Dolly's Day — How-To

If you don't fancy using glitter felt for your Dolly Fairy Dress and Wings pattern, here's a great alternative to let your inner crafty roam free using good quality craft felt and our Fairy Wing template!

This handy tutorial accompanies our Dolly Pattern Varsity Hoody digital pdf sewing pattern to fit Dolly - It has many other uses which you can apply it to, like decorating a tote bag or making a brooch for example. 1. Download the FREE number outline template here and print a copy. 2.  Choose your two digit number!  Your lucky number, the shirt number of your favourite sports player or the last two numerals of the year we're in e.g. 17, all work really well. 3. Cut around the heavy black line of the number pattern and pin it to your...

We've put together this simple step by step tutorial (with photos) which will help you to make a great job of Dolly's hair. We suggest pre-cutting your lengths of wool/yarn in advance.  It is well worth persevering with and not skimping as our costume patterns with hoods have taken the amount and bulk of Dolly's hair into consideration when designing the outfits. STEP 1Transfer the lines on the hair diagram/pattern to the rear of the doll’s head. Use vanishing pen, a line of long stitches, a row of pins or tailors chalk.   STEP 2Insert an embroidery needle loaded with...