Welcome ! I would love you to meet Matilda. She is 15 cm tall, created in calico and DMC embroidery thread and filled with polyfill. I spend time sketching my ideas and then hand embroider the little person using mainly satin stitch and running stitch. For each little person the fun is that they have a character and short story developed around them, something quirky and whimsical that makes me smile. Here is Matildas story--- "Matilda loved Christmas... the whole shebang... twinkly lights, glittery tinsel, pine trees and the ho ho hoing of Santa. It made her heart sing. This year her mother had gone all out and made an elf costume for Matilda, just like she had always dreamt of having. Hamlet her cat was dour and aloof but even he had an odd but endearing fascination for being draped in tinsel. Matilda absolutely could not wait to dance about on Christmas Day, handing out presents to all and sundry....move over Santa!... Matilda the elf is here."
Matilda is a collectable keepsake rather than a toy as the embroidery is not designed for rough and tumble play. I include a printed copy of Matildas story. I have been busy creating a whole household of little person characters that you can see on instagram.com/bronwynmacreadie/ You may see others that you like. I hope Matilda brings a smile to your face like she does for me.
