The angels/nativity set from Atelier Moravia are different. They don't have a body, only a head!For a long time, I was unable to find "proper" bodies for the little suckers, um... *angels* <g> on this side of the pond; ours do not have the dowel necks -- the body cone feeds directly into the head-ball. A small thing, but annoying, nevertheless :) At the August IOLI Convention however, one of the vendors had the "real thing", and I bought a few. I think the vendor was Mayra Petretti, the US distributor for Atelier Moravia and, while I do not remember the price per body, it didn't seem unreasonable, even when compared to Michaels' mis-shapen one...
You still need to get the original kit from either the Hollies (Jean's) or from Claire but, once you have the pattern, you can churn them out indefinitely
I made a set (baby Jesus & crib, Mary, Joseph, angel and three kings) a couple of years ago. The patterns are slightly taller than those for the wooden bodies and the lace has to be "starched" (stiffened with pva) to make it hold it's shape. Then comes the tricky bit; attaching the head which is just a large, hollow pearly bead with eyes and mouth painted on. A thread through a small gold bead, and maybe a cup shaped jewellery finding then through the head bead is all that holds it together. Even with dabs of superglue some of the heads sit at an odd angle and one now needs re-attaching completely
Brenda
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