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Old August 28th 07, 08:58 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Mary Fisher
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We're back from Chippenham where we left my early 1940s dolls' house, made
by my godfather for me. It's unique and I'm delighted to say that grand
daughter Robyn was thrilled to bits to have it.

Spouse had reglazed (with plain, coloured and obscured as appropriate) the
windows and Robyn is painting and papering the rooms. Her father and his
siblings had 'uglified' the house when they were young. He has the job of
re-wiring the house before he goes to the Falklands.

My task is to make soft furnishings - curtains, bed linen and mattresses,
table linen etc. AND clothing for the 1/12 dolls.

I reckon that I could use say size 19 or 20 needles which Spouse could make
and very fine wool or cotton and simply use regular patters from the time -
such as the vintage patterns someone featured recently. Spouse is prepared
to tat some things and Robyn's mum will make cross-stitch rugs.

But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this scale?
I'm going to be very busy - and shall have to use magnifying glasses!

Mary


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Old August 28th 07, 09:37 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Shirley Shone
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In message , Mary Fisher
writes
We're back from Chippenham where we left my early 1940s dolls' house, made
by my godfather for me. It's unique and I'm delighted to say that grand
daughter Robyn was thrilled to bits to have it.

Spouse had reglazed (with plain, coloured and obscured as appropriate) the
windows and Robyn is painting and papering the rooms. Her father and his
siblings had 'uglified' the house when they were young. He has the job of
re-wiring the house before he goes to the Falklands.

My task is to make soft furnishings - curtains, bed linen and mattresses,
table linen etc. AND clothing for the 1/12 dolls.

I reckon that I could use say size 19 or 20 needles which Spouse could make
and very fine wool or cotton and simply use regular patters from the time -
such as the vintage patterns someone featured recently. Spouse is prepared
to tat some things and Robyn's mum will make cross-stitch rugs.

But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this scale?
I'm going to be very busy - and shall have to use magnifying glasses!

Mary


If you type miniature patterns in on UK ebay it brings up some patterns.
Shirley
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Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk
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Old August 29th 07, 12:06 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Vintage Purls
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Mary Fisher wrote:
But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this scale?


What exactly are you looking for Mary? If you intend to scale down by
knitting at a very fine gauge then there are "real people" patterns of
an appropriate era available all over the show (if you know where to
look). If you can give me some idea of the exact garments you want
patterns for I'll see if I can point you to some appropriate online
resources.

There certainly are miniature patterns for 1/12 scale but I've never
seen many for free. Have a look at:
http://www.buttercupminiatures.co.uk/
http://miniatureknitting.com/farthing_patterns.html

VP

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Old August 29th 07, 10:31 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
But the Vintage patterns don't include all the clothes needed for little
people, are there any patterns for knitted or sewn clothing of this
scale?


What exactly are you looking for Mary? If you intend to scale down by
knitting at a very fine gauge then there are "real people" patterns of
an appropriate era available all over the show (if you know where to
look). If you can give me some idea of the exact garments you want
patterns for I'll see if I can point you to some appropriate online
resources.

There certainly are miniature patterns for 1/12 scale but I've never
seen many for free. Have a look at:
http://www.buttercupminiatures.co.uk/
http://miniatureknitting.com/farthing_patterns.html



Those are both exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you very much :-)

I'm not worried about paying for anything I want, my problem will be
choosing from the ranges!

I'll also bear your offer in mind. First, I have to re-build the dolls,
Robyn wants to use my old ones but time, moth and mice have reduced them to
heads, feet and a wire skeleton :-)

Mary



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Old August 29th 07, 11:19 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Vintage Purls
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On Aug 29, 9:31 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
I have to re-build the dolls,
Robyn wants to use my old ones but time, moth and mice have reduced them to
heads, feet and a wire skeleton :-)


Sounds like a really rewarding project Mary. I love dolls houses but
can't afford the grand English models I really covet. I have a
Sylvannian Families house for fun, one day I hope to have the time to
make something "proper" for myself.

VP

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Old August 29th 07, 12:28 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 9:31 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
I have to re-build the dolls,
Robyn wants to use my old ones but time, moth and mice have reduced them
to
heads, feet and a wire skeleton :-)


Sounds like a really rewarding project Mary.


