Birkat Chaverim
We love sock projects around here and I've noticed that missing socks tend to be an obsession among my family and friends. So I thought I'd put together a list of things that can be done with lonely socks. These are not in any particular order: Make doll clothing- Great project to do with kids! You can do the easy version with basic cuts or the mor ...
One of our summer projects has been learning how to sew. That is, my 5yo wanted to learn how to sew "for real." At first I thought we would make some doll clothing out of socks but we decided to do furniture. First I suggested a simple couch but my daughter wanted to make "a couch you can sleep on." I wanted to use our stock of socks so we ended up maki ...
In honor of the weekly Torah portion, Parshat Chayei Sara I'm linking to some paper toys to make to help create the story of Rivka and Eliezer and giving the camel's water. First a camel on The Toy Maker's site. This page has a camel and a giraffe and one could print it multiple times to make enough camels in the story. Next ...
Although I have not posted recently about the chug (workshop/class), we are meeting again this year and are working on a variety of projects, mostly not doll clothing. Some participants are working on animal shaped ouch relievers (you know, those things that sit in the freezer and when you get an ouch, relieve the ouches) and others are working on scarves, some intended as Hanukkah presents. I'll post photos when they are finished (assuming I remember to photograph them before they get taken home.) Here are a few clothing items that the girls made in the meantime:
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Just wanted to let anyone interested know that I haven't been posting about doll clothing projects because we are on hiatus until after the holidays. We will probably be meeting on another day this year as well. Probably Tuesdays, but we have not decided yet. Anyone who would like to know about the class and when it meets should contact me via the cont ...
I wanted to post pictures of some of the finished projects from the doll clothing classes. The girls are very creative and are always coming up with new ideas. I don't have pictures of all the works made in the class, but I'd like to share what I can. Finished shorts: Build a bear sheep is sporting a happy birthday hat. The shorts are made from an o ...
Notes on socks and t-shirts- material Here are a few comments and suggestions for people who might be interested in running a doll clothing workshop using materials such as socks and t-shirts. These are based on things learnt in the course of our chug/class. Cutting When cutting holes in socks or other materials, advise participants to make sure th ...
We have had a lot of interest in the build a bear shoe tutorial, in particular from visitors from pinterest. Welcome! Build a Bear Shoe Tutorial Here is a tutorial for the build a bear shoes based on the Martha Stewart pattern. To review, we made these for both bears and dolls, but this is a tutorial of how we made the shoe for bears. Removing the ...
Week five we worked on accessories which we continued week six and seven, shoes for bears and dolls. I found several baby bootie patterns for us to experiment with. I also found a cute viking shoes tutorial from a blog called Earth and Living and its use with children here. I thought I would give the girls ideas and a choice in what to make. I also offe ...
I think I neglected to mention that this doll clothing making chug takes place in Jerusalem. I thought I would mention it now.For the fourth week I originally thought we would do accessories because of the smaller amount of sewing required. in the end one girl decided she wanted to do a skirt and top (minimal sewing) and the others finished off their sh ...