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Lauren  

LAUREN - SPINNER AND WEAVER:  

In one hand Lauren holds some fleece and in 

the other hand she holds a hand spindle upon 

which she spins her yarn.  She is wearing a 

dress that I wove on my loom out of strips of 

fabric.  I designed, sewed, stuffed, and painted 

her face.  

Lauren was a challenge project for my sewing 

guild.  We were given a piece of fabric and I 

had to do something with it.  I didn't know what 

to do so I cut it into strips.

This doll appeared in the Winter 2005 issue of 

"ART DOLL QUARTERLY" on page 120 in the 

SHOW AND TELL section.

Lauren is named after one of my granddaughters.

LAUREN'S HEAD:

TOP PART OF LAUREN'S BODY:

HANDWOVEN FABRIC:  I threaded my 

loom with a Summer and Winter Weft 

Face Block pattern in 4 harnesses. The 

warp was 8/4 carpet warp and the weft 

consisted of ½" strips of two different 

cotton fabrics.