Our older daughter and I started refurbishing it more than fifteen years ago
for her daughter (now 18) but events overtook our lives and although all the
materials (paper, paint, carpeting etc.) were there and prepared it had to
be left. I was thrilled when middle son asked if his 11 year old could have
it. I'm delighted that it's still in the family and won't be dumped.

I love dolls houses but
can't afford the grand English models I really covet. I have a
Sylvannian Families house for fun, one day I hope to have the time to
make something "proper" for myself.


I don't know what a Sylvannian house is. While we were in Wiltshire we went
to a specialist store and looked at what was available. They're expensive
and not as sturdily built as mine, there's also a sameness about them. Mine
is 100% original, built with love from materials which were very scarce
during the war. My godfather was a skilled plumber and used all sorts of
oddments to build it. For instance, the baseboard had once been used as a
board on which to mix concrete :-) The stairs (in their own stair wells
with landings, not up the side of rooms as in most new houses) were made
from a notice board advertising paint. The banisters are made from brass
tubing. Many of the transoms are coloured or obscured glass and the windows
are properly glazed too, with picture glass. The glory is the front door
which has four diamonds of rose-coloured profiled glass lozenges. Unique
indeed :-)

Uncle Bill also made most of the furniture for my house, it was up to date
in those days but period now :-) Robyn wants to keep it as a war-time
household so it will be a learning experience for her, researching period
styles and fashions. No television for her scale house :-) She picked up an
item and asked if it were a clock, we had to explain that it was a
'wireless' with a round loudspeaker.

Yes, make your own, it's the only way to have what you want!

Mary


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Old August 29th 07, 09:54 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Vintage Purls
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On Aug 29, 11:28 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
I don't know what a Sylvannian house is.


Sylvanian Families is a brand of plastic houses that can be populated
with little animals instead of dolls. I don't care much for the
animals but their houses and furnishings (despite being plastic) are
quite detailed. I have "Willow Hall" and a friend in Japan sends me
furniture. It satisfies my desire to arrange tiny things into a pretty
scene.
http://www.sylvanianfamilies.com/

I love that you're making the house war period - that's exactly the
era of house I'd like to make. I hope you can share some photos along
the way, especially when you've knitted up some tiny outfits.

VP

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Old August 30th 07, 12:30 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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For some wonderful tiny, tiny knitting, look here! http://www.bugknits.com/

I myself have FINALLY completed my first doll's size fair isle
sweater. Not perfect but pretty good, considering. Just found my
camera so will take a photo of it soon.

Wendy
A Knitting Fool in Connecticut

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Old August 30th 07, 10:30 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Mary Fisher
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"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Aug 29, 11:28 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
I don't know what a Sylvannian house is.


Sylvanian Families is a brand of plastic houses that can be populated
with little animals instead of dolls. I don't care much for the
animals but their houses and furnishings (despite being plastic) are
quite detailed. I have "Willow Hall" and a friend in Japan sends me
furniture. It satisfies my desire to arrange tiny things into a pretty
scene.
http://www.sylvanianfamilies.com/


Heavens! That's very clever marketing apart from anything else :-)

I love that you're making the house war period - that's exactly the
era of house I'd like to make. I hope you can share some photos along
the way, especially when you've knitted up some tiny outfits.


Well, I shall - but it's going to be a l-o-n-g project! This morning I was
going to discard a by now very thin facecloth. I brought dozens of new,
thick, facecloths from my Mum's so don't need to continue with out old ones
any more.

Then I realised that although it was so thin it would make good scale towels
for Marntlock* House (the dolls' house). I can see that I'm going to be
spending my life in the next few months seeing how things could scale down
appropriately g

Mary
* my godfather inscribed a plate with this name over the front door, it's
made up from the first three letters of my first name, the middle three from
my middle name and the last three from my (maiden) last name: Mary Bentley
Livock.


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Old August 30th 07, 10:34 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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"myswendy" wrote in message
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For some wonderful tiny, tiny knitting, look here!
http://www.bugknits.com/


Oh WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I myself have FINALLY completed my first doll's size fair isle
sweater. Not perfect but pretty good, considering. Just found my
camera so will take a photo of it soon.


Yes please.

Mary

Wendy
A Knitting Fool in Connecticut



 




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