~Olde Tessa~
This sweet gal came out PERFECTLY!! Her head is perfect!! I finally got the shape just right. Tessa is made from viscose that I have dyed a lovely rich cream with a dark brown backing. I am really loving dying my own bear fabrics and creating my own colors. It just makes them that much more endearing to me....and hopefully to you. :)
Tessa is a soft cream color and has black glass, shoe button, eyes and a thread nose. I have plucked and aged her for an olde, well worn, and well loved, appearance. I've added a few "repair stitches" here and there, for a bit of a mended look. :) Tessa is stuffed with excelsior, wool batting, sawdust and some glass beads for weight. Around her neck she wears a vintage rayon ribbon. She holds in one paw a juicy green velvet pea. In her lap she holds a small velvet peapod made hand dyed velvet and aged cotton. The peapod holds three velvet peas. The peapod is finished off with a bit of hand dyed (by me) deep green silk ribbon.
Olde Tessa measures 8 1/2". Her peapod measures 5" x 1". Tessa will come to you carefully packaged for travel. :)
