Its been about six months since I have posted anything. Hopefully, I am back on track after a very busy 6 month period with family matters. Now that I have a little granddaughter, I get to have fun sewing cute things for her instead of the dolls. I think that one of the best parts [...]
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Continue ReadingWired ribbon flowers are fairly easy to make and have lots of uses. I mainly use them on hats and hairbands for my dolls but they can also be worn on jackets and pinned on lapels. I have taken pictures, step by step, as I created a pink rose. Some wired ribbon is solid in [...]
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Continue ReadingJune 2011 – Making doll boots This month I would like to share with you how I make doll boots for the Himstedt dolls. This is the process I use and by no means is the only way to do it. My first challenge was getting a working pattern. Drafting a pattern is somewhat of [...]
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Continue ReadingApril 2011 – When I was at IDEX back in January, I roomed with a couple of ladies who know a lot about Chatty Cathy dolls. When I was about 6 or so I got a Chatty Cathy for my birthday. Having four younger sisters, she got passed around and I have no idea what [...]
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Continue ReadingJune 2010 I have a doll named Tammi Himstedt from the Annette Himstedt collection of 2003. The Asian dolls have always appealed to me and I love to sew for them using some of my Oriental styled fabrics. I liked her face but I’m not a big fan of the wild looking mohair wig. There [...]
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