Hi Everyone! I hope you've taken some time to explore the Aussie color palette and get a sense of the fashion styling to capture the overall essence of this theme. In Part Two, we continue the sew-along for the Alice Sprigs Dress. We will be working on sewing the collar to the dress bodice.
Hi Everyone! Are you ready to explore another Sewing A Themed Wardrobe topic? This one is Aussie Style! This is going to be a look back at some of the early Outback Libby collection outfits as well as a look at the theme for the newest American Girl® doll Kira Bailey™. Her story takes place in Australia, so it's a perfect mix of things we've already created mixed with what's current and modern in the doll community.
Hi Everyone! In Part 4, Kathy wraps up the topic with a few more stitch demonstrations as we finish up our smocking project! In this lesson you will learn the Trellis Stitch, Wheat Stitch, and the Wave Stitch. Follow along in the video tutorial and practice, practice practice!
Hi Everyone! In Part 3, Kathy continues to walk us through our smocking project with a look at several more stitch types. In this lesson you will learn the Stem Stitch, Wheat Stitch, and the Wave Stitch. Follow along in the video tutorial and practice, practice practice!
Hi Everyone! Are you ready to move on to Part 2? Follow along as Kathy takes us one step further in our smocking journey. She will be demonstrating the basics of working with embroidery floss, creating the first stitch, the cable stitch and the outline stitch. I always love to see the various ways people do the simple things, like knotting the thread! I picked up a few new things to try in my everyday hand sewing that I'm sure will become new habits too!
Hi Everyone! Today we kick off the April topic Small Scale Smocking For Dolls! I'm super excited to learn from smocking expert Kathy Dykstra and even more excited to have you learn from her too!
Hi Everyone! It's the 5th Tuesday of the month (which means no new content posted) which is the perfect opportunity to share with you updates for Spring 2021.