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Historical Inspiration Festival – Regency Ensemble for an American Girl Doll
American Girl doll , doll costumes , millinery , Regency

Historical Inspiration Festival – Regency Ensemble for an American Girl Doll

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 2 October 20106 February 2024

Story of A Seamstress is hosting a Historical Inspiration Costume Festival.  She has kindly invited doll costumers to participate. Here’s Jane!

Silk Ribbon Embroidery: Nasturtium
silk ribbon embroidery , toys

Silk Ribbon Embroidery: Nasturtium

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 18 August 20106 February 2024

Currently my favorite color for silk ribbon embroidery is Nasturtium by Color Streams. I am using it to embroider purple pigs!

Pig Iron
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Pig Iron

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 13 August 20106 February 2024

This is Pig Iron. He’s the original test run to see if I could machine stitch a stack of felted woolen pigs!

An 1860s American Girl Doll Hat: The Hat of Inadvertently Cracktastic 80s wedding fabulousness
doll hat , Halloween , Hat , millinery

An 1860s American Girl Doll Hat: The Hat of Inadvertently Cracktastic 80s wedding fabulousness

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 11 August 201031 July 2024

Making an American Girl doll hat: from 1860s macabre and halloween-y to 80s cracktastic in one unfortunate evening’s work.

Sewing Stuffed Pigs: Oinkers, Doink & Sidney
silk ribbon embroidery , toys

Sewing Stuffed Pigs: Oinkers, Doink & Sidney

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 10 August 20106 February 2024

Sewing stuffed pigs comes with responsibilities. This triple bill of Porcine Perfection is known as Oinkers, Doink and Sidney.

This is Clarice
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This is Clarice

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 22 February 20106 February 2024

This is Clarice. She is dressed up as Miss Piggy for a New Year’s Eve party, but she’s only six, and she’s only allowed to stay up till nine.

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