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Katrine Hasselquist
@katrinesthimble.bsky.social
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34. Costumier and handcrafter with my fingers constantly tangled up in threads of some kind.

MA in Costume Making, and a BA, and am particularly interested in historical and fantasy costumes!

LGBTQIA+ safe <3

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My little art doll Timoteia, that you can vote for in IADR's competition People's Choice!
www.international-art-doll-registry.com/pc25.html

More pictures is also available on my Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/i/IP5P114SEDN

#iadregistry #ooak #ooakdoll #artdoll #crochet #handmade #fairy #witch
A crocheted doll in pale skin colour. She is wearing a dress vaguely inspired by late 1500's dress styles. The copper brown bodice is close fitting with front lacing and tabs at the waist. It has green metallic thread sewn into it for effect and the fabric is distressed with painting. The sleeves are in black chiffon that's been chinched at several points with green metallic thread to create a puffed sleeve effect, reminicent of renaissance style gowns. Sleeves are also distressed with painting. The skirt consists of several layers: black party satin strips at the base, overlayed with unevenly shaped black and orange tulle, black chiffon and then black lace scraps. The layers are staggered and uneven, not fully covering up the layer beneath. Between the lace and chiffon, there's also strips of untwisted metallic crochet thread, the same that's been used previously. The skirt has also been distressed with painting. She has a pair of leaf wings painted in green and metallic copper at her back, and her blonde waist long hair has been tainted on the lower half with the same paint. On her head she has a pointed hat that's drooping slightly down at the back, and it has the same look as wicker baskets. The hat is painted in green and copper, and the brim consists of little leafs in the same colours, with green metallic thread sewn in to create the veins of the leafs. Same kind of leafs are scattered around the hat. She has black eyes and pink blushed cheeks. In her left hand she's holding a wand in green with a copper coloured detail coiled around it from top to bottom. At the end there's a little round multicoloured bead. The painting used to distress her clothing is metallic copper, which makes her shimmer in different lighting from all angles. In this picture she's in slight profile from the right, hovering over the grass (supported by a doll stand) leaning slightly forwards towards a red berry with her right arm bent at the elbow stretching for the berry. A crocheted doll in pale skin colour. She is wearing a dress vaguely inspired by late 1500's dress styles. The copper brown bodice is close fitting with front lacing and tabs at the waist. It has green metallic thread sewn into it for effect and the fabric is distressed with painting. The sleeves are in black chiffon that's been chinched at several points with green metallic thread to create a puffed sleeve effect, reminicent of renaissance style gowns. Sleeves are also distressed with painting. The skirt consists of several layers: black party satin strips at the base, overlayed with unevenly shaped black and orange tulle, black chiffon and then black lace scraps. The layers are staggered and uneven, not fully covering up the layer beneath. Between the lace and chiffon, there's also strips of untwisted metallic crochet thread, the same that's been used previously. The skirt has also been distressed with painting. She has a pair of leaf wings painted in green and metallic copper at her back, and her blonde waist long hair has been tainted on the lower half with the same paint. On her head she has a pointed hat that's drooping slightly down at the back, and it has the same look as wicker baskets. The hat is painted in green and copper, and the brim consists of little leafs in the same colours, with green metallic thread sewn in to create the veins of the leafs. Same kind of leafs are scattered around the hat. She has black eyes and pink blushed cheeks. In her left hand she's holding a wand in green with a copper coloured detail coiled around it from top to bottom. At the end there's a little round multicoloured bead. The painting used to distress her clothing is metallic copper, which makes her shimmer in different lighting from all angles. In this picture she's looking straight into the camera, a hand against a tree branch that's slightly in front of her, the sun on her face. She looks to be enjoying a sunny autumn day in her beloved forest.
September 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Ylva and Bjarki wants you to join us!

