Doll Clothing

This photo provided by https://www.pixabay.com. These are beautiful dolls dressed in a variety of period dress. Many of these dresses are hand stitched with some machine stitching.

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Dolls have been around for many centuries and are found in every country around the globe. They are made with a variety of materials and are dressed and decorated according to its country's culture. 

As a hobby there is no end in sight if you challenge yourself to dress every doll in our country and international countries. 

Most of us start locally and the first place is usually in the home making doll clothes for our children's dolls. Very simple doll clothing can be fastened with glue or bonding strips. Hand stitching, machine stitching or a combination of both is a permanent solution for longevity and can handle the playing and washing which these garments will be subjected to.

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This photo provided by https://www.pixabay.com. Much research and fabric knowledge is needed for dressing historical and antique dolls.

​Do you love to sew and list this craft as your finest talent? 

​You may wish to make clothing for historical, celebrity, collectible, restored, and antique dolls. 

Knowledge of fabrics and other materials which existed when these dolls were manufactured will require research. There are patterns available for time period fashions, but you may also have to design your own templates. 

Accessories complete an ensemble and it will take creativity and skill to also make these items. 

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Photo courtesy of David Lopez. Rag dolls are the oldest of all the dolls. The apparel on these dolls reflect its culture or fashion interest.

Rag dolls, knitted, crocheted, and other fabric or thread dolls also need clothing. 

The rag doll is the oldest of all the dolls. It is usually the child's first doll because it is soft and harmless. 

Knitting and crocheting garments for these dolls offers its share of needlework challenges. 

Needle work fashions include:

1. Hats, bonnets, veils, scarves
2. Dresses, shorts, pants, skirts
3. Blouses, vests, jackets
4. Every imaginable fashion for day wear and formal wear
5. Costumes
6. Outfits for special ocassions such as a wedding
7. Booties, socks, shoes
8. Accessories

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Photo courtesy of Ivan Chacol. Bridal, celebrity, display, and theatrical dolls offer challenges working with fine fabrics, glamour trims, appliques, and accessories.

This has been a short introduction to making doll clothes, but hopefully I have sparked your curiosity and have you considering this interesting sewing art and craft as a hobby or possibly as a new career or business opportunity.

Click https://hubpages.com/art/Doll-Clothing-for-Mommy-and-Me for more information about making doll clothing. 


 

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