Doll sewing has come up on the to-do and I am excited to be sewing for them once again.
This round of doll sewing will be panties and tights. I don't remember the last time I sewed panties for the dolls but it could have been 6 years ago. I remember buying the girl panties and bought the smaller sized ones only to realize that I can get 1 pair of panties out of them with lots of waste. Live and learn.
When I put the panties on the table to look at what I needed to do, one pair was deconstructed. Bonus. I laid the pattern front onto the front of the fabric ready to pin down.
This morning I had to find the instructions so I can sew the first pair today. I will be following them as I haven't done this for a while.
What will I do that is normal?
Use a smaller sized needle. I am going to try a 70/10 chrome universal needle and if it doesn't work in a test piece, I will change to the same size microtex needle.
Use a lightening stitch (tiny zig zag) to stitch the seams and change to a zig zag for the elastic.
Use a leader and ender when sewing the seams as I have to have the regular feed dogs and plate in the machine and they love to eat my fabric.
Press and trim the seams as I am anal.
If I do things differently, I will post my changes here.
When the three pairs of panties are completed, I will be making the tights from socks which will be something completely new for me.
Happy Doll Sewing.......................................................
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