Ribbon Weave

illustrations by Hyung Tae Kim
image from http://www.ashtonwhitney.com/category/rants/

Inspired by a weave pattern I saw in a Hyung Tae Kim illustration, I played with the idea of a neck weave of ribbon that could help stiffen Felice's otherwise sloppy neck.




This is how I began.


With wire modification removed, it helped a little...


... but not a whoooole lot...


neck 'bone'


neck 'bone' modified. Just twirled a bit of wire on with pliers.


And a much more stable neck, stable enough to play with her.




Playing with the ribbon more had me come to a simpler version.


That works just as well.


As an appended note, the wig doesn't quite sit on the head as well as it used to. Noted a month and 2 weeks after I got her. It's possible they don't fare so well after they get wet, or maybe it's normal for it to become slack over time and usage.


Saw something like this on a smaller doll. Seeing what this might do to hair shape.