T-Shirt Hack: Machine Sewing Tutorial

One of the most frustrating parts of making doll clothes is that even experienced seamstresses find that the rules of good garment construction don't always work out on 1:6 or 1:8 scale.
Necklines prove especially difficult, and on stretchy material such as sweaters and t-shirts it's darn near impossible to get a quality finish unless you have a few tricks up your sleeve.

So here is my ultra-quick, ultra-easy cheater method for getting smooth necklines without all the frustration. It works on *doll scale because you don't actually pull the t-shirt over the doll's head.

Fair warning: I don't have a camera-person so I have to prop my iPad up on it's side to get the shot so the video is oriented the wrong direction. My sincere apologies.

There you go! By using a **stabilizer and turning the neckline before finishing it off you get a pretty clean looking garment without the all of the frustration.
If you found this tutorial useful, I'd love it if you share photos of your finished t-shirts and sweaters on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/rosiegirlsdolls

*This method won't work for children's clothing because it doesn't allow for enough stretch to get a kid's head through.

**You can also use interfacing, dryer sheets, paper towel, or a stiff piece of lining material instead of TP to stabilize your fabric.