Materials Needed: |
-Doll Body (we used Doreen Sinnet Body - Gina Bellous
Arms/legs)
-Viscose hair
-Small piece of cotton
-Small piece of lace
-Silk satin
-Cotton Velveteen
-Faux Animal Print
-Various trims and accessories as desired |
Directions: |
Assemble the doll using pipe cleaner armature.
Paint shoes desired color with two light coats of acrylic paint. Seal with acrylic
matt sealer |
Pantaloons
Cut two rectangles out of cotton material for pantaloons. Glue into tubes, slide up
legs and gather around waist. |
| Cut out
slip pattern from cotton material. Glue under bottom edge for hem, then sew up sides
so it forms the wide bottom. |
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Now gather lots of lace and glue or sew on for
frilly wide bottom hem (**NOTE this is the only part of her 'under clothes' that will show
so make it pretty!).
**HINT I slipped sewn petticoat over hair spray bottle, and hand pleated/glued
lace on to give it fullness just where I wanted it. |
| Next gather top (around chest) and glue on to
doll. Add band of lace for bodice. This is effectively her SLIP or under dress
and you can make as much or as little show as desired. |
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| **HINT** when working with glued
lace...its is VERY important to glue on, let get semi dry, and then pin in place however
you want the folds to fit and the glue will hold the shape. |
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3. Dress-up Skirt
cut out two strips of material, 10 inches x 3/4". Fold in half, iron fold
crease nice and sharp. Pleat in «" pleater each strip (mist lightly with
planter mister filled with water and 1 Tablespoon hair spray - to help keep pleats in
place), iron pleats. When cool gently pull out and set aside. |
| **HINT** - Pleating silk . I try
to use silk satin when making those wonderful pleated decorations. It has just
enough bulk to ensure a nice fit into pleater without slipping....AND thin enough to drape
realistically. When I pleat, I lightly spray with plant mister filled with water and
a drop of hair spray. This doesn't stain anymore than the water, but it holds
better. |
Next, I iron over the top of the pleats, and then
BLOW DRY the pleater so the 'valleys' of the pleats are dried as well as the top.
Cut out skirt pattern, glue under bottom edge including V slit up the side to make for
nice finished edge. Now glue on the two pleats you just made accenting the
bottom and up the slit. |
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Then glue on tiny tan square trim (be sure to keep
straight) and add two roses in corner.
Turn under one back edge (and glue). Lay that edge on top of other back edge making
tube. Glue together. Let dry. Next glue a small piece of lace INSIDE
skirt to hide pleated edges. |
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You are « DONE!!!!!! Gather top edge, slide
on doll and sew tight just below bodice (keep in mind this is her mommy's dress! Its
supposed to look BIG and drapery). Pin in place folds, and spray lightly with
fabric stiffener or glue folds in place. |
**HINT** I say spray LIGHTLY not because
the stiffener stains...thats a given. BUT because the stiffener has a tendency to
loosen glued pieces if moved or sprayed too heavily. Therefore pin everything in
position...spray and either blow dry with hair dryer on low or let air dry overnight
before touching (i.e. taking out pins and working on next step).
**HINT** for pin holes, after taking each one out, simply take the pin and 'prick' a tiny
bit above and below hole to blend together. |
Cut small rectangle out of material, fold both edges
inward, glue (to give finished edges - think cummerbund) around waist to cover raw waist
edges. |
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Dress-up
Bodice
Cut out bodice piece from cotton velveteen. Glue under edges A, B, C, D, and neckline.
Gently press flat as you are gluing. This is not HARD! But take your
time or piece will badly fray.
Next slip over dolls head and glue on front and back (A & B) and let dry thoroughly
(at least 10 minutes). Then put tiny edge of glue along sleeve seams and pinch
sleeves together with tweezers to make hem. Let dry another 10 minutes. |
CONNECTING ARMS
At this point glue pipe cleaner into porcelain arms (put a drop of tacky glue into hole,
and add a drop of super glue on top of that - then quickly slide in the pipe cleaner and
let dry - about 5 minutes). Cut small hole in lace bodice to slide in pipe cleaner,
(through green bodice sleeves) and glue arm in place.
Arrange green sleeves as desired, again remembering this is SUPPOSED to look big its
mommy's! Next decorate bodice as desired. I pleated a bit more of the
green satin and glued along edge...then added beaded chain and a rose. |
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STOLE.
Cut rectangle piece from leopard material. With wrong side up, fold in both edges into
center and glue. Turn to right side and wrap around doll as desired. |
NECKLACE
Glue on necklace and earrings from silver beaded chain. |
HAT.
Cut out hat pattern on cardboard. Cover one side of cardboard pattern with glue.
Place on green velveteen. Cut circle a 1/8" wider so you can glue excess
material to under brim for finished edge. Now either gather silk or lace to
finish underside of hat. Also gather square of velveteen or silk to add crown to top
of hat. Add accessories as desired. |
HAIR.
Curl several pieces of viscose by wrapping around knitting needles (after spraying with
plant mister) and blowing dry. Now gently shove under hat and glue in place. |
