Hansel and Gretel | Dollmaking Series | Part 8: Sewing a Dress for Gretel

Part 8 of our Dollmaking Series to create a set of all-natural dolls, inspired by the story of Hansel and Gretel. In this chapter we will sewing doll clothing by making a sweet dress for our little doll Gretel. Next week we will be sewing a beautiful fabric house pocket to keep both dolls together. So excited to be near the end! #hanselandgretel #dollmaking #sewingdollclothes You can purchase the doll clothing patterns for Hansel by visiting this link: The pattern pieces for the Top sleeves will be the same I am using for Gretel, except with a few modifications, shown in the video. Time stamps for easy viewing: 0:00 Intro to sewing a dress for your doll Gretel 0:22 List of ingredients to sew Gretel's clothes 0:38 How to adjust the pattern pieces from Hansel's PDF 0:49 Tracing and cutting the pattern pieces for the dress 2:28 How to sew raglan sleeves and bodice 3:35 How to finish the neckline with bias tape 6:26 Sewing the skirt of the dress 9:23 Adding bibbed suspenders to the dress Other videos in this series: Part 1. The tools and materials you will need to make these dolls: Part 2. Making the Dolls' heads: Part 3. Covering the Doll Head and Embroidering the Eyes Part 4. Making the Doll's Bodies: Part 5. Assembling the Dolls: Part 6. Making Doll Hair Part 7. Sewing the clothes for Hansel I hope you are enjoying the series and join me with this gentle introduction to the wonderful world of natural fibers in dollmaking. Find me elsewhere: Website, for my dollmaking journal | Patreon, for monthly video tutorials | Etsy, for PDF patterns | Instagram, for daily thoughts | Facebook, for announcements and doll sales |