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Ballet Tutus and Dresses for Dolls-- Coming SoonSo many requests for doll size ballet dresses and patterns, I finally decided to do them. I researched doll ballet dresses and patterns at great length and could not find them anywhere that a beginner could begin to understand and sew, so decided to try to fill the need.
Bulky Under Arm Seams
Recently one of my website fans wrote me the following :
“When working with small doll clothes, it is difficult to get the sleeve under the arm pit to lay right. It often bunches up under the arm. It would be great to see tips on your site about that.”
I think this is a fairly common problem, so I did a picture article.
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In February we had another wonderful sewing seminar! Deanna Torigian was a superb student and already has her website up!
Deanna came to the seminar to learn all she could about making patterns and beautiful clothes for the fashion dolls, old and new. She wanted to specialize in clothes for Miss Revlon of different sizes, but has already discovered so many new as well as other old fashion dolls that she loves sewing for, she will be sewing for both old and new. She already has clothes on here website, Babette Doll Fashions ( http://www.babettedollfashions.com ) be sure to visit and see her great dresses and outfits, and also visit her ebay seller site, her eBay name is torigian.
First a picture of our house where the seminars are held in the upstairs sewing studio. It is pretty scary to think of travelling across the country for a seminar. The sewing studio is upstairs. Here are some pictures taken during Deanna's seminar: |
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As always, adding new things to the website as fast as I can-- This week I have added dresses with bonnets for baby type dolls that are suitable for any baby doll--antique to modern-- shown here on an antique composition doll and on Thumbelina.
The dresses are made of antique embroidered organdy, as are the new Patsy family dresses and hats shown here also.
These dresses, made for antique dolls, are trimmed with real silk ribbon as well. They are kind of expensive but are exquisite for either the Patsy doll or the baby dolls, and the fabric is now gone so there won't be any more when these are gone. See newest Patsy dress 
and the newest Patsy Ann dress here
We value the opinion of our customers very much. We are a small business and know that you have thousands of web sites to choose from when shopping for doll dresses, accessories and patterns. We appreciate that you have chosen us to do busness with.
JoAnn
I started sewing on an electric sewing machine in 1939. I was four years old. I have been sewing ever since. I started out making doll clothes, and of course had to learn to make my own patterns--we were poor and lived in a town that didn't even have a fabric store, even if we had had money to buy patterns.
My sewing was confined to doll clothes until I was about 8, when Mama let me start making clothes for myself. The first dress I made I had to wait until we used up five 50 pound bags of flour, so I could have the flour sacks to make my dress from. I was scared to
DOLL CLOTHES SEWING TIPS FROM JOANN
I see many clothes for sale on eBay and on websites that don't look quite right. Long ballgowns that proudly say, "Fully lined!" Then you look at the full skirt, and instead of falling and flowing gracefully, it puckers up around the bottom and looks stiff. It is because in a doll dress, even for a large doll, there is not enough weight in the fabric to make it fall gracefully once you bulk it up with a lining. In a person dress this would not be a problem, because there would be a couple of yards of fabric to
including but not limited to Robert Tonner fashion dolls,Betsy McCall, Linda McCall and Anne Estelle, Toni, Antoinette, American Model, Ellowyn Wilde, and Tyler; Ideal Toni; Sweet Sue, Mary Hoyer, Cissy, and other 1950's dolls. We are dedicated to bringing you top quality original doll clothes.
I have been sewing for more than 70 years and it is not just a way to make a living, it is an art I enjoy. If you are shopping for cheap doll clothes or inexpensive fashion doll dresses, there are lots of them on eBay and other websites. I don't try to compete on prices, I try to bring you superior quality doll clothes for each doll I sew for, and know you will see the difference. Click here to read what some of our doll dress customers have written.
Rose, Titanic, Original Dress
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Antique Doll Style Silk Hat
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Toni Doll Shoes ,16" Toni P-91
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Toni Doll Shoes Fancy Mary Jane
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Toni Doll Shoes, Dressy White
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