Some More BJD Dresses

Three More BJD Dresses

Time to get the sewing machine out again I can feel my fingers itching to start new projects again. So once again Leya my Dream of Doll BJD is the lucky recipient.

I love whitework, so once again I used some of my dwindling stock of lovely white swiss cotton. (I checked the price of it from my usual stockist and got a shock at the price now!) Spent some quality time matching up lace, Broadaire Anglaise, and some lovely new silky french seam binding that I have just got.

And here are the results. The first is similar to one I made a while ago. Slightly different laces and colours but I loved the "kitten ears" last time so had some fun making them once again.

Then again I used the white cotton but this time edged and decorated with some dramatic contrasting black lace and purple ribbon.

I loved making the top hat and thought next time I could try to make a more "Gothlike" outfit. Maybe make the dress in grey and use black and purple trims again. And I think that a Top Hat would be right for a Goth outfit too.

For the next one I decided on a change and used some silk material.  I recently got some pieces of "Sari Silk" which is so soft and light its lovely but so difficult to work with. It slips about a lot and it will fray if you just look at it sideways! So I had to work carefully with it but the resulting dress I am pleased with so it was worth the effort. I again used some silky seam binding but held off using any lace, other than on the underskirt, as the material is patterned I thought it would start to look too busy. Less is more so they say.

But I could not resist a bit more decorativeness so made a mulberry flower and lead headdress.