09/09/2025
This is about head shape and this faux suede fabric. Bear in mind I am not that good at colouring a dark skinned face. My aim here is go make a head that best fits the doll.
The first head is the second one I made. It is drawn and stitched on the straight grain. The first head was drawn and stitched on the bias, and fully needlesculpted. It was unsuccessful.
The second came out larger because of the straigh5 grain, but also I altered the side seam. I wanted to make sure the face had enough width, and I also altered the base of the head back. But I noticed the forehead ended up with a bump that looks odd, so I need to slant that rather than curve it. All learning! I
I minimally sculpted the second head, to avoid wrinkles, and used pencil to shape the nose sides. The nostrils are needlesculpted, and each side of the eyes.
Both heads use the same size head pattern. You will notice the smaller heaps also shows an open mouth shape. I used it for Zazu, from the Lion King.
If you have questions, please ask. I appreciate your feedback and we can all learn.
