Felt food Latkes Tutorial for Hanukkah
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Update on the doll clothing classes
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 ...
Finished projects from the doll clothing course/chug
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 from the Doll Clothing Class
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 ...
Barbie gets a new hat
I've been meaning to post this for a while. I had been eyeing the top of a sock that was a remnant from a sock made into a skirt and dress for Barbie. It looked a bit Peter Pan-ish. In the end I measured Barbie's head, cut a piece of elastic, slightly smaller than her head, and sewed it in a circle inside the sock. This is the circumference of the B ...
Build a Bear shoe tutorial
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 ...
More about the Doll Clothing Chug
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 ...
Doll clothing Chug- Shorts
This week we continued working on the patterns for shorts and sewing. This week some of the girls brought Build a Bear clothing they already had to get ideas and compare. Interestingly enough, one of the patterns we were working on, turned out to be quite similar to the Build a Bear one. It was good that she brought the clothing, because we almost forg ...
Doll clothing chug week two
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 ...