Today I’m going to address the fifth and final question from Kim, one of my followers who is learning to sew. In my email dialog with Kim, she asked a number of questions about learning to sew, and specifically learning to design her own doll clothes. Her questions delved into whether the paid courses I offer are going to help her in her quest to design her own patterns, or whether it might be a waste of her money, due to the fact that she’s pretty new to sewing.
But before you navigate away, please consider leaving a question of your own in the “Comments” section at the bottom of today’s blog post. Is there anything you struggle with, when it comes to sewing doll clothes?
Are there any tips you wish your grandma could give you, even though she’s perhaps not around to give you the help you need? (I feel that way sometimes…)
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Here’s Kim’s Question #5: “How can I be able to put my own ideas of style together without needing someone to hold my hands each and every time I have a certain style of my choice in mind?”
Here’s my response:
- How to hem a garment using the whipstitch
- How to do a straight stitch
- How to send elastic through a casing
- How to choose fabric
- How to finger-press
- How to thread a needle
- How to tie a knot using a needle and thread
- How to measure a doll (usually just the waist and height though)
- How to buy fabric
Three flowers means you’ll need to be able to do all of the above PLUS you’ll need to know:
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- How to press seams open, using a hot iron
- How to sew sweater fabric
- How to gather fabric
- How to hem a garment using a double-fold hem
- How to do a backstitch
- How to send elastic through a casing
- How to baste
- How to attach notions like lace, rick rack, or ribbon as a basic trim or decoration
- How to make darts
- How to clip a curved seam
- How to sew a facing or yoke into a garment
- How to invert the narrow part of a garment using chopsticks or a bamboo knitting needle
- How to cut fabric with a directional pattern or nap
- How to make pockets
Okay doll clothes sewing enthusiasts, fans, and followers out there… what are your questions? Please consider leaving one or more questions in the comments section, so I can address your questions in future blog posts!
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Chelly Wood and the ChellyWood.com website are not affiliated with any of the doll or toy companies mentioned in this blog post, but Chelly enjoys designing her doll clothes to fit a variety of dolls. To learn more about the doll companies mentioned in today’s post, please visit the doll or toy company’s website.