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5 - Attach Lace on Finished Side of Skirt Hems &
Contrasting
Top Stitch
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5. Attach
Lace to Finished Side of Skirt Hems 5.
Contrasting Top Stitch 5a.
Decorative Edging Stitch 5a.
Decorative Stitching on Ribbon Trim 5b.
Horizontal Trims 5b.
How to Attach Lace and Ribbon to Sleeves 5c.
How to Attach Lace to Underside of Skirt Hems 5c.
How to Gather Skirts 5d.
How to Hand Sew Doll Bodies and Clothes 5d.
How to Make a Lined Bodice |
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How to Make a Ribbon Waistband 5e.
How to Make Contrasting Panels in Skirts 5f.
How to Make Rolled Hems 5f.
How to Sew Skirt to Bodice 5g.
How to Sew On Sticky Tape Closures 5g.
Press then Sew Doll Clothes 5h.
Ribbon and Lace Collars 5h.
Stand Up Collars 5i.
Vertical Trims 5j.
Circle Skirts |
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Page 5. Attach Lace to
Finished Side of Skirt Hems |
This is an easy method to attach lace to the finished side of skirt hems of
your doll dresses.
1. The first step is to determine how long the finished skirt is to be.
2. Then measure the width of lace that will show after being sewn on.
3. The finished skirt length needs to include the material and lace
combination.
4. Allow enough of the skirt material to make a hem by folding up one half inch
twice and blind stitching.
5. To attach lace to skirt hem, pin top edge of lace to finished side of skirt
at hemline and sew in place as in photo.
By making a hem in the material first you see a nice finish on the underside of
the skirt if the skirt gets turned up a bit in playing.
A hem in the material also gives a better drape to the finished skirt.
Article and photo credit Susan Kramer
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Page 5. Constrasting
Top Stitch |
Here are two ways I use contrasting hand-sewn top stitching on the collars of
doll costumes.
In the dress example, I used 6 strand pink embroidery floss to hand top stitch
down the front sides, to the lower point of the white lace collar.
The pink picks up on the pink print in the doll dress.
With all contrasting top stitching I try to space the
top and underside stitch evenly, about one eighth inch for stitch and one
eighth inch space.
For the Raggedy Andy collar I used red 6 strand floss with the same one eighth
inch stitch and one eighth inch spacing pattern.
This time I used a different color than the material in the costume to add more
interest to the outfit.
A red cross grain ribbon as the neck tie completes the
costume.
Article and photo credits Susan Kramer
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Raggedy
Andy Doll Clothes Pattern For 15 to
18 Inch Dolls E-pattern
by Susan Kramer
Charlotte Doll Body and Dress
Full Size Patterns Inspired
by doll of Laura Ingalls Wilder E-patterns
by Susan Kramer
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