subject: Helpful Tips For Sewing Doll Clothes [print this page] Following are a few suggestions for creating doll clothes and accompaniments. The starting step is pattern selection. Patterns are available for dolls of various sizes. One could locate a pattern for dolls which vary in length from eleven and one half inch designer dolls to the bigger 36 inch dolls. If the dolls you're sewing for are shorter or taller, choose the pattern close to the correct size. It will make adjustments simpler to accomplish.
When one buys a pattern for an 18" doll, check the size before you begin. One can lay the dolly over the pattern or lay the pattern from head to foot of the doll to get an impression of how the part is going to fit.
Or another possibility is to measure the doll and check those to what you have on the pattern. It is easier to use a narrow tape measure, instead of a regular sized measuring tape that you'd normally use in making clothing. You can create a list of the bust, waist, hip and any other measurements for use in the future.
Once one takes the doll's measurements, one may discover that the pattern needs to be adjusted. Many manufacturers attempt to use the biggest standard sizes in order to furnish a fit for the highest number of dolls. If by some chance the pattern happens to be too small at the waist or other place, you could still make an alteration, if you have yet to cut the pattern out. So, measure before you cut the pattern.
The following sewing doll clothing tips have to do with construction of the garment. Once you have adjusted the pattern and cut the fabric, the next is sewing seams to put it all together. You'll see that it's simplest to handle the clothing if you stitch the shoulder seams to start with.
You will attach the sleeves, collar and trim, before you sew the back and side seams. That way, you will keep the garment flat while it is being constructed. This will assist to eliminate puckers and other troubles. In accordance with the creating doll clothes tips from subject masters, you can put a pencil into the sleeve of a small doll to make it easier to sew on trim. I have discovered that method works. This stops the needle from going through the opposite side of the sleeve. Since one can't get a hand inside of a sleeve that fits many dolls, the pencil will substitute.
Making doll clothes has become a well-liked pastime, and can bring a smile to a little girl's face. Because of that, a variety of new adornments have been created especially for the craft. The right embellishments will make any outfit engaging.
