How Do You Make Ruffles For 18 Inch Doll Clothes?
Ruffles are popular trims for 18-inch doll clothing. Often these dolls are designed to appear older than a toddler, so the clothing styles that look good on them can range from the very cute and frilly baby doll style to more sophisticated, older style clothing. Making ruffles is fairly simple, and you can sew them by hand or by machine. Select a soft fabric ribbon with sealed edges. A 1/4- to 1/2-inch ribbon should be the standard size range for an 18-inch-tall doll. Some clothing styles will use very tiny or very large ruffles as part of the design, but how you craft the ruffle will remain the same. Measure the length of ruffles that you need on the doll dress. Measure and cut your ribbon to 2 1/2 times that length. Thread a needle. Bring the two ends of thread together and knot the end, trimming off excess thread. Baste stitch 1/8 inch from the top edge of the ribbon. Bring the needle up from the bottom and down from the top every 1/8-inch. Pull the ribbon gently as you sew to make
