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Dolly Mixture
Barbie has been around nearly 60 years. This tall leggy, busy blonde has inhabited the bedrooms of many children in that time. I never had one, but both my two acquired them. I am not sure how, as I was never able to reconcile her with my feminist feelings! But she remains popular, and my holiday relaxation craft this week has been producing clothes for another young friend, to dress her Barbie, and indulge in make-believe.
A couple of skirts, a dress, two tops and some briefs. They all fasten at the back with narrow strips of Velcro.
I had to buy the doll for 99p in CS in Wymondham - originally I printed a free pattern from the Internet, cut out the red skirt, and thought "This looks way too small"
It seemed sense to have a doll to use for fitting. I was able to modify the red skirt, but it is a little short.
Barbie clothes are much more fiddly than the American Girl doll ones I've been making recently, but at least they only use tiny scraps of fabric. I found a diagram comparing Barbie's shape to the average American girl.
Last year Mattel revealed their top secret Project Dawn, which introduced the new shape Barbies, in the hope of boosting their flagging sales.
I am not sure how the petite, plump, dark-skinned etc Barbies have sold in the shops. American Girl Dolls, Elsa Dolls, and Bratz and others are selling very well. However, my young friend has some of the 'regular' shaped ones, so I'm confident she will enjoy these little extras for their wardrobe.
Did you have a Barbie, a Sindy or a Tressy?
and did you [or your Mum or Gran] sew clothes for them?
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