I have been continuing to play around with my small doll pattern. I am now much happier with how they are looking . The image above is showing how my dolls have changed through the redesign. From left to right a doll I made 2 years Ago, one I made in the middle of making changes a couple of months ago, and my most recent doll. As you can (hopefully) see the body has become firmer, with a defined neck and more realistic shape. Further details below
The body.
The body of my dolls have undergone some pretty major changes with a neck now in place and a firmer needle felted body it feels a lot more sturdy and looks more realistically proportioned. It's also now got a felted bottom☺️
The arms
minor changes to the arms- now applied by ladder stitch to the body. It now looks more realistic in how it moves and hangs from the body.