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BCDC: Dancing with Tanooki

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A new dress! Yay! It’s been awhile since I’ve made one.

I tried out a new pattern. It’s much more complicated than my previous ones, but I think the result speaks for itself. Actually puffy sleeves! They are not stuffed so they’d unpuff every time I touched them so I forgot to puff them back up in some pictures. But they are super puffy.

The skirt was trouble. I had to raise the waist up twice to get it to sit right and even then, it sat awkwardly anyway. It caused me a pretty big heap of trouble but I think the end result is worth it. The actual skirt is super wide then I used a thread and just pulled it into bunches then pretty much sewed the bunches straight onto the body. The skirt is massive.

Overall, the new pattern works well, though I may take the skirt in for future designs. (It also came with a glove pattern so NO MORE SOCKS YAY!)

Everything is cotton except for the gloves, which are spandex. The gem is acrylic.

This is a commission and is not for general sale, though I have plans to make other versions of Peach and the princesses in the future.

Full set of photos: badcatdolls.tumblr.com/post/10…
I may take some more photos with the hoard of Mario plushies I own.

Image size
3264x2448px 3.5 MB
Make
SAMSUNG
Model
SGH-T999L
Shutter Speed
1/2627 second
Aperture
F/2.6
Focal Length
4 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Jan 18, 2015, 11:17:39 AM
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Impact

I added this piece to my favorites a day or two ago and haven't been able to get it out of my head. I keep thinking of it and wishing I owned it myself for my dolls! Using the help FAQ to make sure my points are accurate for you. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/> FAQ #95: What is the Critique Feature and how do I use it?

Vision - I do appreciate your posing of the doll with Tanooki Mario in concept but in execution I think it could have gone better. He's much larger than the Barbie doll which is quite opposite of the classic Mario-Peach sizing. with a little photo-trickery you could have posed the doll further from Mario to make him appear smaller. In whole, the dance doesn't really work since they appear to be resting on the ground (or in a hedge?) and so appear stand-still.

Originality - It surprises me that I have not seen many Peach dresses for Barbie dolls! You followed her pattern much cleaner than many people would be able to do - the bustles, puffy sleeves, and hem lines really don't stray from her design and I praise you greatly for that. While keeping to her design doesn't exactly fall in line with "originality" it certainly is original from other artists who want to put their own twist on her.

Technique - This is actually the main reason she's been sitting in my head! Your stitches are absolutely amazing and I'm quite jealous of them. Your fabric choice is perfect, your gathers are all in the correct places, and even your puffs work! There's not much more I can say on that: your seamstress-ing is just perfect. Your photography technique could use some work but that's really not what this piece is about and so I did not bother docking even a part of a star for it.

Impact - Since your stitch work does blow my mind and it does make me think a whole lot about things I'd like to learn and do, this was the easiest to rate. I did go ahead and dock the half star here for your photography which does not impact me other than wishing it was better angled, posed, or otherwise better showing off your beautiful stitchwork. The doll you put your dress on could have also been styled much nicer - brushed hair or even a crown would have pulled her together.

All in all I hope to see more dresses from you. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="26" height="18" alt=":salute:" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="455" title="I salute you!"/>