Before modern central heating, many little children wore flannel petticoats in the winter, often with a crocheted wool edge at the hem. The dolls of that time coppied the garments of their little owners. This striped example is from one of my Greiner dolls, and I am sure it was made from a child's petticoat. As onother Greiner girl was in need of garments, I made a petticoat for her which captures much of the charm of an old one. It is still possible to find in yard sales and estate sales, old pillow cases with gorgeous hand knit lace. These circles of lace are perfect to trim a petticoat for a large doll. By making the petticoat to fit the lace I avoided cutting the lace which would have destroyed it. I used modern printed flannel in a great mustard color. I am happy with these results. Now to try my hand at making better shoes for her, as I do not care for the ones in the photo. Edyth
4 comments:
Beautiful project.
Hand knitted lace is precious - as I see more crochet. I love your suggestion to keep the lace in tact and adjust the skirt size.
Thank you for sharing!
Lovely! Thanks for sharing over on Maida. :-)
So beautiful! I told Dixie I thing those petticoats would be cozy to wear around in the winter. :~)
that's beautiful, and a wonderful idea to use over a pillow case!
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