The light is not very good for this picture. It's very gray and rainy here today.
Showing posts with label my own patterns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my own patterns. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Success!
I have achieved a pattern that I can work with and made a trial dress. Now to get creative and see what kind of things I can do with the pattern.
The light is not very good for this picture. It's very gray and rainy here today.
The light is not very good for this picture. It's very gray and rainy here today.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Still Sewing, Different Doll
Well. This past year has been a ride. Health issues, unemployment, a move forced upon us. I was suffering from so much depression that I didn't get much sewing done in the old place, and we moved to the new place right before Thanksgiving and the long parade of holidays (and in my house, birthdays.) It took a while to even get a functional sewing area set up here, but I am thankful that I am still able to have one!
Once I got back to sewing for dolls, I had a different inspiration, to sew for Robert Tonner's 8" Kripplebush Kids. I have spent many hours tweaking a pattern and I think I have finally come up with something that suits. I have had no formal pattern drafting training, for either little people or big people, so I have had some difficulties and setbacks. However, I find that I prefer my own doll patterns rather than other people's. Too many of the patterns I have tried do not fit the doll for which I am sewing properly. Others online who sew for dolls have said that a pattern must be slightly fixed for every doll. Well, if I have to do that, I'd just as soon work on my own pattern, however long it might take me. Besides, like many stay-at-home moms, I have more time than money. :)
This is not meant to disparage any particular pattern or pattern maker. If you design patterns, please do not assume I mean you and get angry at me. Everyone has a different experience, your mileage may vary, etc.
Now that I have a working pattern, I am hoping to get a new dollie creation up here very soon!
Once I got back to sewing for dolls, I had a different inspiration, to sew for Robert Tonner's 8" Kripplebush Kids. I have spent many hours tweaking a pattern and I think I have finally come up with something that suits. I have had no formal pattern drafting training, for either little people or big people, so I have had some difficulties and setbacks. However, I find that I prefer my own doll patterns rather than other people's. Too many of the patterns I have tried do not fit the doll for which I am sewing properly. Others online who sew for dolls have said that a pattern must be slightly fixed for every doll. Well, if I have to do that, I'd just as soon work on my own pattern, however long it might take me. Besides, like many stay-at-home moms, I have more time than money. :)
This is not meant to disparage any particular pattern or pattern maker. If you design patterns, please do not assume I mean you and get angry at me. Everyone has a different experience, your mileage may vary, etc.
Now that I have a working pattern, I am hoping to get a new dollie creation up here very soon!
Monday, February 8, 2010
New Year, New Hopes
It's taken me a long while to even think about getting back to sewing. Part of it was the move, and the unpacking (and even finding) all the things I need to sew. Part of it is feeling strange about getting into sewing again. I haven't done it for months, and I almost dread trying it again for some reason, like I won't be any good at it anymore. However, I still have the desire to create, so I have to make myself proverbially get back on the horse.
Another issue is pattern drafting. I would like to use my own patterns to sew as much as possible. I hate having to make a muslin trial for a purchased doll pattern! I'm not always happy with how the pattern turns out. I also want to sew different types of dresses than the patterns I generally see. I have no experience in pattern drafting, but I imagined that at least for a little girl type doll, making a pattern would not be terribly difficult. They do not need the shaping required for a full-figured doll, and of course with a doll, "ease" is not so much of an issue! But I have not created slopers yet that my perfectionist self is entirely pleased with. I think I'm getting close, though! And I am trying to learn more about pattern drafting, particularly for dolls.
Another issue is pattern drafting. I would like to use my own patterns to sew as much as possible. I hate having to make a muslin trial for a purchased doll pattern! I'm not always happy with how the pattern turns out. I also want to sew different types of dresses than the patterns I generally see. I have no experience in pattern drafting, but I imagined that at least for a little girl type doll, making a pattern would not be terribly difficult. They do not need the shaping required for a full-figured doll, and of course with a doll, "ease" is not so much of an issue! But I have not created slopers yet that my perfectionist self is entirely pleased with. I think I'm getting close, though! And I am trying to learn more about pattern drafting, particularly for dolls.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Watch This Space
After a lot of the usual trial and error, I think I have created workable patterns for Robert Tonner's Alice in Wonderland. Now I need to create clothes for her that are not muslin test pieces. Pictures will be forthcoming as this happens. I'm looking forward to the fun part of doll costuming now that the pattern design appears to over.
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