Clothespin Dolls ~ For Little Hands 

so easy, a small child can make them!

   

Recently, I needed to help my daughter make some dolly characters to go with a fabric play-mat we had made together.  The dolls needed to be easy to construct without any mess of glue or fussy fiddling ~ something that even small hands could handle in case mama wasn't around to assist.

 

I had just finished taking the clothes off the line while camping and voila!

 

 

 

Step 2:     Flip the clothespin down.

 

   

Step 3:  Wrap the left and right fabric corners down to the center
and around the clothespin.

 

 

Step 4:  Tie a scarf around the doll's neck
using a piece of bias tape, yarn or string.

 

 Optional Step 5:  Draw a little face.

 

Next time your daughter or grand-daughter is wanting to play with fabric, too ~ she can be creative with some of your leftover fabric pieces.  My Sweetpea was cutting out all sorts of scenery from novelty prints that the dolls could play in.

 

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We have returned from our remote summer location and have replenished some of our most popular items: 

 

221 Service Manual 

 

Open Toe 1/4" Foot

Walking Foot

 

Vintage Cotton Rick Rack *
  

* A few colors have a very limited supply.  E-mail us to inquire about continuous and larger quantities.

 

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Our family had a wonderful time camping in the mountains and because I brought my little Featherweight along, I was able to teach my sweet little cousin how to sew.  Here are a few of our summer highlights... ENJOY!