These Waldorf-inspired dolls are created from my own pattern. Suzy is created to sit freely. She also has lovely feet that wear shoes very well.
Suzy wears red velvet pants and a beautiful blouse with little butterflies and a silver lame tread through the pattern. She also wears a bright red silk kerchief and rusty-orange felted wool shoes, tied with a velvet ribbon. Her hair is made up of different blond tones and textures. Her green hat is knit out of a soft merino wool. Her clothes are crafted from upcycled children's clothes. She also fits clothes made for 3 - 6 month old children - a great way to increase her wardrobe is to let her wear your own childs' baby clothes, or even get her a whole wardrobe at a thrift store.
Baby Jo has a tiny lilac-pink hat to cover her head of fluffy baby hair. She also wears a pair of diapers that close with snaps underneath her velvet suit. Baby Jo is held close to her mother in the accompanying sling.
Suzy and baby Jo have slightly different skin tones. Like many babies, Josephine is still very pale.
Suzy is a large doll, and better suited for an older child (6+).
Please note that this doll does not have any small parts, but is still recommended only for children over 3 years of age..
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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.
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