Sewing for dolls is such a pleasant job! Small pieces of fabric, small buttons and tiny pieces of ribbon and elastic, I love it. Most doll clothes are cute, pink and girly. My daughters always loved (and my youngest still loves) pink and cuteness. But I also have a two year old son playing with dolls and although he thinks pink is OK...
Isn't it just wonderful? We are almost at 10 team members! So without further ado, here is Mijntje! Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Mijntje and I am 32 years old. I have three children, two daughters and a son. How old were you when you started sewing? I was about ten years old. My mother taught me...
Hooray Spring is on its way : ) Spring is on it's way and that is a very good reason to sew a nice new outfit Baby BORN. I decided on happy blue flower fabric with coordinating pink. Both fabrics are 100% cotton. It may be spring but this is Holland and I find that some days it's still a bit chilly in...
Here is my first sewing project as blog member : ) I used the Dressing up! (BD1611) pattern for 43cm dolls. I used a mix of these two farm girl outfits. A few fabric remnants surely are enough to make the outfit. I think they look nice together, don't you? I now have to draw the patterns onto paper, this is something that I...
In my first contribution to this page I want to adress use of materials. I don’t know how you do this, but I rarely buy fabric especially for making dolls clothes. Whenever I sew clothing for myself or one of my children, of course I try to lay the pattern onto the fabric as a thrifty as possible. Typically Dutch ! As a...
Hi everyone who is reading the Wollyonline blog. Here is my first story about sewing for dolls. It's exciting and at the same time I also feel a little nervous. Without further ado, let me introduce you to Claire and her doggie Saar. They are best friends, they even take showers together : ) Claire told me that she needs new pajamas and...
And here is the glorious introduction of Marieke, our 8th Wollyonline Team Member : ) Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Marieke, I’m 40 years old (41 in March). I’m the proud mother of a 12-year old son and a 10-year old daughter. We live in Noord-Brabant. How old were you when you started sewing? I started sewing...
It's wonderful to be able to introduce Lia, our 7th Wollyonline Team Member : ) Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Lia Borsje, I am 65 years old and live with my husband near The Hague in The Netherlands. Since 2008 we are pensioners. Because of my husbands work we have lived for 42 years all over the...
Oh what joy! Here is the introduction of our 6th Wollyonline Team Member Liane : ) Can you tell us a little about yourself? Liane is my name, almost 51 (1966) and mother of 1 daughter and 1 son and stepmother of 1 son and daughter. All kids are above doll age, but I always loved dolls. How old were you when you...
Since a few months I've been using debris bags to copy sewing patterns, I bought them at the Action ( for the Netherlands: Puinzakken) The patterns will stay firm and will be good for multiple uses. By: Liane ...
