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   suesew | Mar 24, 2009 09:07pm | #1

   Doll Clothes require softer, lighter fabrics with smaller or simple or plain patterns. Fabrics like wool or corduroy can be too thick or stiff to work with in small pieces. Fraying can occur with loose weave fabrics where you would normally have to use a french seam or a regular 5/8 seam. Keep a bottle of fray check handy. Sew a much as you can with the pieces flat. Finish off the cuffs and sew in the sleeves before you sew the underarm or side seams. If you use little stitches you can cut the seam allowance down to 1/8". When you gather fabric, press the gathered seam allowance and then cut it down and flatten it with a zigzag or some overcasting stitch. There are some wonderful doll costuming magazines and books and you might benefit from looking through them and getting some ideas.