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And He Has a Shirt

11/5/2020

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Eden has a shirt....  
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It should have been an easy one-day affair, but like usual these days, I ran into several issues.  First, when I clipped the neck seams after sewing in the collar, I accidentally cut two small holes into the upper back section of his shirt.  I thought 'here I go again!', since I had done something similar on the last outfit I made, but that time it was a hole in the outfit's sleeve, and I had to pick it apart and make a whole new sleeve.  But this time I was way too far along to rip it all apart. The only option would be to completely start over -or patch the holes. Since the holes were right in the middle, I decided to sew on a little patch....
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Then I made the mistake of choosing the eyelets in the evening by artificial light.  I thought I had chosen 'beige' ones to match his shirt, so installed them all. But in the morning light the true colour revealed itself - they were bright yellow!  Eyelets are impossible to remove without ruining the fabric, so I was stuck with them.

​Another thing that occurred to me was that eyelets tend to have 'sharp' edges on the back. I do try to make them as smooth as possible, but there's always the risk of a bit of a sharp edge, and them scratching the doll's resin if the garment is directly on his skin.  So I sewed some narrow strips of the same shirt fabric on the inside of the shirt to protect the doll from the eyelets....
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I basted the strips on by hand, then did an extra row of chain stitch over the basting, to hide it.  Then made some cords for the lacing, and Eden's shirt was done....
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Now I need to start the next layer of his outfit....
4 Comments
Jay
11/5/2020 08:40:38 am

Looks fantastic! You are so good at getting to it and not procrastinating.

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Martha
11/5/2020 09:15:43 am

Thanks.

I do often have to push myself to move onto the next part of an outfit, when each earlier one is done. Which is why I always make an outfit from the 'inside out', starting with underwear, socks, pants, shirt, then adding more and more layers. If I did the final outer layer first, I'd probably never do what goes underneath, esp with the ladies..

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Donna
11/5/2020 03:15:44 pm

His shirt looks great on him! Neutrals seem to suit him. The funny thing is that initially I didn't notice the bright yellow eyelets. I was more focused on the colour and texture of the shirt, and all the great embroidered trim.

It is so helpful (and reassuring) when you share how you deal with unforeseen obstacles. Many times I've been discouraged when something doesn't turn out quite right and have either set it aside for a long time or thrown it out. Now I'm more inclined to salvage it and carry on.

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Martha
11/5/2020 04:19:15 pm

Thanks. It is frustrating when stuff doesn't work out exactly as planned, and it seems to happen more and more these days.

I started on his tunic sleeves and am feeling uncertain about those now too. But I will push on, and maybe they will work out anyways.

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