[Dolls] The Blue Period

My love for sewing began when I learned of BJDs, or ball-jointed dolls, back in 2003. One of the key attractiveness of BJDs is that you can customize them to your taste - sculpts, wigs, eyes, faceup (painting the dolls' faces), clothes, shoes, accessories, and so forth. Some people purchased outfits, while some, including myself, opted to sew original outfits for their dolls.

Being self-taught, there were many, many trial-and-errors as I struggled to learn about the different stitches and drafting patterns to get the look I wanted. However, sewing soon became one of my most favorite hobbies. After a couple of years, I began to sell the outfits I made, and now, as of 2010, I have started to receive commissions. What a long way I have come!

The following outfits are recent works - two identical outfits consisting of a dress, bloomers, anklets, and hair ribbon.

(Volks YoSD Yuu [left], Volks YoSD Kanon [right])

Sewing has also led me into other related crafts, such as ribbon embroidery, as you can see from the little, blue rose that I did on the bib of the dress. 

I still make mistakes, but nothing beats watching your favorite TV show while sewing away :-)