It's back to my Santa costume again today.
I had picked out the velvets I would need, and had designed a hat pattern - even made a test hat out of cotton. But I was stalled because I didn't have the right kind of fur for the trim. I didn't want to use real fur, and I had just a few scraps of white fake fur, and the pile was way too thick to use on the coat and hat. When making doll costumes it's important to keep 'scale' in mind. Obviously any fabrics available are meant for full-size human clothes and decor, but when making something for a doll - say a 1/4 scale figure - the fabric ideally needs to be in that same scale as well. And good luck with finding that!
So I needed a much thinner, softer, fake fur. I wanted to try the fabric store, knowing they'd probably not have the right thing either. Then it dawned on me - now that Halloween is over, all the stores are full of Christmas stuff - and that includes Santa hats. I know the Dollar stores always carried cheap hats with thin, white, fake fur around the bottom. So we went to Dollarama, and sure enough, they had lots of those hats, and the white fur around the edge had just the perfect look and feel to it. Plus it had just one seam down the back, so the fur was nice and long as well. So I bought two hats, and picked them apart.....
I had picked out the velvets I would need, and had designed a hat pattern - even made a test hat out of cotton. But I was stalled because I didn't have the right kind of fur for the trim. I didn't want to use real fur, and I had just a few scraps of white fake fur, and the pile was way too thick to use on the coat and hat. When making doll costumes it's important to keep 'scale' in mind. Obviously any fabrics available are meant for full-size human clothes and decor, but when making something for a doll - say a 1/4 scale figure - the fabric ideally needs to be in that same scale as well. And good luck with finding that!
So I needed a much thinner, softer, fake fur. I wanted to try the fabric store, knowing they'd probably not have the right thing either. Then it dawned on me - now that Halloween is over, all the stores are full of Christmas stuff - and that includes Santa hats. I know the Dollar stores always carried cheap hats with thin, white, fake fur around the bottom. So we went to Dollarama, and sure enough, they had lots of those hats, and the white fur around the edge had just the perfect look and feel to it. Plus it had just one seam down the back, so the fur was nice and long as well. So I bought two hats, and picked them apart.....
I've also redesigned the JID shirt pattern so it's roomier in the front.
Now I just have to choose a fabric and cut it out.
Now I just have to choose a fabric and cut it out.
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