Rita

She might not be quite ready for a debutante ball yet, but I think this felted mademoiselle can be introduced to the society now. Her name is Rita.

Rita is bigger than my previous dolls (ca. 30cm "standing"). Making her took some 22 hours. I used semi-worsted wool fiber, which made the felting process semi-pleasant :)
Rita is string jointed, so she can be posed. As you can see.

Rita loves nice lingerie and reading "Pride and Prejudice" while sitting in her lavender fainting couch. This little piece of furniture wasn't that easy to needlefelt, but I really like what I've got. I used merino wool for the couch and wooden beads for it's feet.

Rita is a lucky girl - she won 1st place in Craftladies' phorum Winter Craft Contest. There were two projects winning to be exact :)

She was more than happy! And so was I :)