#artdolls #crochetdoll #ooakdoll
Two crocheted art dolls standing in a Christmas decorated room. They're facing the camera with arms interlinked. The doll to the left is a reindeer with white hair and blue eyes. She's dressed in a white blouse and a bright red skirt, holding a handfan in silver in front of her snout. Next to her is a bear with blue eyes and brown hair. He is dressed in a white shirt with a wine red waistcoat that has white buttons, and at the neck is a white cravat. He has dark green trousers.
July 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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The dress in question 👀 #historicalfashion
Towards the background of green grass and green leaves, a recreation of an afternoon dress ca. 1898 is standing in a side profile. It's slightly angled towards the camera. In the shade of light blue, it has ruffles, frills and rosettes in different shades of blue and a little bit of white. It also has white lace insertions and lace trim along the frill edges. It has a belt at the waist that gives the cinched look, and it has a bow with streamers we can glimpse at the back. The shoulders have epaulettes and there's a high collar. Three rosettes are adorning the left side of the skirt in a line towards the hem, and along the hem all the way around there's a ruffle detail going in zig zag wave. The light blue fabric is in cotton sateen, and the details are in different materials including silk, cupro, cotton, nylon.
July 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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A lil impromptu embroidery I did 😊 (not my design)

#embroidery #handembroidery #bee #stainedglass #honeycoomb
A circular embroidery frame with black velvet covering. In the centre is a dark green fabric with embroidered honeycoomb pattern in three tones of yellow, framed in with two shades of brown. In the centre of the image is an embroidered bee in black and orange, and blue-grey wings. The embroidery is done with surface satin stitches and split stitch for the black outlines. The style of the image is stained glass inspired.
May 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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A few more pictures of my art doll Sax Kronhjarbarek. The commissioner was over the moon and his expectations exceeded, which made me really happy!

#iadregistry #artdolls #handmadeartdoll #crochetdoll #handmade #handsewn #artdoll #saxophone
A crocheted anthropomorphic stag dressed in 1920s inspired male fashion seen from the back. He's standing in rust coloured trousers and champagne coloured shirt featuring white collar and cuffs. His suspenders are in wine red and he has a turquise blue news boys hat. His hair is dark brown with grey streaks. He has black and brown fake leather shoes. His sleeves are pulled up, and he's standing slightly swayed, holding a golden saxophone we can't see which he's currently playing. A crocheted anthropomorphic stag dressed in 1920s inspired male fashion. He's standing upright in rust coloured trousers and champagne coloured shirt featuring white collar and cuffs. His suspenders are in wine red and he has a turquise blue untied bow tie and matching news boys hat. His eyes are green and his hair dark brown with grey streaks. He has black and brown fake leather shoes. His sleeves are pulled up, arms sligthly outstretched to his sides and he's holding a golden saxophone in his left hand.
April 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Sax Kronhjarbarek is finished!! I am super happy with how he turned out, and extremely pleased that I managed to work out a solid way for him to be hung up like the commissioner requested!

#iadregistry #artdoll #ooakdoll #handmadedoll #crochetdoll #saxophone #saxophonist #handsewing
A crocheted anthropomorphic stag dressed in 1920s inspired male fashion. He's standing upright in rust coloured trousers and champagne coloured shirt featuring white collar and cuffs. His suspenders are in wine red and he has a turquise blue untied bow tie and matching news boys hat. His eyes are green and his hair dark brown with grey streaks. He has black and brown fake leather shoes. His sleeves are pulled up, and he's holding a golden saxophone which it looks like he's currently playing. Close up of the handmade golden saxophone, bow tie and suspenders. You can see the row of beads representing buttons on his shirt, his slightly open collar and the neck strap holding the saxophone.
March 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The corset has been finished for a while, but here it is!! I'm still breaking it in, but I have already made some notes on things I'll change for the next one I make. This isn't unexpected, and I'm looking forward to the continuation of my corset journey!

#corsetry #flossing #handembroidery #sewing
Front view of a female in a black corset decorated with flossing in blue tones, green, pink and purple. The corset has a straight busk at the front, and horizontal cording across the top in the bust area. The cording is embroidered with blue stems in a fan shape, topped with simple pink flowers. The picture is cropped to only show the corsetted portion of the torso. Back view of a female in a black corset decorated with flossing in blue tones, green, pink and purple. The corset has cross lacing in the back. The picture is cropped to only show the corsetted portion of the torso.
March 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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He has a name now! Everyone say hello to Sax Kronhjarbarek (it has a meaning which I may get into in a different post.

Realised I've forgotten to share some of the latest progress, so here you go!

