Making Dresses for Your Dolls
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It is interesting to make doll dresses. First of all,however you have to study the regulations for starters to make quality creations. To start you will need to consider fabric. Several people are fond of multi-colored garment,nevertheless,the garments must match to send quality dresses.
To make sure that you accomplish quality doll dresses, you will need the right equipment and tools. It is necessary for you to have a sewing machine, cleansers, universal needles, including stretch needles, pins, olfaa panel, and a rotary or gyratory cutter. You will also need hand-sew needles, dressmaker scissors, sewing scissors, fabric glue and pen, greaseproof paper for tracing, pencil, measuring tape, lace, ribbons, fasteners, elastic, paper scissors, etc.
Before you get started, you will need to clean your sewing machine. Make use “Dust Away,” to spray your machine near the bobbin field. It is also necessary for you to clean the bar where the needles are fixed ,and the “tension” discs at the top as well. Once you clear the machine of dust, use a drop of oil.
At present ,you are got ready to make doll dresses. Before I forget, make sure you have thread (
) , specifically DMC broder if you intend to make French dresses.
How to trim: You can use the pin tuck method to trim your doll dress. You will need twin needles, and a foot that is designed for pin tucking. Set up your machine. The correct needle should be clockwise whereas the left counterclockwise. At the “tension” discs, you should have the left needle threaded (
) on the same side, and the right needle threaded on the right thread ( machine embroidery thread ) . To keep your dresses fresh, you can use starch to spray your dress prior to pin tucking.
How to pin tuck skirts: When pin tucking skirts make sure you leave some space.
How to pin tuck sleeves and/or bodice: Take a square of your fabric and pin tuck it. You can cut out the upper section of the dress and/or sleeves after. Keep in mind when you start pin tucking for sleeves and bodice, the fabric size is modified, or reduced.
