Post by sarahbeth on Jan 17, 2022 15:46:45 GMT
Well, I thought I'd post photos of a second figure from the set of dwarves (as seen in "The Hobbit" films) this morning -- another one that's slightly more on the colorful side compared to a few of them. This is Dwalin, the very tall and military-style dwarf.
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Dwalin is a very soldierly, sturdy fellow who stands at the impressive height (for a dwarf) of 9-3/8" tall and weighs in at a solid 4 ounces. He was felted with .40 and .42 gauge needles and features some pretty fun fiber in his costume — along with a lot of leather, metal and embroidery work. I used ten different types of wool to make Dwalin, which has to be a bit of a record. The base of his body is made of dark brown Romney (though none of it shows), and his head and clothes feature Cotswold, Gotland, Lincoln, Finnish, Jacob, Merino and Blue-Faced Leicester wool. His hair is made from "All Cooped Up" wool hair. One of the very fun aspects of this doll is the wool used for his pants and over tunic. I needed different shades of Army Green, so we actually died the roving ourselves using Kool-Aid. It was amazing to see how the colors came out so natural and earthy-toned when using the grey and oatmeal base wool.
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Definitely one of the most intricate dolls when it comes to non-wool accessories, Dwalin has a lot of extra touches. His boots feature leather windings and Mink fur cuffs to match the Mink fur collar. More intricate leather work creates his belt, harness and leather arm guards – all decorated in various metal findings, chains and buckles. Even his ears feature some fancy earrings.
One of the unique challenges while making this doll were the tattoos on his head. We experimented with several techniques and finally settled on sanding the top of his very firm head. The tattoos were drawn on using a Sharpie pen!
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And here's the fiber chart for this one:
Dwalin is a very soldierly, sturdy fellow who stands at the impressive height (for a dwarf) of 9-3/8" tall and weighs in at a solid 4 ounces. He was felted with .40 and .42 gauge needles and features some pretty fun fiber in his costume — along with a lot of leather, metal and embroidery work. I used ten different types of wool to make Dwalin, which has to be a bit of a record. The base of his body is made of dark brown Romney (though none of it shows), and his head and clothes feature Cotswold, Gotland, Lincoln, Finnish, Jacob, Merino and Blue-Faced Leicester wool. His hair is made from "All Cooped Up" wool hair. One of the very fun aspects of this doll is the wool used for his pants and over tunic. I needed different shades of Army Green, so we actually died the roving ourselves using Kool-Aid. It was amazing to see how the colors came out so natural and earthy-toned when using the grey and oatmeal base wool.
Definitely one of the most intricate dolls when it comes to non-wool accessories, Dwalin has a lot of extra touches. His boots feature leather windings and Mink fur cuffs to match the Mink fur collar. More intricate leather work creates his belt, harness and leather arm guards – all decorated in various metal findings, chains and buckles. Even his ears feature some fancy earrings.
One of the unique challenges while making this doll were the tattoos on his head. We experimented with several techniques and finally settled on sanding the top of his very firm head. The tattoos were drawn on using a Sharpie pen!
And here's the fiber chart for this one:
