TUTORIAL - SLIP and CAMI MADE FROM DRESS SLEEVES

 Hello everyone!

Spring and Summer are hard

months to blog.

So many things to do!

I am sorry that I have not posted,

but it was because I was making a

tutorial on my other blog:

www.remakeremixreuse.blogspot.com

 

I made a WHOLE-DOLL pincushion with the

directions. In case you have not seen

her, I have placed only the directions here

for you, concerning her slip and cami.

You can always look at my other

blog if you need to view the entire doll.

 

The doll on that blog is 7 inches high. Too

tall to go into the miniature apartments.

However, she has on the cutest slip and

bodice that I made for her.

And I would like to show you that you

can make this to go on your mini doll

or just display it on the mini bed.

 

The directions are easy and simple. There

are 2 directions for you to use. You can

hand sew it or use a sewing machine.

Either you can permanently let the doll

wear it.

Or you can make it

lay it on the bed or hang it up!

 

This is a baby dress.
It is cotton with a flower stitched

on the bodice and on the lower right side of the dress.

It is about a 9 to 1 year old dress.
The tag said 24s,

which could be foreign made. Not sure.
I have not seen a tag like that.

Anyway the dress is covered in fine net.
It is so pretty!!

The sleeves are net as well.

I am sure that you have seen little baby dresses like

this.
Anyway it does not matter what dress you use

as long as

THE SLEEVES RESEMBLE THIS SLEEVE

ON THIS DRESS.

 

Cut out the sleeve leaving a good amount

of the white cloth on it.

 

This is the left side of the sleeve.

 

I have taken the same sleeve and turned it

sideways for you. T
he right side will be the

cami and the left side of this sleeve will

be the slip.
Look at the netting part with the

pink trim.
See where the net looks like it

dips in - THAT IS WHERE I CUT AT.

If the cami part is a little big - that's okay. The

slip will not be that big.

You must have enough of the slip to be able

to gather it.

 

This is the cami opened up.

 

Put wrong sides together as the picture shows here.

With sides even, stitch it closed.
Trim away any

excess fabric to the right of your stitching.

Trim away some of the

white cotton on the bottom of the cami so it only

leaves about a half inch.

 

Turn right side out.
See how much of the white

cotton that I left on.
Also notice about 2 of my

fingers are inserted inside. That is what you should

have for that width.
Next, starting at the back here,

run a gathering stitch around the cami, where

you see the stitches at in this photo. (where the netting

and the top of the white cotton meet).
See these stitches,

sew the gathering stitches there on the STITCHED LINE.

This is the back of the bodice in this photo.

 

Place the cami on the doll and make sure that

the front is on the front of the doll.
Next, eye ball

the side of the cami in relation to where

the arm-holes should go.
All I did here was cut

a small gash in the netting to allow the arm

to go through.
Once I pulled up the cami like

it should be, I then pulled the gathering threads

at the back of the doll, knotted it and cut away

excess thread.

THIS CAMI IS PERMANENT ON THE DOLL.

 

 TO LAY ON THE BED OR TO HANG.

START HERE AND DO THIS:

 

Do all of the steps include the gathering that

you see in the above photo.

 

HANGING THE CAMI. At this

point you can use strong white or pink

QUILTING THREAD to make straps.

Tie a knot in the thread on inside of the cami on

the back, make a length going to the inside front

and knot it off on the inside of the front of the cami.

Do the same to the other side and hang it on the

clothes hanger.

 

FOR THE SLIP: There is not a photo here to show

you. For the slip just take the remainder of the sleeve that is

left and sew up the back seam. Gather a little

ways from the top.

If you want it permanent on the doll then

put it on the doll, draw up the gathers, then knot

it closed. Hide the knot and cut off excess thread.

 

If you want to lay the slip on the bed, then

gather it up like you want, knot it and hide the

knot. Then cut away any excess threads.

 

If you want to hang up the slip, simply take the

quilting thread and with just a few stitches on

each side of the slip, run a long stitch over the

top of the clothes hanger to the other side of the

slip to secure it.

The slip can hang by itself on the clothes hanger

or underneath the cami!



 

I did not gather my cami. Nor did I put any straps on

my cami. Mine is to be laid across the bed as is.

 

I hope that you use this tutorial! 

Thank you for visiting me! Have a great day!

Conny