Oh, For Tiny, Nimble Fingers!

I have been sewing itty bitty dollclothes. When I bought these little naked darling three inch antique dollhouse dolls, I thought, "How hard can it be to make them clothes? A scrap of cloth, a little stitch here, a little stitch there. Piece of cake." And I stand by that thought. As long as you are a five inch fairy with tee tiny hands the size of birth control pills. My patience has been tested. Not to mention my eyesight. I made two of the outfits last night (it took hours!) and then this morning, I sat outside and made the one I embroidered. It was much easier working with the daylight than hunched over under a lamp.
This doll is about 3 inches high and I've made her look slightly rotund with this fabric choice. It was a scrap cut off of a piece of an old skirt and is linen. I used three strands of embroidery floss to put blanket stitch around the edges and to make the little flowers.
The little boy doll is missing an arm and has a chip in his ankle(he came that way). I strung him back together as best I could and then used an old silk tie from the thrift store to make him a housecoat. He's still bedridden, recovering from the amputation of his arm. I would just like to say that making that robe was a real bear! I had to improvise a little pattern and handsewing silk is a tricky endeavor! At first I thought everyone would get a couple of sets of clothes but after making the first outfit, I became very enamored with the thought of sewing the clothes onto the dolls permanently. It's much easier than trying to make them removable. The little girl in the middle is wearing the first outfit I made. I used a scrap left over from making the quilts and a piece of antique lace I had.
At least this morning when I worked outside, I had something pretty to look at.