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How to Dress a Doll

Dressing dolls is a popular children's pastime. Most little girls love playing dress-up with their dolls. Dressing miniature dolls can be a creative outlet to designers as well, offering them practice and helping them gain ideas. Dressing dolls in historical accuracy or in contemporary outfits is a popular hobby and an innovative fashion training technique.

Things You'll Need

Measuring tape Doll dress form Fabric Needle Thread Accessories (lace, sequins, beads, feathers)

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the doll to determine the doll's dress size.
- 2
  Purchase a doll dress form that coincides with your doll's size.
- 3
  Research the history of the style in which you would like to dress your doll, and pay attention to fashion details. If you would like to dress your doll like a medieval princess, note the Basque waists and full skirts of medieval dresses.
- 4
  Sew clothing for your doll by fitting fabric to the miniature dress form. An easy way to do this is to purchase doll patterns and sew the fabric using needle and thread by following the patterns and modifying them if necessary.
- 5
  Add trimmings to your doll's clothing appropriately, depending upon the style of the garment. Adorn a Victorian dress with lace, and enhance an empire waist with beads.

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