How Do You Sew Barbie Clothes With Children?
• Make durable templates. Children often find it difficult to handle tissue patterns without tearing them, so the first step is to make a sturdy yet flexible copy of the pattern. To do that, trace the pattern pieces that you are going to use onto medium weight Pellon. • Copy the identifying marks such as the pattern number, pattern piece, darts, seam lines, notches, grain arrows, fold lines, and number of pieces to be cut directly onto the Pellon. • Put the original pattern piece back into the package. The Pellon copy can be used over again many times. • Using an 1/8 inch paper punch – one size smaller than the standard punch that is used for making loose-leaf binder holes – punch out any dots, such as those on the sides or ends of darts. Because the Pellon does not tear easily, a marking pen or chalk can easily mark the dots onto the fabric right through the holes in the Pellon. • Pin the Pellon pieces to the fabric just as one would using a standard tissue pattern. Transfer the marki
