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I named this doll Helena because her face comes from a Fairy Godmother doll, and the Fairy Godmother was played by Helena Bonham Carter 😅 I found her used at a local market and not in good condition, and gave her a new life by swapping the body for a more articulated one.
The tunic is from a local master. It's so nicely done. I wish I could have such skills.
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Bought from a local master. The stitches are so tiny!
Here a few closeups:
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Crocheted by my wife 🙂
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Received her today. She is fierce! It's a Simone mold with curly hair. The dress is also awesome.
I'm going to buy a movable MengF body for her. I saw many people reported that she is a bit darker, but I saw one post where someone get her a pretty good match on the 2022 revision on the body. I'll try and make a post.
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She is the most popular doll on /r/Barbie. It's a playline doll that is easy to get for cheap. But the sculpt and hair are simply gorgeous! So I decided to order her for myself 🙂
She comes with a tail, but people swap the body with other dolls. For some reason, the MTM matching table suggests DHL84 Yoga for it, but I had a spare body from the Tennis Player, and I think it matches perfectly. I plan to use a MengF body in the future.
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I knitted socks for my Barbies with the MTM body. They fit both standard and curvy bodies. I used 0.7 mm circular needles (magic loop).
Short pattern:
Cast on 20 stitches using an elastic cast-on.
Work 7 rows of 2×2 rib.
Knit 2 rows.
Decrease 2 stitches on the first needle (heel side).
Knit 4 rows.
Decrease 2 stitches on the second needle (front of the sock).
Knit 5 rows.
German short-row heel: 3–2–3 (work 2 smoothing rows in the round in the middle of the heel).
Knit 2 rows to finish working all short-row stitches.
Foot: knit 12 rows.
Toe: Decrease 4 stitches (2 on each needle).
Knit 3 rows.
Decrease 4 stitches (2 on each needle).
Finish with Kitchener stitch.
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I watched a video from Endollphins about Barbie heads on Aliexpress (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US9HUtoLBfA), and I really liked the reproduction of the OG Barbie sculpt, which is often used on Silkstone Barbies. So I decided to order 2 heads for myself (I couldn't decide on the color), together with the MengF body mentioned in the video. I ordered the one with 26 joints in the "Super White" color.
The body is awesome. It's quite costly, but very detailed. It's very similar to Fashion Royalty in terms of size and look, with the mobility of the Barbie Made to Move line. It feels nice in hand, and all parts are the same color (unlike Barbie MTM, where parts of the body sometimes colored differently). Here (https://dollshobby.club/uk/post/ohlyad-tila-mengf-z-26-tochkamy-artykulyatsii-z-aliexpress-dodatkovi-kysti-ta-stopy-1739017547) is also a nice article that compares this body to Fashion Royalty in detail, with a lot of pictures (it's in Ukrainian).
The head is okay-ish. The mold is fine, but the rooting is awful. I expected it, given how cheap it is 😅 I found a local master who will do a re-root, so we'll see how it goes.
The head/body match is not perfect: the head is a bit whiter. But only a little, so I'm satisfied. The body color is the lightest in the MengF line, so I couldn't do more.
Also, it looks like the one with blonde hair matches a bit better.
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