First Post

I decided I should probably keep my dollstuffs away from my primary journal to prevent annoying people who have no interest in dolls and their wee clothes. Hence I am here.

The gist is that I'm learning to sew doll clothes for Barbies, and here I shall track my progress with the tricky beast of sew.

Coat (plus dress I suppose)

Pls to ignore that the coat and the dress don't really go together, it was that or BARBIE NUDITY.

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I used this pattern mostly, but a bit different because I didn't really know what I was doing. It seems to be a bit like making a dress except the front is open rather than the back. Fabric is from an old dress that didn't fit me anymore.

The dress is made from awesome black-with-glitter-and-shiny-squares (technical name) which is a bit of a bitch to get a needle though but it's really pretty so probably worth the struggle.


What I learned:

- Coats should probably be lined with something, since you can see inside them when they're open.

- Sleeves don't need to be as huge as I feared, but they need to be wider than the doll's hand at least.

- Pretty much everything needs to be hemmed.


Not Sure About:

- What colour of thread to use for multicoloured things?

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Made a wee blouse thing but like my webcam is shit so it just looked like a white blur on that. Ho hum, should possibly invest in a decent camera. Or a cheap shitty one.

I used this pattern, then I sort of gathered in the sleeves a bit around the elbows and put a Pointless Frill on the front of the top. I might make a long black skirt to go with it, otherwise half-naked doll happens.

Hemming things is kind of dull, as is sewing on snaps.