We individually handsculpt each Sunniva's face using felt over clay. Her eyes are handblown/handpainted German glass. Her hair is made from natural flax fiber (grey) or natural hemp fiber (creamy white). She is stuffed with a combination of glass pellets and organic cotton stuffing. Her arms are wired. Sunniva is 14" tall (12" when seated), as measured from the top of her head (not the top of her hat) to the bottom of her boots.
We use no molds for our figures, which means each face is different. This is what makes each handmade doll unique. While the faces of the men elf dolls do vary a little, the faces and the hair of the lady dolls vary greatly from doll to doll, so each lady doll's face is photographed individually.
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Sunniva can often be found carrying her basket, as she strolls down the forest trails, peering under the trees to see what woodland treasures they might cover.
We've brought Sunniva back to life, after a two year hiatus, with a few minor changes to her attire. Sunniva is wearing a yarn-dyed cotton flannel skirt in shades of green, and a shirt made of linen and ramie. She has a cotton apron trimmed with narrow organic cotton braid and a yarn dyed cotton flannel shawl to keep her snug. (It's fun to note that the delicate hand-dyed braid trimming her skirt, is made in South Carolina with an antique braiding machine and 13 strands of organic cotton yarn). She has beige cotton velveteen legs, and is covered with handstitched patches. She wears a cotton velveteen hat with an organic cotton yarn tassel. Her boots are ultrasuede, now partially made with plant materials. A glass bead necklace completes her outfit.
From one arm Sunniva holds her basket. Made of woven long fiber Italian linen, her basket is trimmed with organic cotton linen and yarn, and lined with organic colorgrown cottn fabric. Colorgrown cotton grows naturally in this lovely soft beige color - no dyes are needed! Her basket contains mushrooms and alder cones. (Please note that all natural materials such as cones, bark or sticks, are high-heat dried prior to use)
All of our figures are 100% vegan. Large nisser come with solid, cedar wood seats (shown below), a wire backrest (if you don't wish to use the seat), and a Legend of the Nisse story tag.
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