Post by sarahbeth on Jan 25, 2022 14:16:24 GMT
Been a busy few days here, so I've been a bit slow posting. Here are photos of another figure from "The Hobbit". This time, though, it's THE Hobbit -- Bilbo Baggins. While all the dwarves are wearing their first "travelling" costumes (as seen in the first film), Bilbo is shown in his second costume after the barrel ride and arrival in Lake Town. And he's carrying his backpack full of souvenirs on his way back home from the great adventure.
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He weighs 2-3/4 ounces (with his empty backpack), stands 8-5/8" tall and took approximately 65 hours of felting to complete.
Bilbo's pants are made of a gold merino roving, and he has an olive-green vest and a single gold button (the only one remaining on Bilbo's vest after his escape from the Goblin Tunnels), but neither of these are actually visible on the finished doll. They are there, though! He has a blue coat (made of a rough blue wool roving that I'd gotten in a mixed bag years ago) with tan and cream trim. Each piece of the trim was felted and applied with a felting needle. Around his neck, Bilbo wears a knitted scarf that features a tiny strand of shiny "Mithril" thread.
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Elizabeth made the backpack and belt out of leather. The belt is actually adjustable with three different holes and a working buckle (also made by Elizabeth). His backpack is totally handsewn leather and feels absolutely fabulous. It also features a working buckle and a very large inside for carrying all of Bilbo's souvenirs. Miniature souvenirs include Bilbo's paper contract, Thorin's map, a bag of coins from Erebor, a blue-glass bottle from Laketown and Bilbo's red book.
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And here's a final pic for this one that shows him with another Dwarf. This is actually Bilbo with Thorin -- the first figure that I made in the set, but we've decided to recreate him, as this Thorin is not quite the same scale and style as we have decided on for the rest.
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He weighs 2-3/4 ounces (with his empty backpack), stands 8-5/8" tall and took approximately 65 hours of felting to complete.
Bilbo's pants are made of a gold merino roving, and he has an olive-green vest and a single gold button (the only one remaining on Bilbo's vest after his escape from the Goblin Tunnels), but neither of these are actually visible on the finished doll. They are there, though! He has a blue coat (made of a rough blue wool roving that I'd gotten in a mixed bag years ago) with tan and cream trim. Each piece of the trim was felted and applied with a felting needle. Around his neck, Bilbo wears a knitted scarf that features a tiny strand of shiny "Mithril" thread.
Elizabeth made the backpack and belt out of leather. The belt is actually adjustable with three different holes and a working buckle (also made by Elizabeth). His backpack is totally handsewn leather and feels absolutely fabulous. It also features a working buckle and a very large inside for carrying all of Bilbo's souvenirs. Miniature souvenirs include Bilbo's paper contract, Thorin's map, a bag of coins from Erebor, a blue-glass bottle from Laketown and Bilbo's red book.
And here's a final pic for this one that shows him with another Dwarf. This is actually Bilbo with Thorin -- the first figure that I made in the set, but we've decided to recreate him, as this Thorin is not quite the same scale and style as we have decided on for the rest.
