I forgot to mention that although baby and kids socks generally are too small for Build a Bears, they do make great appliques. The girls were quite creative in what they wanted to use in their designs. The second week, some of the girls finished up their projects from the week before. One girl decided to bring in felt to make a dress and headdress (no p ...
Doll Clothing Making Course Week One
I showed the girls the Barbie clothing (see post on birth of chug for picture) and Build a Bear outfit (currently unphotographed.) Barbies have a really large selection of clothing choices- baby socks make great shirts, children's socks have great colors and patterns and are easy skirts or pants. With a little sewing men and women's socks become so ...
Structure of doll clothing class
I hadn't run a doll clothing workshop ever, and its been a while since i've run craft classes for children. I came up with a list of what I thought we might do and figured we'd play it by ear: Sock and stocking shirts, pants- I bought some ready made felt and fabric applique items to decorate elasticized shirts foam hats and flip flops felt shoes ...


