Who invented it?
Dolls with big feet were born thanks to Russian designer Tatyana Konne. The works of the talented master have been repeatedly exhibited in our country. The Snow Girl (Snowball doll) is a truly successful find and has already become a personal brand.
She should not be confused with Tilda. Snezhka has a number of characteristic features by which this doll can be immediately distinguished. The most important of them is the legs, which are large relative to other parts of the body. This is where the original name came from. The Snowball doll, the photo of which is given below, is a prime example of this. Notice her big, stable feet.
Snowball doll: job description
Everything is cut out separately. When sewing, the finished Snowball doll is assembled from stuffed parts (arms, legs, head and body), the pattern of which is not at all complicated.
The body is most often stuffed with material such as holofiber. It is better not to use cotton wool when working - it gets lost and the dolls become ugly. In addition, it is necessary to achieve uniform distribution of the material throughout the entire volume.
The life-size Snowball doll is not too large. But compared to Tilda, toys in the boho-chic style or the works of Susan Woolcott, the works of Tatyana Konnet weigh more. This fact is not entirely clear to the designer’s followers. Obviously, the designer dolls use calcined buckwheat, similar to Tilda. But aromatic additives (vanilla, cinnamon, dry herbs) are not used here.
The doll's body is sewn from natural knitwear or cotton fabric of a natural color. If necessary, before starting work, the desired shade is achieved by tinting with coffee, strong tea or onion skins.
Features of Tatiana Konne's dolls
Connet's creations are similar to tildes, but at the same time they differ in shorter arms, more rounded, they are able to stand vertically on the surface, thanks to large feet, which is why the well-known name of such dolls is “bigfoot”.
- Incorrect proportions in terms of the body.
- The average height of one doll is about 40 cm. There are also products with a height of 20 cm.
- Absence of nose and mouth.
- Large legs, so the common name is centipedes.
- Use of textiles: cotton, lace, knitwear, as well as an abundance of embroidery and appliqué.
- Careful drawing of the image, attention to small details.
- The doll beauties have hair, jewelry, shoes, handbags, each of them looks like a complete work of art .
The most famous interior doll is Snezhka, a charming blond creature , a life-size pattern of which can be found on the Internet, as well as manufacturing workshops. Many people like this formulation of the question, which is why dolls from Konne are constantly copied; many modern craftswomen try to clearly maintain the style and create copies or products similar to Tatyana’s work.
But the most important thing is to remember that thoughtless copying will not bring a positive result; you can learn a lot from Tatyana as a creator, but completely copying her work from Instagram is a thankless task; It is very important to add a touch of individuality and uniqueness to any textile product. Patterns for conne tatiana dolls can be found without any problems by visiting the official website, but it will also not be difficult for a real craftswoman to add something of her own to them.
Gallery: Tatiana Konne's dolls (25 photos)
Tatiana Konne's dolls
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