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Tiny dolls' clothes Mary Fisher 08-28-2007
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Posted by Mary Fisher on August 28, 2007, 3:58 pm
We're back from Chippenham where we left my early 1940s dolls' house, made
by my godfather for me. It's unique and I'm delighted to say that grand
daughter Robyn was thrilled to bits to have it.

Spouse had reglazed (with plain, coloured and obscured as appropriate) the
windows and Robyn is painting and papering the rooms. Her father and his
siblings had 'uglified' the house when they were young. He has the job of
re-wiring the house before he goes to the Falklands.

My task is to make soft furnishings - curtains, bed linen and mattresses,
table linen etc. AND clothing for the 1/12 dolls.

I reckon that I could use say size 19 or 20 needles which Spouse could make
and very fine wool or cotton and simply use regular patters from the time -
such as the vintage patterns someone featured recently. Spouse is prepared
to tat some things and Robyn's mum will make cross-stitch rugs.

But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this scale?
I'm going to be very busy - and shall have to use magnifying glasses!

Mary



Posted by Shirley Shone on August 28, 2007, 4:37 pm
>We're back from Chippenham where we left my early 1940s dolls' house, made
>by my godfather for me. It's unique and I'm delighted to say that grand
>daughter Robyn was thrilled to bits to have it.
>
>Spouse had reglazed (with plain, coloured and obscured as appropriate) the
>windows and Robyn is painting and papering the rooms. Her father and his
>siblings had 'uglified' the house when they were young. He has the job of
>re-wiring the house before he goes to the Falklands.
>
>My task is to make soft furnishings - curtains, bed linen and mattresses,
>table linen etc. AND clothing for the 1/12 dolls.
>
>I reckon that I could use say size 19 or 20 needles which Spouse could make
>and very fine wool or cotton and simply use regular patters from the time -
>such as the vintage patterns someone featured recently. Spouse is prepared
>to tat some things and Robyn's mum will make cross-stitch rugs.
>
>But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
>people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this scale?
>I'm going to be very busy - and shall have to use magnifying glasses!
>
>Mary
>
>
If you type miniature patterns in on UK ebay it brings up some patterns.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone
shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk
http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

Posted by Vintage Purls on August 28, 2007, 7:06 pm

Mary Fisher wrote:
> But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
> people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this scale?

What exactly are you looking for Mary? If you intend to scale down by
knitting at a very fine gauge then there are "real people" patterns of
an appropriate era available all over the show (if you know where to
look). If you can give me some idea of the exact garments you want
patterns for I'll see if I can point you to some appropriate online
resources.

There certainly are miniature patterns for 1/12 scale but I've never
seen many for free. Have a look at:
http://www.buttercupminiatures.co.uk/
http://miniatureknitting.com/farthing_patterns.html

VP


Posted by Mary Fisher on August 29, 2007, 5:31 am

>
> Mary Fisher wrote:
>> But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
>> people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this
>> scale?
>
> What exactly are you looking for Mary? If you intend to scale down by
> knitting at a very fine gauge then there are "real people" patterns of
> an appropriate era available all over the show (if you know where to
> look). If you can give me some idea of the exact garments you want
> patterns for I'll see if I can point you to some appropriate online
> resources.
>
> There certainly are miniature patterns for 1/12 scale but I've never
> seen many for free. Have a look at:
> http://www.buttercupminiatures.co.uk/
> http://miniatureknitting.com/farthing_patterns.html


Those are both exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you very much :-)

I'm not worried about paying for anything I want, my problem will be
choosing from the ranges!

I'll also bear your offer in mind. First, I have to re-build the dolls,
Robyn wants to use my old ones but time, moth and mice have reduced them to
heads, feet and a wire skeleton :-)

Mary
>



Posted by Vintage Purls on August 29, 2007, 6:19 am
>I have to re-build the dolls,
> Robyn wants to use my old ones but time, moth and mice have reduced them to
> heads, feet and a wire skeleton :-)

Sounds like a really rewarding project Mary. I love dolls houses but
can't afford the grand English models I really covet. I have a
Sylvannian Families house for fun, one day I hope to have the time to
make something "proper" for myself.

VP


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