I love sewing for fashion dolls and action figures. While the garments are very small, they can also be very tedious to sew. My three "must-have" tools for success are my tailor's board, Clover mini iron and my sewing machine walking foot. With all the different edges on the tailor's board, you are bound to find a surface suitable for pressing such small seams.
Keep these tips in mind:
- Press seams open whenever possible
- Always use flat construction
- Don't cut the original pattern pieces. Trace them onto tracing paper and leave original pattern intact.
- A fat quarter of fabric can go a very long way.
- Use velcro and snaps to fasten clothes
- Be sure dolls hands can fit through sleeve ends
- Sometimes hand stitching is the only answer
Take a peek into my doll closet!
Hope you enjoyed and are able to incorporate some of these tips for sewing for your fashion dolls and action figures. Rachelle Green
I've been meaning to pick up one of those mini irons for a while. That tailor's board is awesome--where do you find something like that?
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