Let's Sew Doll Clothes part 7

 

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This week we have a rather short video I'm just showing one of the options for decorating the s-shirt we have been making the last few weeks. I had so much trouble deciding how I was going to decorate this shirt that I have decided I am going to do a much longer video (or possibly a couple of videos) dedicated to ways to decorate your doll clothes. So far I have at least 8 ways on my list and I keep coming up with more. I'm not sure when it will be up since I will need to do a bit of off camera sewing to prep for it.

So this week I decided to show you how to use a paper backed fusible web that won't need any sewing to decorate your shirt. I used the Heat 'n Bond Ultrahold product. This one is to be used in cases where you don't want to do any sewing on the applique after you bond it. In the later video I will show you another alternative that is similar. There are several brands of paper backed fusible web on the market, Heat 'n Bond is just my favorite. I have had the best luck with it for many years. If you want to do the same technique with a different brand look for one that says it is “ultra hold” (or similar words) and/or says it is no-sew.

Whenever you are using a fusible sewing product temperature will make or break your project. Specifically using too high of a heat on your iron will make the glue just go away. Always check the instructions for the correct temperature.

Unless the instructions tell me otherwise I always use a dry iron. On my iron that simply means to move the lever from steam to no steam. Some brands will tell you to use a press cloth on top of your applique. This can be as simple as a scrap of solid color lightweight fabric (white or other pale color is best) and I have even used a sheet of clean printer paper in a pinch.

Your paper backed fusible web has two sides a rough side that is the glue and a smooth side that is the paper backing. I like to draw my design on the paper side and cut then cut it out before applying it to the back side of my applique fabric. You can also apply a piece of the fusible webbing and then cut out your design. I will go into more details in the future video.

I hope you are enjoying the sewing series so far. Be sure to share links to the videos and the blog posts to your friends that might enjoy them.

As for those of you that are asking about doll food videos, I will be doing some of those soon too. I want to get further into the sewing series first then we can dig into the clay again too.