How to Make Polly Pocket Clothes
"Polly Pocket" is a series of toys that feature small, 3- to 4-inch dolls that come with their own homes and accessories. When you buy a Polly Pocket doll, each one comes with their own set of clothes. However, careful sewers can actually make a new set of clothes for their dolls. The method for designing these tiny doll clothes differs little from normal doll clothes making methods. You simply have to scale down your clothing to a much smaller size.
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Things You'll Need
- Ruler
- Cloth in a natural fiber -- cotton, silk or a fine linen
- Scissors
- Sewing pins
- Desk magnifying glass
- Thimble
- Needles
- Natural fiber thread
Instructions
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Measure the Polly Pocket doll for which you are making the clothes. Include the arms, waist and height of the torso. Make sure you also include the hip width, depth and leg length. Write down these measurements, which are usually in the 1/8th-and-1/16th-inch range but vary depending on the doll.
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Draw the clothes on the cloth using the measurements you have created. Add a 1/32nd of an inch to each measurement to give the clothes room to slip over the head and feet of your dolls. Include arm holes, leg holes and a waist opening for the shirts and pants.
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Cut out your tiny pieces of cloth and trace each piece onto the cloth again. Cut out a second piece and place them next to their corresponding pieces of material.
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Lay your clothes halves on top of each other so that they correspond exactly. Put the side of the clothes you want inside outwards. Pin them together. Sew around the edges of the clothes -- leaving neck, arm, leg or waist openings -- and turn them inside out when you're done. Slip them on your doll.
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Tips & Warnings
Alter the process slightly to create different pieces of clothing such as hats. For example, measure around the head of the doll to find the diameter and height for a hat.
Stitch a tiny pocket onto a shirt with a needle and thread.
Put the clothes underneath your desk magnifying glass to make them easier to see.
References
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