Someone asked me if my miniature dress form patterns could be used to make 1:12 scale dress forms for a doll house. I was going to reply no, since they are designed for quarter scale to half scale. But then…
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Half Scale Pattern Changes
Craftsy is in the process of making changes to the patterns available on their site, and as part of the process, they’ve removed most of the patterns I had listed for free and for sale there. They will be making…
Posted in Half-Scale Patternmaking and Sewing
Tailor’s Hams and Waffles
Here’s my tutorial and free patterns for making pressing hams of various sizes. And as a bonus, you get my gluten-free waffle recipe. I’ve been meaning to get an actual pressing ham forever, but instead I’ve just made do with…
Meet My Mini-Me
After making my Bootstrap Fashion DIY stuffed dress form, I made a half scale version of myself. Pretty cute, isn’t she? I made some alterations to the bust area to try to correct the fitting issues I had there on…
Labor Day Sale
All of the half scale dress form patterns in my Etsy and Craftsy shops are 20% off from August 31 through September 4!
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Miniature Arm Pattern
I’ve created a new arm pattern for my DIY miniature dress forms. A couple of people asked about an arm pattern for the half-scale dress forms recently, so I figured it was time to make one. The arm attaches…
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Half Scale and Full Size Alder Dresses
I bought Grainline’s Alder shirtdress pattern a year and a half ago, but I didn’t get around to sewing this dress until last winter, when it was too cold to wear it. It’s finally starting to feel like summer around…
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Mini Stuffed Dress Form Pattern
I’ve made yet another pattern for DIY mini dress forms. This one has a very nice shape and is my favorite. These tiny dress forms are so cute! My goal was to make a sewn and stuffed mini dress form…
New Half-Scale Knit Dress Pattern
I have a new free half-scale pattern on Craftsy. This one is a sleeveless dress designed for knit fabrics. The dress has a one piece neck and armhole facing that is sewn entirely by machine using this method, which I…
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A New Free Half-Scale Dress
I added another free dress on Craftsy to fit my DIY paper mache or stuffed half-scale dress forms, just in time for the new year.
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