Did you know that in Cornwall there is a mine called Poldark Mine? And what is more, that Poldark TV series was indeed filmed there (some of those underground scenes). These days, the mine is a museum and they take people on the underground tours that last 1.5 hours. We felt it was too long […]

The holidays are over, I have put back my photostudio equipment and started taking photos for the covers of my new patterns. The first of them is now available in my Etsy shop. It is a PDF pattern #SS1740-K02. Highlands Capelet and Mittens for 16-inch dolls such as A Girl for All Time and Sasha. Pattern […]

Continuing with the Poldark theme. As you know Truro – the town in Cornwall which is located close to Nampara and where Ross keeps going – was filmed in different places (because the real Truro doesn’t look like an 18th century town anymore). The harbour area was filmed in Charlestown. Here it is in the TV […]

I am starting showing long overdue photographs from my trip to Cornwall last summer! This is the first part (of 3 or 4). We started our holiday by trying to find real Nampara – Ross’s house. However, having driven in circles around Bodmin Moor (St Breward), we have failed to find the real place (which […]

I am back from our 2-week Scottish adventure. I have visited lots of amazing castles, fell in love with Edinburgh, even went ‘over the sea to Skye’! And, of course, visited quite a number of Outlander and North and South filming locations. Photos are coming soon. Here is the first one – Jamie and Claire coming […]

The dream of my life is about to come true – I am going to Scotland!! And, of course, I couldn’t go without dolls. Especially, since at least 2 of my favourite TV series have strong connections (and multiple locations!) with Scotland – North and South (2004) where Edinburgh played the part of fictional Milton, […]

Today is Christmas Eve. And one of the things that come to my mind is this famous scene from Season 1 of Poldark. The scene where Demelza is asked to sing a song and she sings beautifully… I’d a pluck a fair rose for my love I’d a pluck a red rose blowin’ Love’s in […]

This week I released my first knitting pattern. More patterns are coming, of course. But for the moment here are some photos I took of the Highlands cowls modelled on different types of dolls – just to show how many dolls it actually fits! The pattern started with this cowl that I had knitted for […]

Yesterday my new PDF (and first knitting!) pattern was released. It is now available in my Etsy shop. It is a PDF Knitting Pattern #SS1740-K01 called “Highlands Cowl” to make a fashionable chunky cowl to fit a wide range of 16-20-inch dolls. Design includes: Historical and contemporary look 3 sizes to fit different kinds of […]

I have been very quiet this summer. That was because I did quite a lot of travelling. Here are some quick sneak peeks. And I will eventually show all of the photos I took separately. This was the first trip – to Cornwall, the Poldark country where I took my Ross and Demelza Poldark. This […]

Another of my recent projects – the making of the main characters of the new TV series Poldark. I started with Demelza. She is Clementine by A Girl for All Time. I just changed her wig to be more like Demelza in the film. I was thinking of changing her eyes (to make them blue) […]

First, I must admit that I have got yet another obsession and this time the obsession is called Poldark. I didn’t have a chance to watch this TV series when it was shown on the British TV in the spring as we were in a process of an international relocation at that time. However, a […]

I love this pattern by Thimbles and Acorns so much that I really wanted to make the dress for one of my dolls. I really hope this pattern will become available for A Girl for All Time dolls. Anyway, it’s a dress from the 1770s called En Forreau. I’ve found some really lovely blue fabric […]

In a view of a new A Girl for All Time that joined my doll family yesterday, I have decided to show these photos despite the fact that I would prefer to show some of the dresses separately first. But never mind, I’ll do it at some point later. So, this is my A Girl […]

As you might have noticed I do not make outfits for dolls in any particular order. I work on inspiration! And this summer, while I was moving countries and didn’t have my sewing machine at hand, I decided to do the embroidery for Claire’s wedding dress. Fully by hand, of course! First of all, I […]

I am getting into the Outlander mood again. Things have started calming down a bit so I am starting thinking about my favourite historical projects! As you may remember I made two shirts for Jamie at the same time – one was the everyday one and the other one was for his wedding outfit. Today […]

Continuing with the Outlander theme, I have also managed to take proper photos of my Jamie Fraser (Iplehouse EID Leonard, custom face-up by Cristy Stone). His first outfit is not finished yet (the stockings, the belt, the sporran, the overcoat and even the sword and the dirk are still to come), but he is dressed […]

By now, I suppose, many people are aware of my Outlander obsession. Now I’ve decided not only to make many different outfits for my large BJD dolls – Jamie and Claire – but also to have the same fun with playdolls. So, my Outlander project is getting bigger and bigger! Here is the first full […]

I had a bit of eyelet fun today. I must confess, setting eyelets used to terrify me – I didn’t seem to get the hang of it. Today, finally, I am happy with the result – for the first time! So, two corsets. One of them is the 1750s corset for Lydia (from the pattern by […]

I have finished Jamie’s first waistcoat – the brown one. It’s been sitting on the American Girl mannequin for a couple of weeks already and I wanted to show it that way. Next time I will take photos of it, it will be worn by Jamie! The waistcoat features 11 hand-sewn long buttonholes, 17 buttons […]

Here are some photos of Jamie and Claire Fraser as they are now. I will take better ones – with more clothes on Claire, for one thing! – with background and all that, but these were the first photos trying to figure out this couple, how they pose, and so on. More photos are below:

The head of my Jamie is finally here! For those who don’t know: James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser, or simply, Jamie Fraser, is the main character of Diana Gabaldon’s book series Outlander and the recent TV series with the same name. He is a highlander, who lives in Scotland in 1743… Here are some of […]

The next item of Jamie’s outfit is going to be his brown waistcoat which is present in almost every scene of the TV series (with a few exceptions). I have decided to show a few sneak peek photographs of the process as I am very excited myself at how it is coming out! Here is […]

Before I start on the process of the kilt making, I would like to show finished shirts for Jamie. Both were made from exactly the same fabric but I dyed the pieces of the everyday shirt in white tea to give it a more worn look. The shirts with stocks. Now, to the great kilt. […]

I wasn’t planning to show this gorgeous riding outfit for A Girl for All Time dolls in detail. All I wanted was to change one of our Lydias into it to take some pictures (hence, I don’t have photographs of the outfit inside the box – believe me, it was beautiful to look at!). However, […]

It is truly amazing how quickly and easily I am managing to source various fabrics and accessories for this Outlander project. In almost not time at all I have managed to find fabrics for most of the outfits I have in mind. Here is the impressive array of fabrics for a number of garments. My […]

I have got really deeply into the Outlander project and am enjoying every moment of it. Here is another piece of garment that I have just finished. It’s Claire’s shift. Here is one of the two shifts Claire wears in the film. It’s the basic one. There is also a wedding shift which is very […]

For the last month or so I have been thoroughly obsessed with the Outlander series – first, the 2014 TV series, then the books. I am currently reading the 2nd one in the series – out of the present 8. But, thankfully, more are to come for it is one of the best book series […]