An old friend from our horse days visited recently with his family and saw some of my doll creations sitting out on my table. He asked if I could create a miniature version of his wife, Wendy's, wedding dress for a 16" doll. Instead of my usual way and stabbing a T pin into the doll's head and hanging her up with invisible thread, I photographed this one on the stand because that's likely how she will be displayed. The original dress I believe was made from dupioni but I chose a silk shantung that has a similar texture but is lighter weight. The entire outfit is lined in silk habotai. The dress is a princess cut in the front and empire waist in the back with lace sleeves. The sleeveless coat/train has bows on the shoulders and pleats in the back. I found these miniature daisies for the bouquet from a shop in the UK. My favorite was the hat though. I formed it out of crinoline and bound the edge with tissue silk taffeta. I had the large pink roses in my stash and the small white ones I made from satin ribbon. Wendy is a beautiful bride in person and in miniature. (See original pics at end.)
Just love it.
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