Found some really fancy dresses at Value Village last week - in fact, there were two of them. I'm not normally into "brown", but the fabrics and details were beautiful. You just can't buy fabrics like that! I thought they'd be perfect to remake into dresses for Kaye Wiggs dolls, so bought them. The skirts are too wide for just one dress, but not wide enough for two, so maybe I can make three dresses out of the two full-size ones. A lot depends on how far I can go with the brown velour of the bodices - whether I can fit three sets of bodice and sleeve patterns out of it.
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barbie
8/12/2013 02:43:31 am
Beautiful fabrics. I love second hand shops for fabric finds for my dolls. That was a great score to find two of them.
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Martha
8/12/2013 04:19:05 am
I'm always on the lookout for special things like this - made out of fabrics I'd ever find, and already finished with trims and details I couldn't make myself even if I wanted to.
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barbie
8/12/2013 06:40:32 am
That just makes finding them that much better.
Inma
8/12/2013 05:29:37 am
WOW ! marvellous !
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Kath
8/12/2013 07:05:46 am
I love reusing clothes too.. can't wait to see the beauties you make out of these.
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AuthorMartha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes. Archives
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