Kiss of Fall

[puppetmaker]

 The weather today is fall weather. There is a cool breeze. The house is comfortable. It is raining which is a good thing because we need the rain desperately. I know we will probably get another hit of muggy summer but if the weather stays this way I am in my comfort zone.

 
The cats have been asking to be petted just as I am waking up. They sense I am coming back to the world, and I find them up on the bed with Inky on the right and Mewlan on the left awaiting pets and skritches. I have no idea how long they are on the bed. Some mornings I hear and feel them land on the bed and others they are just there. Mewlan has a habit of curling up with me in the middle of the night for an hour or so. 

 Next puppet, Gary Oldman’s Dracula which is a commissioned piece. I found the blue glasses that are puppet sized. I have most of the fabric. I need to find a grey lining fabric to finish the clothing. I already have the body. The hat is going to be tricky but not impossible. I have built top hats before.

 That was something I was thinking about recently because of a question at DragonCon. The number of things I have learned to build it for a puppet. Wedding dresses, bowler hats, different form of vests, coats, and shirts, dresses, kilts, the list goes on and on. The Doctors alone taught be about various kinds of frock coats. I learned patterning making for puppet size which had helped me make things for people. I want to learn more about pattern making for adults.

 I am also itching to get back into doll making. I have taken a series of classes from Wendy Froud who have given me the skills to do so. I have a lot of ideas running through my head including a Dragon in a smoking jacket.

I have writing to do as well. There is Nemo and Mystery Novel #1 along with some short stories. Peter believed in my ability to write, and I want to prove him right.

There is also the usual household chores that need to be done. Cats to be cleaned up after. Laundry to be washed (Isn’t there always laundry). And an entire house to be sorted.

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

I am grateful for the motivation to get things done.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>> It is raining which is a good thing because we need the rain desperately. <<

Lucky you. Here it hasn't rained for about a month and a half, except a couple of teasing dribbles that did no more than rinse some of the dust off the leaves.

>>Next puppet, Gary Oldman’s Dracula which is a commissioned piece. I found the blue glasses that are puppet sized.<<

How exciting! Hand puppet, marionette, ventriloquist dummy, something else?

>>The number of things I have learned to build it for a puppet. Wedding dresses, bowler hats, different form of vests, coats, and shirts, dresses, kilts, the list goes on and on. The Doctors alone taught be about various kinds of frock coats. <<

Wow, that is a lot. \o/

>>I learned patterning making for puppet size which had helped me make things for people. I want to learn more about pattern making for adults.<<

My latest hobby post was Sewing. It includes links to pattern drafting instructions, sewing tutorials, free patterns, and more -- including some whole free PDF books.

A useful consideration is that, when using free patterns from online, some of them are small scale (which works fine as-is for many dolls or puppets) that you're supposed to size up (for humans).

Here on Dreamwidth you might check out sewing, sewing101, or everykindofcraft.

>>I am also itching to get back into doll making.<<

Go for it!

I have a ton of links on dollmaking in the content notes for "To See a Doll of Yourself."

You might like allkindsofdolls.

>>I have a lot of ideas running through my head including a Dragon in a smoking jacket.<<

That sounds brilliant. Dragons love opulent things, so a velvet smoking jacket is perfect. Maybe with a shawl collar of silk brocade or fur.

There were a couple of dollmakers at the Oddities Market I visited recently. One had zombie dolls, the other had dolls with taxidermy or skull heads. My favorite was a big fluffy white Christmas angel ... with an alligator skull.

>>I have writing to do as well. There is Nemo and Mystery Novel #1 along with some short stories.<<

That sounds promising.