The Smocking Ring - Porcelain Dolls Made By Anuccia

PORCELAIN DOLLS MADE BY ANUCCIA

CHRISTENING DRESS, SLIP, AND BONNET IS MADE OF SNOW-WHITE SWISS COTTON BATISTE... THE DRESS IS SMOCKED ACROSS THE FRONT YOKE WITH 2 STRANDS OF OFF-WHITE EMBROIDERY THREAD, WITH TINY PINK BULLION ROSES DOTTING THE SMOCKING. LONG FULL SLEEVES ARE SMOCKED MAKING THE CUFF. FULL LONG SKIRT HAS LACE INSERTION IN THE PATTERN OF SCROLLS COVERING THE FULLNESS. THE BOTTOM OF THE SKIRT, WHICH CAN'T BE SEEN SO WELL, HAS LAYERS OF SWISS COTTON LACE JOINED BY ENTREDEUX, PUFFING, MORE SMOCKING, AND WHITE EYELET FILLED WITH OFF WHITE SATIN RIBBON, ENDING THE EDGE OF THE SKIRT WITH ONE INCH WIDE WHITE SWISS COTTON LACE WITH HEARTS IN THEM. THE BONNET IS SMOCKED AND LACE INSERTION TO MATCH THE DRESS. THE SLIP IS MADE OF THE SAME FABRIC AND TRIMMED WITH SOME COTTON LACE.

THIS DRESS TOOK A FEW MONTHS TO MAKE WITH 5 YARDS OF FABRIC, 27 YARDS OF LACE, 5 YARDS OF EYELET LACE, AND 25 YARDS OF ENTREDEUX.

ALL THE DOLLS WERE FIRED AND PAINTED BY ANUCCIA

ALL THE CLOTHES WORN BY THE DOLLS ARE STYLED BY ANUCCIA AND MADE BY ANUCCIA