Zanna and Hannah want to welcome you to their tiny shop The Wish Emporium ❤ Tonight they have six Spun Cotton figures for sale. Each figure has a wire armature, with combed cotton fibers that have been hand spun around the armatures. Spun Cotton figures originated as a cottage industry in 19th century Germany. Each of these figures were created in the traditional way, then dressed in layers of vintage crepe paper, antique lace & buttons, plus cotton batting. They have a variety of different faces. Two of them have reproduction lithographed “scrap” paper faces which are very traditional. One has the remnent of a china doll’s head, that was salvaged from the trash pit of a German dollmaking factory, the others have newly custom printed cotton fabric faces that I designed and created using photographs of Isabeau & Zanna, the first two antique Izannah Walker dolls that became part of my antique doll collection. If you are a fan of my cut and stitch fabric doll panels you no doubt recognize them ❤
The tiny Izzies that these spun cotton girls are holding are not glued in place. That means that if you wish, you can very carefully bend their wired arms to add tiny additional seasonal items like Valentines, Christmas ornaments, miniature flags etc. ❤ ❤ ❤
HOW TO BUY ~
As with all of my sales of one of a kind items the first person who emails after me 6 p.m. Eastern time at paula@asweetremembrance.com with a commitment to purchase the item is who I sell it to. I am currently only selling to customers with a US mailing address, who are paying in US currency. You are absolutely welcome to ask questions but please note that asking a question does not hold the item for you. Also please make sure to send a new email if you want to buy something, don’t reply to an email I sent you announcing the sale (if you do that your reply can get lost in the hundreds on mailing list emails). PayPal or Personal Checks accepted for payment. Thanks so much for reading through all of this! I hope you have fun and enjoy seeing all of my newest creations! ❤
- Red Spun Cotton Girl with Lithographed Scrap Face ~ 5 inches tall, vintage crepe paper petticoat, red antique embroidered eyelet, hand dyed cotton batting paletot (this style of 19th c.outerwear) and tiny red batting handmade bonnet. She has a antique red cord attached for hanging, which you can shortened to your desired length. In her arms she has a tiny cloth Zanna that is backed with cotton batting. She would be wonderful on a Christmas tree, or hanging from the knob on a cupboard door. $87, plus shipping.
2. Red and Blue Small Isabeau Spun Cotton Ornament on Vintage Spool of Thread ~ total height of 7 inches. This small spun cotton Isabeau wears vintage crepe paper pantalettes and petticoat, with a second antique blue embroidered eyelet petticoat. Her skirt is made from a length of antique indigo print fabric. She is also wearing hand dyed red batting paletot, and carrying an antique batting muff, all while clutching her tiny mini me printed cloth Isabeau. $110, plus shipping.
3. Spun Cotton Girl with Antique China Face mounted on an Antique Spool of Thread ~ total height 6.5 inches. A small spun cotton girl with an antique blonde china doll face. Dressed in a red hand dyed paletot, blue embroidered antique eyelet petticoat and antique indigo blue fabric skirt. Mounted on a spool of black antique Star thread. $110, plus shipping.
4. Lithographed Face Spun Cotton Girl Dressed in Red mounted on a Plaster Snowball ~ 11.5 inches over all. She is wearing vintage crepe paper pantalettes & petticoat, a skirt made from antique red eyelet, and a paletot fashioned from hand dyed cotton batting. She has fi her cotton Zanna firmly clasped in her arms. $155, plus shipping.
5. All White Spun Cotton Isabeau with Tiny Zanna Standing On An Antique Wooden Thread Spool. ~ 9.75 inches overall. She has a printed cotton face and is wearing vintage crepe paper pantalettes and petticoat. Over her crepe paper unmentionables she wears a skirt of antique pale gray embroidered whilte eyelet and a printed version of an antique pinner apron, plus a cotton batting paletot. Her dearest dolly is a cotton printed Zanna. She is standing on an antique black wooden thread spool. $165, plus shipping
6.SOLD All White Spun Cotton Isabeau w Hood and 2 Little Izzies ~ 10 inches overall. She has a printed cotton face and is wearing vintage crepe paper pantalettes and petticoat. Over her crepe paper unmentionables she wears a skirt of antique pale gray embroidered whilte eyelet and a printed version of an antique pinner apron, plus a hooded cotton batting paletot. She stands on an empty antique wooden thread spool. In her arms she is carrying tiny printed cotton versions of both Zanna and Isabeau that are backed with cotton batting. $175.00, plus shipping
Thank you all for coming to see my newest spun cotton figures! If any of you feel the urge to try making spun cotton ornaments and figures I do have a class by mail for sale with online support via a private Facebook group. You can find it listed at the bottom of this page on my A Sweet Remembrance website https://asweetremembrance.com/category/classes-by-mail/
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