Chestnut Girl

Rough

A Spalted Chestnut Hitty blank, after languishing in the carving basket for months, is finally on the way to becoming a doll…

Limbs

…at times she seems a little impatient…

Right

…but she has had lots of practice at patiently waiting to become a girl!

Left

Wistful…

Blank

…but very happy not to be a blank anymore!

Tags: chestnut, doll, Hitty, Quimperhitty, wood, wooden doll

16 thoughts on “Chestnut Girl”

Becky on April 17, 2017 at 5:25 am said:

Looking good…can’t wait to see her!

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- Quimper Hitty on April 17, 2017 at 5:47 pm said:
  
  I finished her today, but she refuses to be seen without clothes, so it may be a few days yet…
  
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Mad for the Farthing Crowd on April 17, 2017 at 5:57 am said:

She’s charming; beautiful in her spalted-ness!

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- Quimper Hitty on April 17, 2017 at 5:51 pm said:
  
  I agree – I love the spaltedness – I did try and position the face for less marks but the one vertical line persisted.
  
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TC Vollum on April 17, 2017 at 6:15 am said:

Ohhhhh! The excitement! I bet all the Quimpers are holding their collective breath until she is ready to play.

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- Quimper Hitty on April 17, 2017 at 5:52 pm said:
  
  So is she!
  
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Denise Miller on April 17, 2017 at 7:00 am said:

I am so sorry to see the split. Are you going to be able to fix her?
Denise

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- Quimper Hitty on April 17, 2017 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  Luckily it is a spalt, not a split, and she doesn’t need fixing, only love, like all Hittys!
  
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onesmallstitch on April 17, 2017 at 9:17 am said:

can’t wait to see this new girl finished, the spalted grain (is that what you call it?) is definitely a defining feature. Does she have a name yet? Love her blank twin.

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- Quimper Hitty on April 17, 2017 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  She does have a name! I’ll introduce her properly once she has some clothes to put on!
  
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Lorraine on April 17, 2017 at 9:46 am said:

Oh my she is looking wonderful! You are so talented at carving, I just love your girls faces. Wish I could carve faces! she is going to be another cheerful soul I can tell that.

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- Quimper Hitty on April 17, 2017 at 5:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much – I am lucky I have excellent teachers and also lucky that a cheerful girl was waiting to pop out of the chestnut! I am happy with the way my faces have been turning out…though the truth is I need to practice my joints and painting…not that I can’t do it, but that I feel such anxiety about doing it!
  
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Mary Anne on April 17, 2017 at 1:54 pm said:

It’s like waiting for a birth. Her bangs look so sweet. The chestnut wood is beautiful. I would imagine that it is hard wood??? This Hitty will have to help you release her while you carve.

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- Quimper Hitty on April 17, 2017 at 5:59 pm said:
  
  It is quite hard wood, though it is a little softer than normal because of the spalting which also makes it a rather uneven texture. I think I’d like to try an unspalted chestnut some time.
  
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peabeec on April 18, 2017 at 4:44 am said:

I really enjoy seeing her come out of the wood and I love her defining features! Thank you for sharing her pictures.

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- Quimper Hitty on April 18, 2017 at 6:40 am said:
  
  I have really been enjoying her too, and you are welcome, it is fun to share!
  
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