Cloth Girl Doll

 Nellie and Harriet have a new friend: 

Meet Dolly!

This sweet doll is made from Liz Clark's 13" Cloth Girl Doll pattern, and with her permission will be available for purchase in the Fort Nisqually auction.

Dolly and her underthings.

Miss Dolly has a full set of historic undergarments: cotton chemise, drawers, tucked petticoat, and plain petticoat, and stout linen stays with shoulder straps.

Close-up of the hand-bound eyelets on Dolly's stays.

She has a blue print dress made with short-sleeves and a low-body appropriate to her youth, as well as a long-sleeved yoked dress in a bold red and black paisley material. An orange print pinafore and chintz half-apron will help her keep neat and tidy through her adventures. With a green print sunbonnet, blue and gold plaid shawl, warm red winter hood, and grey basque coat, Dolly is ready to play in all weathers.

Short-sleeved blue print dress with open neckline,
pinafore, sunbonnet, and wool shawl.

Yoked dress with long sleeves, plain petticoat, half apron,
grey wool coat, and red wool hood with purple silk bow.

All of Dolly's clothing are made from natural fibers--mostly cotton, with linen stays, soft wool outerwear, and silk ribbon on her hood. She herself is made of cotton, with a painted face and wool stuffing. Her clothes fasten with metal hooks and thread eyes, and the printed materials come from my reproduction fabric stash. 

Dolly in her pinafore, bonnet, and shawl.

Nelly modelling the apron, coat and hood.

Dolly's tucked petticoat ended up so stiff, that I gave her a slightly shorter plain petticoat to wear under her blue dress. The bishop sleeves on her yoked dress (red and black paisley) are a little too full for her basque, but it fits neatly over her short-sleeved blue dress, allowing both dresses to be worn in cold weather.

The tucked petticoat is made of pimatex,
and has enough body to stand on its own.