I first set eyes on her in the back room
of a crowded little antique store
My heart beat quickened
and I knew she was going to be coming home with me.
I tried to see if the store owner would deal
.......just a little bit on the price.
But, alas you cannot put a price on a good friend.
She has at least 3 layers of carefully hand sewn mock outfits.
They are literally sewn on her.
I would love to take them off
and wash them, but, that would ruin her overall patina.
So, I must be content to just dress her and enjoy her
quiet presence in my space.
I don't know anything about her history except where she
was previously someone smoked....she does have that smell
If you have any ideas how I could clean her without damaging
the delicate old cotton top, I am up to trying it?
Her body under the dress has a tight knit covering,
She has an iron rod up her center and finial for a topper
Her cast iron legs say she was made in Toronto, Canada.
If anyone knows anything about dress forms ?
(Alice is no dummy)
I would love to have a link or
8 comments:
Well she looks lovely - perfect for your studio! Good luck on finding her history!
Fun to hear how Alice came to be. She is darling.
Awww, she's perfect! What an amazing find.
Crystal cool!!! I found a dress form at TJMax and am kicking myself that I did not buy it! Love your treasure. THANK you for visiting my blog regularly....didya see I mentioned you/your blog recently??! :)
Maybe some febreeze for fabric would help.
Lucky find but it is hard to get rid of that smoke smell.
Beautiful dress form. I just wanted to let you know that I received one of your beautiful tags in my tag book from Karla. Thank you so much. I just signed up to follow your beautiful blog. Have a wonderful evening. Hugs, Terri
be still my heart...I am swooning...
Isn't your new friend gorgeous! Love that ribbon rack next to it!
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