Hurrah, crafts!

[sabinelagrande]

I got bored and there was a Mythbusters marathon on, so doll clothes won the day! (Dreamwidthers: Previous crafty entries are here.)

It's a basic bias-cut jersey dress, nothing particularly special- yeah, I know, modern clothes on a historical, but 1) I ain't made of dolls 2) I ain't got Reconstruction-era-compliant materials falling out of my ass around here. It's built the same way as the Hollywood Cleopatra costume I made for the '08 ag_over_18 costume swap; the only difference is the straps and the amount of folding on the top, really. And in case you were wondering and just didn't want to say anything- yes, the hem is asymmetrical on purpose.

Can I just say that Addy has, by far, the best hair of all the dolls I have? Josefina's hair is a nightmare to do anything with, because it's slick, and Sam's hair is just screwed, since I've had her since, uh, 1993. But since Addy's hair is crimped, it hangs together well enough to be finger-styled, which is super easy. And the little purple ribbons turned out adorable. <3

ETA: Oh! I forgot to show you my Blake's 7 pincushion!

Yeah, I said it. Nerdiest thing ever made? Maybe.

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Comments

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you had American Girls dolls. My daughter had... a couple of them. I think like much of her stuff they've been lost or destroyed, even though they're hella expensive.

Anyway, that's a really sweet dress. I love it. The ribbons are a very nice touch.

[sabinetzin]

Yeah, I have a little collection. I had Samantha when I was little, but I never got to have any accessories or clothes or anything. So now that I'm a grown-ass woman with my own bank account, I figure I can afford to make all my childhood dreams come true. :D

[theniwokesoftly.livejournal.com]

Samantha was always my favorite, and that was probably partly because everyone said I looked like her. I had a black-and-white plaid dress that was almost exactly the same style as the dress Samantha came in and I wore it all the time. My dad told me not long ago that he was proud that my favorite doll was the philanthropic one, lol. I had Felicity and Molly, and Molly was probably the cause of my WWII obsession from age eight onwards.