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While the girls are compiling their fashion month reports, I thought I'd do a quick tutorial on zippers. In the world of doll fashion where most designers use snaps, hooks and velcro, a dress with a zipper is a luxury item. It's not that they are difficult to put them in. The problem--and expense--lies in finding doll sized zippers. Not an easy task. And when you do find them---well....even though they are 1/6 the size of a normal zipper--they certainly are not 1/6 the price! Yes, they are small, but they are ever as complex as the real thing. I have been to fabric and notions stores everywhere looking for 1/6 zippers.  I will tell you now, you will have to order them online. For this post, I bought metal separating and metal regular zippers at I Sew For Dolls. (Located in the US, they ship fast. My order was perfect.) There are three other online sources that sell them as well. (Their websites are listed under Tutorials-Fab Favorite Resources.)  Prior to buying 1/6 scale, I...

Photo Finish With the holidays upon us, we know that there are lots of dolls on their way to our homes to bring us joy. After we dress and pose them, quite naturally, we'll want to take pictures.  From time to time, I have been asked for tips on how I photograph dolls. Like everyone else here in the dolly blogosphere, I started out simply pointing my camera at my dolls with little thought. But as my snapshots evolved into something more serious, I made the effort to create photos that come the closest to “real” fashion photography. Instead of looking at examples of good doll photography, I study the work of masters whose work graces the top glossy magazines. So rather than photographing my dolls as pretty plastic objects, I shoot them as....living breathing fashion models! At its best, fashion photography is all about clothes, beauty and the fantasy it embodies. With my photos, I try to draw you into the drama of picture with beautifully dressed, gorgeous dolls wearing the kind of ...

Me and a small contingent of girls have been here in Paris for a few weeks. Unfortunately I fell ill to a bad cold and the girls--who have been scouring the stores and streets of this fashion capital-- have not found much they like, style wise. On the street, it's all about basics and in the designer store windows--pure fantasy and not the good variety. So, we figured we was long overdue to stop and offer another edition of Tipster! Here, we dissected the last catwalk trends to show you how to create the details that make those clothes special. On the Fringe One of the favorite looks was this dress and shorts with fringing on the edge. In making this outfit, I used two different techniques. It's really very simple. For a straight edges (like the hem of the shorts), decide how deep you want the fringe. Make a machine stitch at that point, then remove the horizontal threads of the fabric. The machine stitch will keep it from unraveling beyond your chosen edge. However, when it co...