Mademoiselle Marionette 2018 Part 6

Mademoiselle Marionette 2018 Part 6

I try to use my time as best I can so whilst the Arms, Legs and Body are drying I am moving on to making Hair. I am going to be using embroidery silks for the Hair.

Making Loops

I take a White Circle that I have hemmed. I find roughly the centre of the Circle as that will be my starting place. I make a knot in one end of the thread and push through from the back.

I decide what length I want to make the Loop. I leave enough thread and then push the needle back through a few millimetres to the side. I am using my thumb to stop the thread going all the way through.

New Colour

There are two ways of keeping the thread as a Loop. You can make a knot in the other end of the thread and cut but this would be very time consuming.

The method I used was to use a securing tack before moving on to the next Loop. This method saves both time and thread. After I have done a row or so I add another Yellow. This will help to mimic shades and Hi-lights.

Pin heads Back to Back

 

The other material is now dry. I pin the Heads back to back and then sew with a Blanket stitch across the top of the Skull. I then turn the material the right way around.

Hair Pinned to Head

 

I now pin but do not sew the White Circle to the top of the Head. I do this so I can check precisely the shape and where the Hair will fall once sewn.

More Loops

I continue adding a few more Loops. I am still keeping them fairly central. There is a very important reason for this which I will mention later.

Double Hem

 

Before I add any more Loops I am going to decrease the Circle. I fold the material over so it matches the original hem width. I then pin it in place and sew around. This keeps the shape whilst making the Circle smaller.

Hair Parting

I have now sewn the Hair to the very top of the Head. I have added a few more Loops but as you can see in the Photo above I have left a gap.

This gap is important as this indicates where the string is going to be attached. I want to add a little more Hair along the outside before I sew in place I am doing it this way because after the Scalp is completely sewn on it will be harder to push through the extra material.

Hair Attached at Side

After adding more Loops I have continued sewing along the Circle on both sides. I am leaving the bottom unsewn at this point so that I can manipulate the thread better.