#iadregistry #artdolls #handmadedoll #crochetdoll #ooakdolls #dollmaking #artdoll #ooakdoll
A close up of the art doll's back where two tiny eyelets have been handsewn in his shirt for two wire loops to come through. These loops are so the doll can be hung up for display. Front view of the doll. He is standing on a doll stand with his arms outsretched to the sides in a champagne coloured satin shirt featuring white cuffs and a white collar. The tiny shirt has a button stand down the front, and it's tucked into his rust coloured trousers. The trousers has suspender hoops on each side of the fly, and has a small pleat for fit going into the waistband. The hems are turned up on the outside in 1920's fashion. The doll viewed from the back, arms outstreched and sleeves pushed up a little on his arms. The back of the rust coloured trousers has the waistband curving gently up to the center back where it ends on an angle on each side, forming a V slit at the center. It has a back strap to adjust size with and a hole for his tail.
February 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Some progress on his clothes have been made! The trousers are nearly done,and I need to finish the shirt, which is missing a bit more.

Exciting to see it coming together slowly 👀

#iadregistry #artdolls #crochetdoll #handmade #handmadedoll #crochet #handsewn
A crocheted stag in brown with green eyes, is standing upright on a handmade doll stand. He is dressed in a champagne coloured, unfinished satin shirt. A pair of rust coloured trousers sits at his waist, straight legs with folded up hem and a waistband. The doll is approximately 20 cm tall.
February 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Some progress on the commissioned art doll. He has yet to tell me his name, but there's still time to figure that out.

In the process of stitching his shirt and trousers together now.

#iadrregistry #artdolls #handmade #handmadedolls #crochet #crochetdolls
A crocheted doll with green eyes and a snout is standing upright on a homemade doll stand, and is currently getting paper draped on his body to create a shirt pattern. He looks mildly concerned about all the pins being used to hold the paper in place Three paper pattern pieces for a doll shirt laid out on a wooden desk. A plain sleeve, which is bigger than the front and back pieces to the shirt. Paper pattern pieces for doll trousers laid out on a wooden desk. It has a front and a back piece with a rounded opening for the doll's tail, and a waistband. A pair of doll trousers in the process of being handsewn. They are in a rust coloured thin and drapy fabric. Next to it is a little shirt in champagne coloured poly satin. The shirt is inside out with sleeves pulled through the armholes ready to be sewn in place. Next to the clothes is a hand resting on the desk for size reference. The trouser legs would fit on one of her fingers.
February 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Some flossing progress

#corset #embroidery #flossing #corsetry
A close up of a black corset with flossing on top of four boning channels, which are done in three shades of blue and are criss crossing lines. On the middle of the boning channels there's also flossing, done in one shafe of blue, green and purple on the channels to the left, and on the right it has a darker shade of blue and pastel pink instead of purple.
February 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Flossing progress on my corset. Bottom is done, on to the top!

#corset #corsetry #flossing #embroidery #handembroidery
Close up of delicate flower flossing on a black corset. The flossing is done in two shades of green embroidery floss for the stem and base, with tiny flowers at top in different shades of blue, pink and purple. Picture shows the bottom edge of a black corset with delicate flower flossing on the boning channels. The flossing is done in two shades of green embroidery floss for the stem and base, with tiny flowers at top in different shades of blue, pink and purple.
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Since I finished altering a cloak for a client, I can now turn my focus to this commission! Next week we'll see about getting this deer some clothes 👀

#artdolls #ooak #crochetdoll #handmadedoll
A crocheted doll standing upright. It is chocolate brown in colour with green safety eyes and big stag antlers, a muzzle and ears. It is masculine in stature, and the doll is simplistic in nature.
February 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Corset cording in the works.

#corset #corsetry #sewsky
A black corset laying on a table, in the process of assembly, next to a sewing machine. In focus is the top half of the front pieces which is being corded to add structure to the bust area.
January 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Throwback to mid January last year 🥰

Nothing beats a good swishing skirt!

Skirt, cloak and corset all made by me, and all embroidery is done by me as well.

#corset #embroidery #sewing #cloak
January 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Busk inserted and eyelets installed (I do miss the eyelet setter from my uni days something fierce rn 😂). Now to decide on boning and cording layouts... I feel the struggle of indecision hitting hard 😆

#corsetry #historicaldress #sewing #corset
There are two unfinished corset back pieces with eyelets, and two unfinished fronts with corset straight busk inserted. They're all in black.
January 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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First posts are always awkward, so I’ll just share my flossing sampler I recently did

#flossing #embroidery #corsetry #corsets
A boned sampler featuring different flossing designs. Flossing is an embroidery technique to secure bonings from moving around in boning channels on corsets. The designs features flower themes and geometrical shapes in different colours.
January 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM