The Making of Hitty Ten

It has been some time since our person worked on carving a Hitty... and one has been a 'WIP' for a very long time.  The other day we were quite excited to see this WIP had been pulled out of the box... does this mean that another Hitty might be joining us soon?

This was the stage 'she' was left at...it seems a grain line (or seam) has appeared, especially down the face which is a bit of a shame.

Anyway today was dry enough outside to work on her, even if a little chilly!  Her arm shoulders ended up a bit thin...it is all too easy to get a bit carried away with shaving wood off!  So now the rest of the arms and hands will have to be thinned down a bit...not such an easy task.

Looking at her in profile.

Our person finds the faces very hard to do indeed... just as the lips were forming, a chunk of them split off!  So frustrating!  But I think she is getting there.  Trouble is our person's arm hurts and tingles now, so that was  probably why she put this new Hitty aside in the first place!

This Hitty will be the 10th Hitty our person will have carved, if she ever gets her finished.  She will stay here with us, as all the others apart from Hitty Madge who was Number 1, have left home to live elsewhere. 

Finishing Hitty 8 and 9

So the two new Hitty girls are finished - well almost.

Rather chunky girls, but the stand and balance well.

Side profiles

Hitty 9 and Hitty 8 side by side

Hitty 8

Hitty 9

Drying after their first coat of sealer - they were then sanded and coated again.

In all their 'glory'

Dressed - in 'Rose' dresses.

Hitty 9 is for a friend I am doing a swap with so I am making her a little wardrobe to go with her.

This is her second dress with long sleeves for the cooler weather.

Still to make:

Necklace

Christmas Dress

Shawl.

Spring Dress.

Her pantaloons are made, she is wearing those.

Hitty Ethel checks the dress for size, making sure it fits properlyl.

Also finished today are my items for the Hitty Girls Anniversary Challenge 'Undergarments' swap...but I can't show you those yet...but this is what I made them from:

A pretty vintage cotton handkerchief with delicate lace edging.