I’m excited to share some tips on sewing miniature clothing that I’ve been learning through this last pattern making adventure. I’ve spent the past year sewing mini things- mini dolls, mini dresses, mini furnature. To be completely honest, I think I prefer sewing small objects more than larger ones. Maybe it’s because I work from…
This tried-and-true Homemade Laundry Detergent has been used in our home for years! It can be used in HE washers and with cold cycles
Are you looking for a cute mini quilt pattern to sew up? Here are 12 adorable little quilts for you to choose from! Make a cute stand-alone quilt to hang on your wall, or combine these sweet blocks in
I may have mentioned previously that I enjoy shopping at second-hand stores. I just love how I never know what I might find. In my shopping, I am always on the lookout for Calico Critters items. Th…
It doesn't get more adorable than these miniature felt dolls! The pattern and tutorial is easy to follow and these pocket sized dolls are pose-able too!
un pull au nounours trop mignon : c'est modèle que j'aime beaucoup, j'ai enfin trouvé les explications et j'en suis ravie
Before sharing the process of making wedding cake topper dolls for my son Ian and his new bride Liz, I want to remind you to sign up for a ZOOM Talk that I’ll be giving on August 25th at 2:PM…
Make a miniature mattress for your dollhouse or room box.
Doll and animal knitting patterns
こんにちはー(*´﹀`*)姫にゃんこです。今日はパン屋さん計画から少し脱線しましてスボンの型紙の色々比較をお届けしたいと思います。今までに私が使った型紙はこの…
20 beautiful peg dolls, perfect for all kinds of imaginative play.
Personnellement, en attendant bébé, j’avais très envie de coudre pour lui, mais j’étais totalement perdue sur ce qui allait m’être utile ou non ! Et quand on passe du temps à réaliser du cousu main, c’est un peu la tuile si l’on ne s’en sert pas ou peu… Au fur et à mesure de la […]
In this post you will learn what is mini crochet and how one makes micro crochet pieces. Look through stunning examples and get inspired!
So now that I've caught your attention with that snappy title, I'll have to admit that this post is about how to turn tiny fingers for cloth dolls and not something more salacious. I've had quite a few folks ask how to make such small fingers and as with many projects the trick is to have the right tools. Here are mine.. Sharp scissors Turning Tubes (available here scroll almost to the bottom of the page) Hemostat Fray check As you can see my turning tubes have seen some heavy use over the years but even bent and tarnished they still work great. I got the hemostats at one of our many trips to the emergency room...BOYS!...but you can avoid the trauma and find them at a doll supply store. So here's what you do... You need to make a template for your hand pattern. You'll want to trace the hand onto your fabric and then sew carefully right on the line you've drawn with a very tiny stitch. Make sure you have at least one stitch between your fingers so that when you cut them later you can clip a curve. Woven fabric is much harder to turn then knit but it makes smaller hands because it doesn't stretch so much when stuffed. Now you will cut out the hand but don't worry about cutting close to the fingers yet. Apply Fray Check on the seams of all your fingers. You can then let it dry naturally or hurry things along and use a hot iron. Once everything is dry, it's time to cut out the fingers. Cut very close to the seam and make sure to clip a V between the fingers like this... Now it's time to turn the hand. Place a larger turning tube inside the finger...the largest that will fit. Then place a smaller tube at the top of the finger and carefully slide the fabric UP the smaller tube...this is the tricky part so give yourself a few times practicing to get the hang of it. Once you have the fingers turned take the hemostats and grab the inside of the wrist and turn the hand right side out. I then use the wrong end of a small crochet hook to push the fingers the rest of the way through. So now you have hands with fingers, ready to be stuffed however you'd like! I usually use pipecleaners for the fingers so they can be posed. I hope this is clear, if you have questions don't hesitate to ask!
