You might find the work easier to do with hand rather than machine. I have found that the smaller the doll and costume the easier it was to sew by hand. One of the things is that seam widths are easier to keep to the narrow by hand and that will help with the bulk too.
alex So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Natalie <natali...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh very helpful link,thank you! > > I'm going for a skin-out accuracy... as much as possible anyway with machine > sewing. I'm just going to have to be careful in my fabric selection so there > isn't too much bulk. > > I'll be sure to share pics when I'm done, though it may be a long process > since I'm also a SAHM to 2 busy boys under 3! > > Natalie > > > On 1/14/2011 1:58 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com wrote: >> >> It just occurred to me, for a body that small I would skip the >> underpinnings, >> and build the structure into the gown itself. The underpinnings may add to >> much >> bulk to make the garment look right. It just comes down to your goal, >> accurate >> from the skin out or merely accurate to the eye. >> >> Here's some more photos to give you ideas, just look for the links that >> say >> "Doll Size". >> >> <http://www.farthingales.on.ca/album.htm> >> >> >> >> >> Claudine >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >>> >>> From: Natalie<natali...@gmail.com> >>> To: Historical Costume<h-cost...@indra.com> >>> Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 9:18:29 AM >>> Subject: [h-cost] Early Elizabethan Corsets for Barbie >>> >>> I'm taking my passion for Barbie in a new direction (she previously only >>> kept >>> my crochet hook busy). I know I have seen a very well done website >>> detailing >>> how to make early Elizabethan underpinnings for Barbie, but now my >>> google-fu >>> fails me and I don't have it bookmarked either. It is not so much the >>> pattern >>> construction that eludes me as what to use to stiffen the corset to >>> create the >>> conical 'Bethan shape instead of Barbie's hourglass. >>> >>> If anyone has any ideas or can point me to the site I am wondering >>> about, it >>> would be very much appreciated! Thanks in advance! >>> >>> Natalie >>> _______________________________________________ >>> h-costume mailing list >>> h-costume@mail.indra.com >>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
