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Shh Doll Works

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http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShhDollWorks I started Shh Doll Works after a 30 year career in the legal field.

Sewing was something I enjoyed early on and with the arrival of grandchildren found a passion for making fashion doll clothes. I have a focus on detail and the finish of the fashions I make. All fashions are made from new material and in a smoke-free environment. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy the fashions posted as much as I have had making them. To view more of my doll fashions, visit my Pinterest page at

http://www.pinterest.com/shweeks1630/shh-doll-works/

06/12/2025

I decided to so something totally different and try my hand at a Japanese inspired kimono. I called this set "Sakura", which means cherry blossom. I did do some research on the Obi, and they can be as much as 10 meters in length! Even reduced to 1/6 scale, that would mean a wrap of a meter or more and would be extremely bulky at this scale. Also, the various ways to wrap and fold an obi is a bit complicated, especially to a novice 😊. So I opted to just fasten the obi at the back with hooks and thread loops. I made the little socks and "flipflops" as well to complete this outfit.

05/09/2025

This latest set I made from a Simplicity doll pattern. I pretty much used the same colours for the coat and lining as on the pattern envelope. Next time I make it I will likely make it in a wool. It's a very '70's style coat. For under the coat I added a copper coloured silk blouse and a faux suede skirt with front slit finished with metal eyelets and lacing. Etsy now encourages that sellers post a video of the sales item. This adds another level of frustration in doing the photos. Please enjoy the video! 😖

04/25/2025

I decided to do up some very simple knit dresses. Each dress is just a little different from the one before (aside, of course, from the different colours and prints). When I finished all four simple dresses, I decided to add a different style of hat with each dress. And because I'm a completist, I then did up a different purse to go with each dress. Before I knew it, my simple dresses became a lot more complex. Each set also included the earrings and choker necklaces.

04/09/2025

I do love sweater sets, and this set is a classic. Since it snowed today (it's almost mid-April for heaven's sake!), this set is appropriate for my area's current weather. This fashion included the sleeveless bodysuit, the open cardigan with self-tie belt, wool plaid skirt, headband, purse and the little cat broach.

03/19/2025

A little set I recently finished. It's a very simple red dress in a sequined stretch mesh. However, I wanted to add a bit of drama so I opted to put a full-length metal zipper down the back. As the dress is red there is the possibility that the fabric dye could stain the vinyl doll, so it is lined in a pale pink stretch mesh. The asymmetrical satin coat is a new design for me. I will definitely return to this style in the near future. I named this set "Flirt Alert".

03/06/2025

A very retro day dress in a '40's/'50's print. Lately I have been using sinamay to make my hats. It's a lightweight, loosely woven fabric made from the fibers of the abaca tree. It is easy to work with and shape (though it dulls my sewing needles!). However, for this set I decided to return to a fabric linen hat. I just thought it worked better with this particular dress. I do find though that solid black hats make photographing the doll more difficult as the dark hat casts a shade over the doll's face. To lessen that effect I lined the underside of the brim in the same white fabric as the trim on the dress.

02/22/2025

I often return to a set, but I use different fabric or a different colour. So while going through my stash of bridal satin I found this canary yellow fabric. A difficult colour to deal with. I cannot recall when or how I came into this piece of bright yellow satin. Anyway, after some thought, I decided to use this very cheery yellow to make the 2-piece bustier set again - I had done this set last year in black & white and in pink. The feather overskirt is removable. It's a great colour for AA dolls, and it's Black History Month! I hope you like this very sunny colour and it brightens your February!

02/07/2025

I had a bit of fun setting up the photos for this set. I called this fashion "Down the Rabbit Hole". The hat was made with pink satin supported by posterboard cut with my Scan n Cut machine. It took me 3 or 4 tries to get the hat I wanted. I sourced most of the diorama items at Michael's. The jacketed rabbit is from Temu.

01/22/2025

This is my latest set. I've done this dress before, in different fabric. This set included the dress with zipper closure, tulle shawl, crinoline, purse, rhinestone choker and earrings.

01/16/2025

I'm still on wintery fashions. This one took me quite some time to finish - I seemed to be suffering from lack of concentration, and the post-Christmas doldrums perhaps. Anyway, I decided to tackle the boucle wool I have and thought it would look good as a jacket. Boucle fabric is made from irregular and knotted wool and has a lot of texture. It's also a pain to work with. This set included the jacket, turtleneck top, leggings, purse and earrings and a rhinestone broach. In the photos the broach is difficult to make out on the jacket's lapel. I called this set "Classic in Black and White".

01/12/2025

Choosing the right doll to model a set is very important. However, I really think I didn't chose correctly with either doll this time. The brunette is a new doll which I was able to pick up at a very good price. She's an older model and this was definitely the wrong set for her. I also ended up not liking the blonde in this set. I had the fashion on another doll before the camera was set up but I changed my mind on the doll. Another mistake, I think. However, I really like the set and it sold quickly. The fashion included the hooded jacket, turtleneck knit sweater, leggings and tote bag.

01/07/2025

Today I did something very stupid: While using a open-toed presser foot (I was trying to do machine tailor tacks on black and white boucle wool because I was too lazy to do them by hand) I put the machine needle straight into my finger!!!! OW!!! I pulled the needle out of my finger, almost no blood. At the time I was trying to disentangle the thread under the presser foot and had my foot on the machine pedal. Stupid!!! Hubby administered first aid and was appropriately consoling.

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