Many people are looking for doll clothes patterns online.  Women have been able to supplement their incomes by creating a home based business selling patterns to doll lovers all over the world.  Because buying clothes for American dolls can be quite expensive many people have opted to making their own.  If sewing is your passion then you can certainly make some really nice clothes for your girl’s dolls. There are no limits as what you create with handmade doll clothes.

Sewing doll clothes can be very relaxing and bring out your creative juices.  You can take someone else pattern and add your own flair to it.  For example, instead of making square collars on a pattern you can choose to make them round and embroider it.  You can also take any given pattern and make it conform to a certain time of year such as Valentine’s day or Christmas. Read the rest of this entry

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There has long been a search for African-Americans for find dolls that looked just like them.  Some may say that the color of dolls is rather insignificant and that a doll is just a doll.  But authentic black dolls play a significant roll in helping to raise the self-esteem in young black girls today.

It is important for them to see images that look resemble their features so they won’t grow up thinking that one color is better than the other.  Many of the features that are present on white dolls are not representative of black women.  Missing are the full lips, the kinky hair, brown eyes, and dark chocolate skin.  This will enable them to form their own ideas of what beauty is instead of having to choose by default.

As I began my research I saw that black dolls are highly sought after by many black girls and women from around the country.  You can pick up black collectible dolls, black porcelain dolls or black antique dolls at many online stores.  The dolls clearly represent the true to life physical features of African-Americans.  Although these dolls are not ubiquitous they are much more readily found online than in many toy stores. Read the rest of this entry

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Are you or your daughter an American girl at heart? If so the little girl in you will love the American Doll Clothes product line. The product line has been around for almost 25 years. Their clothes are all about celebrating girls of all ages. Girls are allowed to use their creativity while dressing up their dolls in any manner they choose. Whether you are a preschooler, preteen, teenager or full grown adult you will love these doll clothes, especially the ones for the 18 inch doll. Regardless of what the little girl in you or your daughter desires you can be sure to find almost anything online to fit your discerning taste.

Soon after this product line was released it become one of the most highly sought after and coveted doll clothing lines in history. Their clothes appeal to girls of all ethnicity and cultural backgrounds. They have the most clothes and accessories for dolls. The American Doll clothes tend to be more durable with lots of variety to choose from. Read the rest of this entry

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One of the best reasons for wanting to make your own dolls clothing is to save money.  Both doll clothes patterns and materials are quite inexpensive.  Besides we’re talking about a small doll so you will never need much fabric for your sewing adventure.  Because so little fabric is used you can go all out and buy the higher end fabrics such as silk and satin.

The 5 must know tips for making doll clothing:

1. You must choose your method of sewing the doll clothes.  Sewing by machine or hand have both their advantages and disadvantages.  If you sew with a sewing machine you have the luxury of speed.  The downside is that sewing machines don’t tend to be very portable therefore you can generally only sew while you’re at home.  On the other hand if you choose to sew by hand then its probably going to take you longer but you can sew the doll’s clothes during those times when you have a break such as during your lunch hour or even while waiting at a doctor’s office. Read the rest of this entry

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Dressing up dolls stimulates the imagination and creativity  in all little girls.  With dolls like American Girl doll and Life Like baby doll, girls are able to form valuable relationships.  One of the fun things about playing with dolls is that the rules are all made up.  It’s not unusual to spot kids using their undeveloped parenting skills while playing with their dolls.  You can easily witness these young “mothers” reciting nursery rhymes as they put their little darling to sleep.  It’s a fun to see them feeding, bathing and even brushing their teeth.  There is often such a close bond formed between the young girl and the doll that she wants to take her everywhere she goes.  Essentially young girls are learning to love at early age. Read the rest of this entry

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