{"id":3363,"date":"2019-09-27T16:38:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T21:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elaineheigldesigns.com\/blog\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2023-03-25T07:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T12:40:30","slug":"thrift-store-finds-for-18-doll-sewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elaineheigldesigns.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/thrift-store-finds-for-18-doll-sewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sew 18″ doll clothes: repurposed fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When shopping for 18″ doll fashion<\/a> sewing projects, consider thrift stores, consignment, and discounted fashion as some unique sources to find some special fabric contenders. Below\u00a0are just a few repurposed finds that were used to create special 18″ doll wardrobe pieces.<\/p>\n

The pullover sweater made from a pair of leg\u00a0warmers.\u00a0The lacy skirt was made using a discarded cami top. The leggings were made using crew socks. (Click: Leggings from socks PDF pattern<\/a>\u00a0for a free pdf pattern).<\/p>\n

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Sweaters and socks are great to repurpose to 18″ clothing. For a most realistic 18″ doll sweater, seek lightweight (fine gauge) <\/em>sweaters. On a recent visit to a thrift store I shopped through a sea of choices!<\/p>\n

Strategic placement of the pattern can make use of \u00a0the sweater textures and give a realistic look to doll clothing.<\/p>\n

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Tip: Iron on featherweight knit interfacing<\/em> can make\u00a0sewing with knits easier for a beginner stitcher.<\/p>\n Iron on feather weight knit interfacing applied to wrong side of sweater knit.\n

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Below are\u00a0twin sets made using Simplicity 8072<\/a>. The green cardigan is made from a fine gauge sweater from a thrift store.\u00a0The black and white dot t-top is made from a pair of socks!<\/p>\n

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Before you discard fashion pieces from your closet, consider making them into doll clothes!<\/p>\n

For some additional tips on sewing a mini wardrobe, check out this earlier post: Success Tips for sewing 18″ doll clothes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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When shopping for 18″ doll fashion sewing projects, consider thrift stores, consignment, and discounted fashion as some unique sources to find some special fabric contenders. Below\u00a0are just a few repurposed finds that were used to create special 18″ doll wardrobe pieces. The pullover sweater made from a pair of leg\u00a0warmers.\u00a0The lacy skirt was made using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"When shopping for 18\" doll fashion<\/a> sewing projects, consider the thrift store as a place to find some special fabric contenders. Below\u00a0are just a few repurposed thrift store and consignment finds that were used to create special 18\" doll wardrobe pieces.\r\n\r\nBelow are a T\u00a0shirt and a pullover sweater using Simplicity 1243<\/a>. The T\u00a0shirt is made from a sparkly\u00a0discarded\u00a0T\u00a0shirt...a repurpose\u00a0creation\u00a0that wowed a special little person!\r\n\r\nThe pullover sweater to the right was made from a pair of leg\u00a0warmers.\u00a0The lacy skirt was made using a discarded cami top. The leggings were made using crew socks. (Click: Leggings from socks PDF pattern<\/a>\u00a0for a free pdf pattern).\r\n\r\n\"repurposed<\/a>\"repurposed<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe little hoodie (below left) was made from a childs' hoodie using\u00a0Simplicity 1580<\/a>. The photo to the\u00a0right demonstrates the\u00a0strategic pattern placement to incorporate the zipper and band into the doll hoodie. Some adjustments were made to the hood pattern to clean finish<\/em> the neck and zipper.\r\n\r\n\"repurposed<\/a>\u00a0\"strategically<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0little T shirt below is made from a repurposed adult Tshirt. I like the cover stitch<\/em> hem on ready to wear, so made use of that hem finish when laying out the pattern.\r\n\r\n\"repuposed\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nSweaters are great to repurpose to 18\" clothing. For a most realistic 18\" doll sweater, seek lightweight (fine gauge) <\/em>sweaters. On a recent visit to a thrift store I shopped through a sea of choices!\r\n\r\nStrategic placement of the pattern can make use of \u00a0the sweater textures and give a realistic look to doll clothing.\r\n\r\n\"accessing<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\"placing<\/a>\r\n\r\nTip: Iron on featherweight knit interfacing<\/em> can make\u00a0sewing with knits easier for a beginner stitcher.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3326\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]\"interfacing<\/a> Iron on feather weight knit interfacing applied to wrong side of sweater knit.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nBelow are\u00a0cardigans made using\u00a0Simplicity 1443<\/a>,\u00a0which includes instructions to make a doll cardigan from a sweater. The cardigan\u00a0to the left is made from a sweater.\u00a0The cardigan\u00a0to the right is made from T\u00a0shirt yardage.\r\n\r\n\"Simplicity<\/a>\r\n\r\nBefore you discard fashion pieces from your closet, consider making them into doll clothes!\r\n\r\nFor some additional tips on sewing a mini wardrobe, check out this earlier post: Success Tips for sewing 18\" doll clothes<\/a>.","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,383],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-sew-18-doll-fashion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t