaters, or pure leather
Face: 100% cotton Embroidery Thread
Workmanship:
Each doll is created individually by artist Monika Aebischer, the proprietor of The Olive Sparrow. She sources and uses only the highest quality materials in her creations – swiss-made skin fabric, Canadian green processed wool stuffing, wool/mohair for the dolls hair (often hand-dyed by her). Hair for the Olive Sparrow Children is made by crocheting a cap that is sewn to the head, allowing for replacement should it ever become necessary (although most children will object to this, as it changes their doll dramatically). For the wispy hair, a special german mohair is used and a labour-intense technique, for the loose longer hair each strand of wool is individually knotted into the crocheted cap. This is the prime technique for doll-wig creation.
Doll clothing is made from up-cycled vintage and clothing fabrics, in either pure linen, cotton or silk. Up-cycled fabric is wonderful for doll clothes, as the cloth has been washed soft, gentle and free of textile manufacturing products. Monika also felts used woolen sweaters to use for doll shoes and clothing. She knits the doll’s hats out of prime quality knitting wool. Each seam on the doll’s body is sewn twice to allow your child to fiercely love their Olive Sparrow Child. Clothing is sewn with French seams and some are fully reversible.
Have any questions?
Contact the shop owner.
