I have a always wanted to make a Colonial “hoop” or “cage” as they are sometimes called. It’s the undergarment that holds those full skirted dresses out and makes them look so beautiful. I make the crinolines for my Civil War dresses out of cotton fabrics and run boning in the bottom of them near […]
A partial tutorial on how to make a Colonial Hoop… Read More »
I know some of you were expecting to see Felicity’s Christmas dress finished and on here today, but I didn’t want to take up another post to show you that all I got done on it was to get it hemmed, the snaps sewn on and the backside figured out. I’m hoping to get her
Show and Tell Christmas Doll Dresses from Everyone… Read More »
Well, there’s certainly something to be said for creating your pattern as you go along… IT’S TIME CONSUMING! If I had followed any other pattern I’m sure I would have been done by now, but N-O-O-O-O… I had to come up with my own Colonial dress…and I’m having to make it up as I go
An update on American Girl Felicity’s Christmas dress… Read More »
A while back I think I showed some pictures of Christmas fabrics and sort of assigned them to certain dolls… Felicity was thinking she might be getting a blue dress, but as I was in my sewing room, trying to decide what fabric to use for her, this pretty green and cream linen fabric seemed
I thought Felicity would get blue but her Christmas dress will be green… Read More »
