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How to Make a Doll's Shirt Out of a Sock

Instead of throwing away old or unmatched socks, turn them into a small shirt perfect for a doll. Pick colored or designed socks to create a fashionable shirt. Make sock shirts for almost any sized doll, since the socks stretch out easily. With just a few simple materials mostly found at home, create a very inexpensive new shirt for your daughter's doll.

Things You'll Need

Scissors
Sock
Ruler
Pen
Can
Straight pins
Thread
Needle
Buttons

Instructions

- 1
  Cut the foot part of the sock away from the ankle part. Tube socks work the best for this project. Cut the ankle part of the sock so it measures 5 inches long.
- 2
  Lay the sock piece onto a flat and clean surface.
- 3
  Place a ruler along the width of the sock. Mark the front and the back of the sock, with a pen or pencil, two inches from the top of the sock. Pinch the fabric at one of the markings, and snip a small hole into the sock to create a circle. Do this with the marking on the other side. These will be the arm holes.
- 4
  Place the sock over a clean can to hold the sock shirt. Fold over the top one inch of the sock and pin down the fold with straight pins.
- 5
  Thread your needle with colored thread that matches the sock. Sew down the middle of the fold with a straight stitch. Unpin the straight pins and remove the sock shirt from the can.
- 6
  Sew on two or three tiny buttons down the front of the shirt.

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