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Denise asked about tutorials on some of the items in the haberdashery. I modified someone elses' pattern for the vest and wouldn't feel right about doing that one. Granted it's not exactly the same, but it is still someone elses' original pattern. It was from one of the Susan Sirkis books. If you want a really good book on making and dressing dollhouse dolls, go find "Making and Dressing Dolls'House Dolls, in 1/12 scale" by Sue Atkinson. The last time I looked it was available on Alibris.com. You might be able to find it on another used book site more inexpensively. It is the best book that I know of on the subject and it covers many different eras of style. As for the bow ties, I explained that when I was doing it. I just tied a simple bow(just the bow itself) around my fingers then glued it to another piece of ribbon for the neck part. Sock secret......Extremely simple. I cut the shape of a sock out of a piece of suede. They aren't wearable. They are single thickness. The gloves are done from a lady's thin leather glove. The leather is folded and glued together before cutting. Then you just cut a rectangle about 1/3" wide by 3/4" long. You then cut triangles from the corners on one end to make them hand shaped. Make three cuts for the fingers. Round the ends of the fingers with a small pair of scissors. If you want a thumb just cut a single thickness of leather into a strip and put it on the palm. If you need to know where to put it, find a pair of real gloves and copy those. I didn't bother with thumbs on the gloves on the shelf. They are glued down and no one is ever going to know that they aren't there.A lot of the things are illusions. I made you a pattern for the nightshirt. I didn't have one. I just cut it out in rectangles. The body was about 4 1/4" long by 2" wide. That gives you about the size pieces that would be in a real nightshirt. I am lucky. I have one of my great grandfather's nightshirts to measure. I rounded the bottom edges into shirt tails bu tracing around a coin and covered the edge with "FrayCheck". I cut out sleeves. They were pieces of fabric cut into rectangles about 1 1/4" by 3". I glued them into a tube shape and a pleat was glued in before putting on the cuff. I turned under the side seams and front shoulders of the body and glued this to the back piece covering the raw edges of the back. It gives the illusion of a sewn seam. The sleeves were glued inside the top of these pieces as I went. The yoke is just a rectangle with the edges turned under and glued on before finishing. The rest of the trims were done just like the folded shirt directions that I did earlier. I didn't need another nightshirt so I decided to show you a hanging shirt from another scene. They are basically made the same way. The shirt is just shorter. Here you can see the collar, cuffs, button placket and the shirt pockets were all made of folded and glued strips of various sizes and some were lengthwise and others cut across the stripes. The buttons are card stock and the holes were put in with a Pigma permanent .005 pen. I have been doing this sort of thing for many years and seldom use a pattern. I just start cutting away what doesn't look like a night shirt and gluing it into shape. Katie, I'm glad you liked the long johns. I did them the same way that I do the folded sweaters and shirts. This time the rectangle was 7/8" by twice the depth of the shelf. In this case it was about 1 1/2"long. When folded it was 3/4" long. I followed the sweater instructions, covering the index card piece with a bit of t-shirt fabric. After I folded it and glued it into shape, I cut a flap a little smaller than the width of the main part, glued it around the body of the piece and just put a couple of card stock buttons on the corners of the flap. Remember that you only have to decorate the top one. The rest won't be seen. My motto is "If it can't be seen, it doesn't have to be made." In other words, "Fake it if you can." I feel that when you are doing multiples of something like the shirts, sweaters and long johns, all you really need is something that people can recognize as the object you are representing. The watches are simply pieces of metal findings and scraps of chain on a black suede board. OK.....Now that you know most of my secrets, I am going to go hide in a corner and think of some more. That's half of the fun of minis, making up things as you go along. See you tomorrow.
Roll And Dress Winter Wear Preschool Roll The Dice Dress Up Paper Doll Coloring Page Activity Still playing on all the snow excitement with this roll and dress activity. Dress the little boy for wi…
Roll And Dress Winter Wear Preschool Roll The Dice Dress Up Paper Doll Coloring Page Activity Still playing on all the snow excitement with this roll and dress activity. Dress the little boy for wi…
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Turn a miniature suitcase into a dollhouse with these step-by-step instructions. Are you ready for cuteness overload? Today I’m sharing a fun miniature dollhouse made inside of a suitcase! This fun DIY craft project is easy to make, allows for endless customization
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Turn a miniature suitcase into a dollhouse with these step-by-step instructions. Are you ready for cuteness overload? Today I’m sharing a fun miniature dollhouse made inside of a suitcase! This fun DIY craft project is easy to make, allows for endless customization
