Welcome to my Tips and Tricks for Sewing Doll Clothes 101 class. I'm hopeful that once you read through the following, you will have learned something new in regards to sewing for dolls of any size. This is...
The earlierst patterns date back to 1860. William Jennings Demorest and Ellen Curtis Demorest began the home sewing pattern industry in 1860 by holding fashion shows in their homes and selling the patterns....
I am asked all the time if a particular pattern will fit a certain doll. Once you know how to resize a pattern, you can make ANY pattern fit your doll! I have used this formula for resizing many patterns...
Everyone loves a beautifully dressed doll. And it's always exciting to find new patterns to sew for your dolls. I've been sewing for dolls for quite a long time, and would like to offer a few tips for the doll...
I repair dolls especially composition dolls and make wigs for them as well. I also create fashions for dolls and make reproduction fashions to replace the original ones. Some times I just make a certain piece...
I have sewn doll clothes to sell for many years from commercial patterns . If you have ever reused these tissue patterns over and over you KNOW that the wear on them is pretty severe. To strengthen the...
I love making and designing primitive black folk art dolls, along with painting folkart. Dolls make you smile and sewing is just a must for me. If not at the canvas painting then I am sewing.
Dolls that get played with get dirty. The oils from your hands cause dirt and dust to stick. Fortunately, vinyl is one of the easiest materials to take care of and restore. Even dolls that are just...
This guide is dedicated to provide information about 18” Gotz Dolls and other Gotz Play Dolls in the series. My model dolls pictured below are; Katie, Elisabeth and Emily , used to display and model my Hand...
Since I still see sellers making copies of simplicity patterns for sale on ebay I wrote to simplicity and asked them what their policy on this was. Here is what I received in an email back from them: Thank...