Red velvet MUSHROOM dotee dude

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Made for a swap, I liked this dude a lot and wanted to keep him with me.

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The hands are fairly stiff wire, thread wrapped.

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Lots of elements used like velvet, beads and sequins, embroidery thread, yarn, wire, glue, doll eyes, lace.

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Not shown, a little jade green teardrop bead got sewn to the bottom last minute before shipping, a sort of nod to traditional dotees.

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I remember her, and boy did I want her. Like, DESPERATELY wanted her. It was not a fine moment of mine.

The eyes, the marks, the spots, the ruffles, the wrapped arms. the FINGERS. the base. (now iā€™m just listing all the parts).

le sigh.

I want all the things.

:shamrock: :metal: :four_leaf_clover:

EDIT: wait, what does a jade green teardrop have to do with dotees? I need the knowledge!

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Traditionally dotees have tailsā€¦

@Magpie loving your mushroom goodnessā€¦this little dude is awesomeā€¦once again, the details you put into each oneā€¦the French knots around the baseā€¦wonderful happy project

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Still a favorite. :green_heart:

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A dotee has a tail?

Iā€™m genuinely trying to understand this. Like a TAIL, TAIL? or a tail (as in drapery things like fringe hanging down)?

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I never knew I needed a mushroom dote until now.

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hey hey, now. donā€™t try to jump the line. If mushroom dotees are being issued, I get mine first!

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Okay, iā€™m off to check this out. Thank you AIMR!

  1. Iā€™ve been saying these wrong for FOREVER
  2. This seems like another case of Csters loving something, that doesnā€™t seem very popular elsewhere. (e.g. HOW HAVE PEOPLE NOT FOUND TM PATCHES!!!??)
  3. It really is called a tail. But it seems to be treated more like fringe.
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You would be great at making these dollsā€¦they are fun and they have evolved over the yearsā€¦I prefer the original and traditional for most of the well known crafts, but I sure enjoy seeing the creativity from the original as wellā€¦artists like @magpie blend the two and make fabulous things like this!!

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Iā€™ve already opened 2 other pages from the one you sent.

ALSO, from my edited comment above:

#4. MONSTER DOTEES??? um? YASSSSSSSSSSSSS

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Whew, itā€™s not just me, then. Although clearly theyā€™re doted on, so at least my dote-ee logic was sound.

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YES! Thatā€™s how I was saying it as well! Although, I donā€™t know I will stop.

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Yaā€™ll, did you know there was an online doll making club at some point? https://bloomingwyldeiris.blogspot.com/2009/03/dotee-dolls.html

The early aughts had so much happening. There was also a huge flicker embroidery group for making the monthly Bad Birds patterns.

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I was saying it wrong too. Who knew?
Wanted to say I love yours. Especially the little embroidery touches around the eye that give him such an expressive look. Itā€™s the little touches like that, that set your work apart.

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OMG, same!

This is wonderful. I love his arms and hands!!

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I love this little dude.

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He is so cute, love all the little details.

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ha ha I think I will always say it wrong because my brain likes the sound of DOE-tee much better than DA-teeā€¦thank goodness we mostly just have to type it and not say it aloud!

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I say doe-tee too.

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