Finally finished! Overall I am pleased with this figure although it presented many challenges for me during the construction process. One of my goals was to incorporate different decorative stitches. I had varying degrees of success with this goal. Either the stitching worked out beautifully, or sometimes, for some unknown reason when everything seemed to be going along well, it would suddenly become chewed up by my machine. Very frustrating, especially when it was the last element to be added to some part of the costume. I hate starting over!
Another goal I had with this figure was to make a realistic face. Dumbledore is only the third male figure I have attempted. He is also elderly with a very long white beard and hair. I didn’t want him to end up looking like Santa Claus - he faced way to many life and death challenges throughout the books to ever appear jolly.
I had a lot of fun making this character- I always do- and I always feel a little let down when they are finished simply because they are finished. It’s kind of like when you finish a favorite book- you wish you could spend more time with the characters. I guess I will just have to start thinking about who my next figure will be.
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