This small doll, soft sculpture was an original design by a Hobart College student who attended Stitch and Sew at lunch 2017.

The design was first sketched on paper, then templates were drawn for the head, body, arms and legs. Pieces were carefully sewn on the sewing machine using an extra tight stitch, trimmed, turned through and then filled with fibrefill stuffing.The facial features were hand embroidered and the doll was then assembled by hand.As a finishing touch, the zombie doll was distressed with hot teabags so that it took on an aged appearance.
Sewing a small item such as this on the sewing machine takes skill and patience, so well done Sarah on your fabulous end result.

Twice a week Hobart College students are invited to attend Stitch and Sew during lunch break. At this time they are encourage to have fun exploring and learning new skills using textiles. Students who attended throughout 2017 revamped clothing, learnt how to crochet, made jewellery from wool and cotton yarn, learnt how to patchwork, sketched and designed projects using fabrics and threads.

This was a student’s very first attempt on a sewing machine trying out a variety of stitches. The design qualities were so impressive we decided to turn his experimentation into a pencil case.