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Cloth Doll: Jiliana, a 21st Century Boudoir Doll Learn how to cut the pattern, stuff, assemble and dress a unique cloth doll. From "Craft Lab" episode DCLB-118

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Patti Medaris Culea adds the clothes for the finishing touches to this lovely lady.

Dressing the Doll

1. The skirt is full so that when the doll is placed on a pillow the skirt will partially cover it. Cut the upper part of the skirt, from the silk charmeuse, in a 12" circle. To make it easy, use the lid of a cooking pan, or a dinner plate. Trace the circle onto a piece of paper towel then pin to the silk.

2. Cut tow 7" x 22" pieces from the same silk. Sew these, right sides together, so it makes a 44" length.

3. Machine sew a narrow hem along the long edge of the 44" lower skirt. On the right side of the lower skirt sew the 3" lace. Fold the lower skirt piece so that the right sides match, and sew the short end together. Set the sewing machine for a gathering stitch and sew along the top edge of the lower skirt.

4. Gather the lower skirt to fit the upper skirt and pin in place, right sides together. Machine sew the two pieces together. Trim loose threads and turn, right side out.

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5. Cut a slit at the top of the skirt, in the middle and slip onto the dolls body. Hand-sew the skirt to the waist.

6. Tear two strips of silk, one from each dyed piece, and cut in half. To seal the raw edges, paint with the Lumiere paints. Stamp the fabric if you wish, too.

7. Place two contrasting pieces of the above silk together. Do this again. You will have four pieces of silk with two together, twice. Wrap each one around each other, at the center.

8. Place this on the chest of the doll and pin in place. At the back criss-cross the silk pieces then bring the ends up onto the shoulders. Arrange them as shown on the doll and pin in place.

9. Cut a piece of the 3" dyed lace to fit at the waist. Pin this to the doll. Hand-sew the lace at the waist and also sew the bodice to the body. At the sleeves hand-sew the silk ribbons and some silk roses.

10. Plug in the Kandi Kane to heat. Place the heat set crystals in a container, crystal side up. Pick up a crystal with the Kandi Kane tool and allow the glue to melt. It will bubble. Place the crystal onto the skirt, where wanted. Continue placing the crystals on the clothing.

11. Trace two shoe shapes onto the wrong side of the silk crepe de shine. Sew along seam number one, leaving open where marked. Cut out and turn, right side out.

12. Place the shoes onto the feet and pin in place. Cut two pieces of silk ribbon 16" long. Find the center and pin at the center seam of the shoe. Cut the beading thread in a one yard length. Thread the beading needle ad place a knot in the end. Anchor this in the foot, under the shoe.

13. Come out and the center of the shoe, towards the toe, and pick up a size 11 seed bead. Catch the silk ribbon and take the needle back into the shoe and foot. Move the needle over 1/2" and come out and go back into the shoe and foot. Continue doing this all the way around the shoe's raw edge. When finished, wrap the ends of the ribbons around the ankle and up the leg. Tie into a bow. Anchor the ribbons to the leg.

14. The head wrap is 2" long pieces of silk fabric torn into 2" wide strips. The length of each strip is approximately 22" long. Cut another piece of silk wide and long enough to cover the head from the top seam to the nap of the neck and from one side seam to the other. Pin this in place and hand-sew to the head. Pin one raw edge of one of the long strips of silk to the back of the head. Thread a hand-sewing needle with 1-1/2 yard strong thread. Place a knot on the end. Anchor this to the head and hand-sew the raw end of the silk strip to the head. Start twisting the silk until it starts to coil up on itself. Arrange around the head and wrap into a circle on one side of the head.

15. Jiliana is now finished and ready to be placed on a pillow in a bedroom, or elsewhere.

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RESOURCES :

Brillance Stamp Pads, Fantastix
Tsukineko
Website: www.tsukineko.com

Jacquard Products—Dye Na Flow, Lumiere Paints, Pearl EX Stamp Pads
Jacquard Products
Website: www.jacquardproducts.com

Terry Medaris Art Stamps
Website: www.terrymedarisartstamps.net

Fairfield Polyfil Stuffing
Website: www.poly-fil.com

Kandi Kane Hot Fix Applicator, Heat Set Swarovski Crystals
Kandi Corp.
Website: www.kandiCorp.com

GUESTS :

Patti Medaris Culea
PMC Designs
E-mail: patti2pmcdesigns.com
Website: www.pmcdesigns.com