Introducing: Doll Millinery Patterns

After much nudging and some prodding, I have finally started a Doll Millinery Pattern line.

I started with last year’s popular One-Piece Quilted Winter Hood. This easy pattern makes up a pretty winter hood flattering to most doll hairstyles. This first pattern is currently available in a size for 16″-18″ dolls with 9-9.5″ heads.

The Plan:

My plan is to create a line of doll millinery primarily in two sizes: 16-18″ dolls and either 8″-10″ or 10″-12″ dolls. I am starting with the winter hoods I already wrote directions for, pulling them out of the full-size patterns I previously added them to as bonuses. Next, I will move on to creating doll sizes of the rest of my full-size line. If this goes well, I will move on to additional millinery.

Naming:

To keep naming simple for me and selecting simple for you, I would like to name each size group within the doll millinery line after one of my dolls of that group. This way, you can know your doll wears the same size as a particular doll and look for that rather than remembering measurements. Does that make sense?

With that in mind, I think the 16″ to 18″ size group should be named after Bonnie as she will likely be the model for most pieces this size. Violet is the same size, while Theo & Lisette are closer to 16″. (I still need to name the low brow doll who is modeling the first hood in the listing.)

The smaller size line will be cut to fit Milli, Marie, & Liberty. Likely, Milli will volunteer her name for this size line.

I will still include size details for each grouping in the listings, possibly as a slide/image.