Sharon Sews Sixth Scale Stuff

Sharon Sews Sixth Scale Stuff. Try saying that swiftly seven times.

Found a sewing blog that has tutorials for Barbie stuff. Whoo hoo! Here is the link to Sharon Sews post about sewing for Barbie-sized dolls. Hope you find the tips useful.

There are tips for people scale fashions, too, as well as other crafts. Me, I am mostly about the playscale stuff. If I can adapt the other tips to that scale, great. If not, shrug.

Mixis Clothes Patterns Coming in December

Mixis patterns will be ready to be downloaded from the Mixis web site this December. The cost will be around $5-10. I received this information from Debbie Goodland, the President and Founder of YNU Group, Incorporated. Please check the Mixis store at the Mixis homepage next month. Any updates I receive, I will post here. This information is all I have now.

YNU Group may also produce similar patterns for other fashion dolls as well. A best outfit contest will run at that time – further details to be announced.

Mixis Pattern Query Results

The poll question was "Mixis dolls need this kind of clothes". Twenty-two visitors responded to these choices:

Vote Counts / Choices:

18 for Casual pants, skirts, tops

11 for Tailored suits, coats, shirts

8 for Formal gowns and/or tuxedos

8 for Ethnic-themed costumes

6 for Other ... thus described in Comments:

Sports
Swimsuits and underwear



Visitors were allowed to select multiple answers

Poll opening date 9/16/09
Poll closing date and time 9/23/09

Sewing Samples from My Past

Back in the 1970s, I used to "make" my dolls clothes. Funds were limited: I had an allowance of $1.25 a week and daily lunch money. Even skimping on lunch, I needed to choose between dolls or action figures and accessories for them. Dana the budding collector would usually choose a doll or an action figure. I had about three patterns for doll clothes OR I could trace the outline of outfits my dolls wore. My pieces were serviceable. I could "make" the outfits more like what a real person (i.e., ME) would wear.

Here are some pieces I made. I photographed them and then turned some of them inside out to show seams and hemming. In the first photo, I have a rose polyester blouse, a brown corduroy jumper, a white cotton full slip, a denim miniskirt, a gray midi skirt, a white polyester shirt for Michael of the Young Sweethearts, and a reproduction of a 19th Century set of white cotton bloomers.






I didn't have a sewing machine. Nor did I want one at the time. I used old clothes or small fabric swatches from fabric stores. Nothing elaborate. But I had fun. And my dolls had "original" clothes ;-D

Helpful Sewing Links, One Recommended by Niel

Since I've been talking "sewing," I decided to three sewing related links. The first is from Niel of Niel's Dolls


Tips and Tricks by Valkyrie

Tips and supply suggestions.


Perestroika Fitting Tips

Illustrations showing various playscale female as well as a few male dolls and practice fitting.


Perestroika Sewing Links

Links to patterns, other sewing tips and tools, etc.