It's taking me a lot longer to make the little guy's clothes than it did for the ladies. Rhett Fox needed something suitably elegant to go with Kitty. I chose a nice small gray and black stripe for his pants, but the stripes seemed a bit wide, so I used a Sharpie to draw lines down the centers of the gray stripes before sewing the pants together. I chose a nice purple brocade for his vest/shirt combination, and gave him a stand up collar with black cravat...
Their outfits matched nicely....
Next, he ended an overcoat. It took a bit of trial and error, but I eventually completed one....
I would have liked to see him with a top hat, but his ears made that way too difficult, since top hats were usually worn straight on top of the head. The only way he could wear a hat is if it's off to one side like Miss Kitty's. So I've not tried to make one yet.
Next came Mr. Ropuha and Manny Mouse. I tackled the 'easy' part first, and made them some pants. Although the pants I sewed for Manny proved too stiff, so I made a new pair out of an even thinner cotton. Happy to have pants al last, the two of them proceeded to practice their karate moves....
Next came Mr. Ropuha and Manny Mouse. I tackled the 'easy' part first, and made them some pants. Although the pants I sewed for Manny proved too stiff, so I made a new pair out of an even thinner cotton. Happy to have pants al last, the two of them proceeded to practice their karate moves....
In the meantime I had to tackle their tops. Every single step required a redo. I don't remember sewing doll clothes being this hard years ago. But then I never made clothes this small before either.
I can't think of anything harder than trying to inset a tiny one inch sleeve into a tiny armhole. I always baste the sleeves in first by hand, before sewing them on the machine. But after having to redo each sleeve several times, I finally gave up trying to sew them on the machine, and just did them by hand.
Mr. Ropuha's shirt/vest combo has stretch tricot sleeves so they can fit snug under his coat sleeves. The mouse's top is too small to have an actual collar, so I'll need to sew some tiny strips of thin ribbon around the neckline by hand....
I can't think of anything harder than trying to inset a tiny one inch sleeve into a tiny armhole. I always baste the sleeves in first by hand, before sewing them on the machine. But after having to redo each sleeve several times, I finally gave up trying to sew them on the machine, and just did them by hand.
Mr. Ropuha's shirt/vest combo has stretch tricot sleeves so they can fit snug under his coat sleeves. The mouse's top is too small to have an actual collar, so I'll need to sew some tiny strips of thin ribbon around the neckline by hand....
Hopefully I can get their outfits done soon, so I can move onto other things....
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