Modern Fashion Dolls wearing OOAK fashions

Looking back at Trapeze

2011-09-23T08:43:00.001-04:00

trapezeorangehair, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

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I love this look!

Style File: Princess Diana | RDuJour (clipped to polyvore.com)

moon

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Moon wears a hat, shoes and dress made by me

Toxica wears Swallow Sybarite clothes

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Toxica Sybarite

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My first hardcap wig made for Innoquii

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Couture sewing

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This is from a website created by a fabulous doll artist named Yana Emelynova

http://yanaemelyanova.weebly.com/dress-jacket-for-man-fr-fashion-royalty.html

I found it very interesting to see the intense detail that goes into a finely tailored Fashion Royalty doll jacket.

Sybarite Moon wears a plaid skirt

2011-03-22T20:20:00.000-04:00

New listing on Etsy

2011-03-19T17:37:00.002-04:00

Moon, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/tinyseams

handmade shoes for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/tinyseams

2011-03-15T15:57:00.002-04:00

handmade shoes moon, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

I listed these handmade Ultrasuede green shoes and another animal print pair in my Etsy shop today
http://www.etsy.com/shop/tinyseams

handmade shoes

2011-03-11T16:30:00.004-05:00

handmade shoes, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

I am working on some handmade shoes to sell at Etsy

I found lots of help in learning how to make shoes by reading this blog.

They are very time consuming and probably the hardest thing I have ever attempted to make but very rewarding when the shoe is finished!

Fiery Moon

2011-03-05T17:41:00.002-05:00

moon gold, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

Sybarite outfit is finished and listed on Etsy

2011-03-03T17:03:00.000-05:00

http://www.etsy.com/shop/tinyseams

New outfit for a Sybarite

2011-03-01T15:27:00.003-05:00

I am sewing again after a long time. There are a few designs I've been wanting to try and am going to post the finished work here as I make them. I really enjoy pattern drafting because the sky is the limit!
Here is a skirt and top I worked on today. I need to finish it but was excited to show this pic! The pattern is from my own draft. Probably tomorrow when it is finished, I will list it on Etsy.

Comparing Sybarite Generation 3 Venus doll to Daphne Guinness

2011-02-10T21:05:00.002-05:00

I think the newest Sybarite looks like Daphne. Daphne certainly lives a Sybarite lifestyle! More about Daphne Guinness here

My favorite pics of Sybarite Moon

2011-02-10T19:54:00.003-05:00

Moon, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

Paper pattern mock up

2010-10-05T21:22:00.000-04:00

Here's a Barbie Mode pattern that I resized to fit Trapeze. I think I will sew it up pretty soon.

New to me sewing machine

2010-08-06T20:19:00.001-04:00

moon, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

I just bought a old Bernina Bernette MO-234 serger off Craigslist that does a really nice rolled hem.

Moon wears a OOAK outfit made by me

2010-08-06T19:06:00.002-04:00

Moon, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

Her wig is from the Avant Guard doll Aphrodisiac. I glued the elastic mesh wig to a hard cap that I custom made to fit her head. Now the wig doesn't pop off and stays put.

Trapeze wear a handmade high ponytail wig and dress made by me

2010-07-10T08:00:00.001-04:00

Trapeze, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

Moon is my favorite doll right now

2010-06-18T09:31:00.001-04:00

I made another wig for Lush

2009-07-28T18:48:00.002-04:00

I made another wig for Lush, originally uploaded by tinyseams.

I used much less hair than on my previously made wig. I like this wig much better and I feel like I am getting the hang of this. It sure is fun to try!

Wig making materials

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Here is what I use to make wigs.

I use a two part epoxy and a piece of thin fabric to make the wig cap.

The saran wrap is held tight to a wig mold with a rubber band. I made my own wig mold from polymer clay. I use the mold instead of the doll's head so I don't ruin the doll with misplaced glue and rough handling. Also The head mold is great for boil perming to style the finished wig.

Cover the saran wrap with sheer stocking fabric. Pull tight over the head mold and secure with another rubber band.

Mix the two part epoxy and spread the glue thinly over the fabric up to the hairline.

Make sure the hair line goes down to the nape of the neck for a secure wig.

Let the epoxy dry over night or at least several hours. Trim excess fabric away.

Now your wig cap is ready for applied hair. Make sure it fits the doll and clears the ears. You may have to trim a bit of the epoxy. It's hard and brittle so use small plier snips to trim.

The saran hair is glued to the cap using Fabri-tac glue. It's a matter of personal preference how to do that. Trial and error are your best teachers. I look at other people's work to get clues and try to work out a method. You can make a weft and glue that to the cap. You can glue little bits of hair to the cap. A combination of methods can be used.

For styling it's the same as a rooted doll although you can prep parts of the wig before application. You can boil perm the wig into a permanent style after the hair is added to the cap. Or you can plaster the hair down with a water soluble varnish--I have not tried this that but it appears that's what other's do.

Lush wearing a new wig I made and a little comic book dress

2009-07-24T11:26:00.004-04:00

I restyled a "Alex" Madam Alexander doll wig

2009-07-24T11:16:00.009-04:00

I took the ties that held the sides up and rearranged her bangs with a boil perm. Now it looks good on my AvantGuard doll Aphrodisiac