I mounted Bru Jne 8 head on antique Chevrot body today. I have been waiting this moment for quite some time. In order to find the right head to go with this antique body, I fired probably 10 heads at least. Antique Bru dolls come with 17 different sizes from size zero to 16 and each head has only slight size differences. I originally thought Bru Jne 6 would work for this body but turned out the head is too small. I have fired head of Bru Jne 7, 8, 9 and 11 and found out Bru Jne 8 fits the best. However, this particular mold does not have the shape of the mouth I like, so I had to make some changes. I am sooooo glad I was able to finish this head just in time. Now I can’t wait to finish the costume!!
先日完成した8号のヘッドを今日やっと、アンテイークのシェブローボデイーに取りつけました。この瞬間をどれだけ心待ちにしていたことか。ボデイーを手に入れたときは、6号ヘッドが合うのかと思っていたら、小さすぎました。Bruは0号から16号まで17種類のサイズがあります。なので、一つ一つのヘッドはサイズがビミョウに違います。しかもリプロのヘッドをアンテイークのボデイーに合わせるには、ピッタリ合うサイズのヘッドを見つけるまでがなかなか大変です。結局、6号ヘッドから始めて、7号、8号、9号、11号と焼いてみて、8号ヘッドが一番バランス的に合っていることがわかりました。ただ残念なことに、この8号ヘッドの口の形が他のモールドと違って”舌”の無いタイプだったため、口の形をパテ盛りして変えてみました。と、ここまで来るのにざっと10個のヘッドは焼いたと思います。ロンドン行きまでに気に入るヘッドが出来て、とにかくほっとしました。あとはドレスを仕上げるのみです！
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These are the different size heads I have tried on this body. Only Bru Jne 8 fits correctly on this antique body. このボデイーのために焼いてみたヘッドの数々。全部サイズがビミョウに違います。
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So far I have few people responded to my lunch meeting plan in London this coming July. I am so excited to meet my friends in Europe and have an opportunity to show my dolls! Here are some more information about the meeting.
Date : July 12th Saturday 2014 around 11:30 am till 2 to 3 pm Where : So far I am planing to reserve space at restaurant near Paddington train station London UK. The actual place will be emailed to participants later.
Program : Show and tell of my Bru Jne 8 doll with antique Chevrot body. We will study about Chevrot body and antique doll costuming.
Originally I was not planning to sell any of my dolls at this meeting but I did get request for purchase option so the Bru Jne 8 with antique body I am making right now will be for sale on site. I am also taking three Bru heads with antique eyes for sale. They can be purchased as head only or I can finish the doll with or without a dress after customer choose to buy a head. They are two 16 inch Bru Jne 6 head and one 14 inch Bru Jne 4 head as you see on picture below. These three Bru heads are offered to meeting participants only but Bru Jne 8 with antique Chavrot body will be for sale on my website if she did not sell at the meeting.
Please email me to bebesbysayuri1@gmail.com or message me from facebook page if you have any questions or interested in attending this meeting. Look forward to seeing you in London!
I traced line from antique corset piece by piece on tracing paper and cut them out. アンテイークコルセットの上にトレーシングペーパーを載せ、ラインをトレースして切り抜きます。
Antique corset was larger than Bru body so I applied paper towel pattern on the body and adjusted the size buy cutting excess. アンテイークコルセットはBruボデイーより少し大きめだったので、ペーパータオルの型紙をボデイーに合わせながら余分を切り落とします。
And this is how corset for my Bru doll came out. I used antique silver color silk for the front and antique heavy cotton for the back. Instead of bones, I used rope cording for front piece seam line and one bone for the back piece.The corset is accented with antique lace and silk ribbon.
