Due to many requests, we are now offering our Tips and Tricks for Sewing Doll Clothes in our Doll Sewing Kit, available in our ebay store, under item 270391771829. Thank you!
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 with...
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 displayed...
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 you...
This is a copy of an email I received from McCalls regarding the copyright on the patterns that they produce. Please be aware that when you purchase a photocopy of a pattern and not an orginal copy of a...