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So fun to see all 6 doll sizes next to each other. While I was taking their pictures, our neighbour came outside and saw me photographing these beauties in their knickers and started to giggle. He is a man well into his 60s or even early 70s. Now, every time he sees me, he giggles.
No amount of serious “this is my business, I sell dolls for a living, no, I am not some weird, obsessed, creepy doll lady” seemed to help.
Now I just greet my giggling neighbour with a smile, every time we see each other.

The dolls are going up for $1 auctions in my Sami Facebook group. If you would like to join in, please request to join the group.

Her name is Lotta and she is very excited to be travelling home soon, halfway around the world.

She is a bit of a giggly one. We had a lot of fun during our photo shoot.

I haven’t been making many dolls this past year as there was so much going on in our lives with changes on both the inside and outside. 
I also had a little confidence crisis and thought no one would want any dolls from me anymore, as I changed the materials I use and stopped using wool and any materials that come from animals. 
I thought if I just stop with Sami Dolls, it wouldn’t make too much of a difference in an online doll market that is flooded with incredibly talented, kind-hearted and beautiful doll makers.
I also went through some emotional lows and moments of hopelessness that often made it impossible to find the joy to create.
But every time I sat down and surrounded myself with my fabrics, my doll needles, threads and yarns and made another little dolly ‘person’, I was so happy. It just makes me happy. And I realized I can’t stop. I need to do this for myself, for my own happiness, even if I end up with a house full of dolls all to myself. I need to be creative and create and I want to pass this joy on to as many people as possible. That’s why I will keep making dolls as long as I can and that’s why I will share my patterns (and hopefully come up with new and exciting projects).
I want to thank every one of you who sent me a message, and everyone who still likes and responds to my posts, even though I have neglected you guys and my page for quite some time. I am still here and I hope to breathe some more life and joy into this page, my little crafty corner on the interwebz smile emoticon
Thank you for having me.
Theresa xx

Es ist endlich so weit!
Das Schlafanzug Schnittmuster für 20 bis 50 cm große Puppen (6 Größen) ist nun hier erhältlich.
Ich hoffe, dieses Projekt wird ihnen Freude machen.
Lg
Theresa xx

Thanks to the wonderful help of my test sewers Becca and Lynn, I can now offer the Pyjamas pattern in my shop.
The video tutorial is also online now.
Here is the link to the shop: https://www.samidolls.com.au/#!pdfpatterns/cwvn
And here is the link to the video tutorial:

The discount code (PROTOTYPE) does not apply to the patterns as their download is hosted via an external webservice.

Ich hoffe, dass sie Freude daran haben werden viele kleine Puppen selber zu machen.

Ich werde bald die Videoanleitungen auf meinem YouTube Kanal veröffentlichen, bisher sind sie nur auf Englisch dort.

They are finally here! My first 5 vegan friendly doll!
Meet (from left to right) Mireille, Zareena, Toby, Elanie and Billie.
It was such a pleasure bringing them to life.
In the process I learned many new things as I was re learning the way I am making dolls.
The corn stuffing is lighter yet as firm as wool, therefore the dolls have a lighter feel. The cotton yarns will unravel if you cut them, so I made the wigs with a loop crochet stitch.
The clothes are the same as before, made from pre washed cotton fabrics, the shoes are from acrylic or cotton yarns and I found a great plant based crayon to blush the cheeks with.