Mademoiselle Marionette 2018 Part 8
It is time to sort out the Arms and Legs. I started with the Legs as I thought they would be easier to do as they wouldn’t get in the way.
Leg Sewn
I took one of the Legs and began to sew part way up. I thought doing it a bit at a time would make it easier to stuff.
Leg Part Stuffed
Once I had sewn as far as I wanted I began to add stuffing. I poked it down with a pencil. I did this very gently as I did not want to tear the stitching I had just done.
I continued sewing and stuffing the Leg until I was nearly at the top. The reason for this is so that I wouldn’t be trying to sew through the stuffing when I attached it to the body. I then repeated the process with the other Leg.
Arm Sewn
I began sewing and stuffing the Arm in the same way as I had made the Legs. The difference in this case was when I was part way up the upper half I sewed across.
If you look at the photo above you can see this line marked with a pin. There is quite a bit of material left above the line. This is essential for later on.
Rough Body Appendages
After sewing and stuffing the second Arm I pinned the parts roughly in the places. Readers with eagle eyes may have noticed that in this picture the Neck featured in the last blog had yet to be made. Hence the fact that I jumped ahead to make it easier to follow.
Legs Attached
I tweaked the position slightly and then sewed the spare cloth at the top of the Legs to the Back piece of the Body.
Arms On Wrong
I could now move on to the Arms. This part was quite difficult in comparison. It took me ages to try and get the shoulders (aka the spare material) pinned in the right place.
The reason for this was because I need to make sure that the Arms would be able to move once the Body had been stuffed. I kept pinning and unpinning the material. When I thought I had got it right I trimmed the excess and sewed in place.
This time I attached the Arms to the Front part of the Body. I thought this was best because then the Shoulders only had to bend over one set of material.
Arms on Right
Grr I had been so concerned that I had the Arms in the right place that I had inadvertently sewed one of the Arms on wrong.
My Marionette would have ended up with Elbows facing both the same way. I therefore had to unpick one of the shoulders and then resew the correct way around.
String Through
After the problems with the Arms I decided that I would have a change. I parted the Hair until I found the Centre which was bare.
I then took a piece of string (my arm’s length) and knotted at one end. I then threaded a thick needle which apparently mum said was called a bodkin. I sewed through from the inside then made a small tack on top. I then passed the needle underneath the tack to secure it in place.
String Hidden
When I had finished with the string I then pulled down the Hair from the top of the Head and swept it over it. This is why I had made the locks at the top quite long.
Head Stuffed
As I didn’t want the string to get in the way I folded and tied it up at the Back of the Head. I then proceeded to re-stuff the Head of the Marionette.
Body Sides Folded
My next task was to sort out the rest of the Body. The Marionette needs to be proportional so I wanted to make the Body thinner.
I folded the Front Body piece until it was in line with that of the Inner Shoulder. I then sewed along the Body thus making the folded part into another hem.
Large Back Fold
I folded the Back material as I had for the Front of the Body. However I made a larger fold. This decreased the size of the Back material when sewn to the Front piece. This would pull in the shoulder material tight.
Body Sides Sewn
As you can see in the above photograph now everything is sewn in place the Front of the Body is bowing outward somewhat.
This is not an accident. Since the Marionette is supposed to be female I am hoping that I will be able to with a few tucks here and there be able to give a more feminine shape.
If you remember back to Part 2 I had tried to do this when I first cut out the rough Body Shape.
It is time to sort out the Arms and Legs. I started with the Legs as I thought they would be easier to do as they wouldn’t get in the way.
Leg Sewn
Leg Part Stuffed
Once I had sewn as far as I wanted I began to add stuffing. I poked it down with a pencil. I did this very gently as I did not want to tear the stitching I had just done.
I continued sewing and stuffing the Leg until I was nearly at the top. The reason for this is so that I wouldn’t be trying to sew through the stuffing when I attached it to the body. I then repeated the process with the other Leg.
Arm Sewn
I began sewing and stuffing the Arm in the same way as I had made the Legs. The difference in this case was when I was part way up the upper half I sewed across.
If you look at the photo above you can see this line marked with a pin. There is quite a bit of material left above the line. This is essential for later on.
Rough Body Appendages
After sewing and stuffing the second Arm I pinned the parts roughly in the places. Readers with eagle eyes may have noticed that in this picture the Neck featured in the last blog had yet to be made. Hence the fact that I jumped ahead to make it easier to follow.
Legs Attached
I tweaked the position slightly and then sewed the spare cloth at the top of the Legs to the Back piece of the Body.
Arms On Wrong
I could now move on to the Arms. This part was quite difficult in comparison. It took me ages to try and get the shoulders (aka the spare material) pinned in the right place.
The reason for this was because I need to make sure that the Arms would be able to move once the Body had been stuffed. I kept pinning and unpinning the material. When I thought I had got it right I trimmed the excess and sewed in place.
This time I attached the Arms to the Front part of the Body. I thought this was best because then the Shoulders only had to bend over one set of material.
Arms on Right
Grr I had been so concerned that I had the Arms in the right place that I had inadvertently sewed one of the Arms on wrong.
My Marionette would have ended up with Elbows facing both the same way. I therefore had to unpick one of the shoulders and then resew the correct way around.
String Through
After the problems with the Arms I decided that I would have a change. I parted the Hair until I found the Centre which was bare.
I then took a piece of string (my arm’s length) and knotted at one end. I then threaded a thick needle which apparently mum said was called a bodkin. I sewed through from the inside then made a small tack on top. I then passed the needle underneath the tack to secure it in place.
String Hidden
When I had finished with the string I then pulled down the Hair from the top of the Head and swept it over it. This is why I had made the locks at the top quite long.
Head Stuffed
As I didn’t want the string to get in the way I folded and tied it up at the Back of the Head. I then proceeded to re-stuff the Head of the Marionette.
Body Sides Folded
My next task was to sort out the rest of the Body. The Marionette needs to be proportional so I wanted to make the Body thinner.
I folded the Front Body piece until it was in line with that of the Inner Shoulder. I then sewed along the Body thus making the folded part into another hem.
Large Back Fold
I folded the Back material as I had for the Front of the Body. However I made a larger fold. This decreased the size of the Back material when sewn to the Front piece. This would pull in the shoulder material tight.
Body Sides Sewn
As you can see in the above photograph now everything is sewn in place the Front of the Body is bowing outward somewhat.
This is not an accident. Since the Marionette is supposed to be female I am hoping that I will be able to with a few tucks here and there be able to give a more feminine shape.
If you remember back to Part 2 I had tried to do this when I first cut out the rough Body Shape.
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