Holiday Dailies: Trends to Sew 9

Welcome to #9 of the Holiday Dailies: Trends to Sew.

We had a bit of a hiatus there with the weekend and the arrival of Marie-Grace, now Liv Brooks, and then another weekend, and stuff.

We have another ad that we ripped out of Seventeen magazine for your perusal. ;-)

WARNING: Lots of pictures!

Today's Trends to Sew Top Tip: Go to clothing stores, hit the sale sections, and buy XXLs or bigger. Then just cut up all those human clothes to make doll clothes.

Don't stay in the women's and junior's sections. Hit the children's, the men's, whatever is on sale and clearance -- human clothing is where you find the most affordable and most trendy fabrics.

We've said this before, but we should probably say it 3,000 more times.

Deconstruct human clothing to get great fabrics for doll clothing!!!

____ Native American Patterned Sweater

This is a PacSun thang.

And here is the new GOTY 2013 Saige sporting the PacSun look.

Who would have guessed that AG would be trendy?

Or maybe that was an accident?

Probably an accident. 

The rest of Saige's clothes are well.... they need help.

From AGoverseasfan's video: http://youtu.be/QyU3EpfgnB0

PacSun Sweater Examples:

_____Denim Vest with Shearling Lining

So. cute.

____ Shredded Light Wash Jeans

Liberty Jane's post on how to distress denim:

http://www.libertyjanepatterns.com/2009/10/how-to-distress-your-denim-instructional-video.html

Lots of tutorial videos on there.

Involves sharp objects -- so be careful!

_____ Upholstered/Tapestry/Cloth cowboy boots

From PacSun

From Zappos

We have seen this in duck boots as well.

REI and Zappos.

Not sure about the creation logistics of this one, but if someone can pull it off -- 

that is awesomeness.

Check out Liberty Jane Patterns for boots patterns in many shapes and styles.

http://www.libertyjanepatterns.com/

_____Slouchy knit hat

Patterns:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/80045896/sophie-pdf-knitting-pattern-for-18

http://www.etsy.com/listing/116983204/newlyn-a-textured-stitch-patterned

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61911080/pdf-pattern-crochet-hat-for-american

We have this one in purple.

It is complete coolness and we love it.

_____ Black Moto Jacket

Pacsun's knit moto jacket -- you don't have to do leathers, pleathers, suedes.

Be creative!

Try it in peach -- again, a popular color that we've mentioned 600 times....

They also offer one with lace overlay and sleeves

Liberty Jane's moto jacket pattern: http://www.libertyjanepatterns.com/2012/06/motorcycle-jacket-doll-clothes-pattern.html

_____ Flirty Dress with Lace Accents

Lovely for layering over leggings, tights, long-sleeve shirts, with jackets and cardis.

_____ Lace Shirt

PacSun has a lot of lace shirt and tank options, but these are two of their long-sleeve offerings.

Beautiful stuff. Allows for a lot of layering creativity.

Though, the girl needs longer skirts....

____Knee-High Socks with Booties

No extra pics for this one. Mostly a hint for those of you offering whole outfits in your shops or styling outfits at home. Looks cute with shorter dresses and skirts.

Stay tuned for Three More Trends to Sew this month!

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Holiday Dailies: Trends to Sew 8

What's up, Stitches.

Maple here.

We're here at "Holiday Dailies: Trends to Sew #8."

We saw this in Seventeen magazine, and were like "What the Poodle is Ukala?"

Are we really that out of the loop?

I guess so.

Here is ANOTHER "U-name" Aussie company making wool-lined boots..

Ukala are apparently the less expensive cousin of UGGS.

We don't know if they hold up like UGGS do though. Our UGGS have done very well with years of use. So we do recommend UGGS for humans.

But for dolls, well boots are boots. Try your hand with Liberty Jane's many available boot patterns to make dolly UGGS or Ukalas. But you probably already knew that.

http://www.libertyjanepatterns.com/category/all-patterns/patterns-for-american-girl-doll/shoe-pattern

Ukala also offers "Looks" for design inspiration on their site.

See below:

_____ Socks under the boots. A new trend for UGGS/Ukala.

In human reality wearing any socks with these boots is insane. They are WOOL-LINED. Your feet will sweat and sweat and sweat until they fall off your leg.

_____Slouchy knit hat in mint

_____Open-weave cream over-size sweater

____Pink suede boots

____Original/Classic tan suede boots

___Very light grey or blue jeggings/skinny jegs that can tuck into the boots

____Sequined slouch scarf

____Hairbows and Bow Headbands are In

____Floral jackets

____Again, the knee-high socks under the boots

____Neat decorative accents on these boots

____ Like the dusty rose paired with grey

____ Chambray shirt. How many times do we have to point these out? :-P

____ Light aqua booties

____Oatmeal knit beanie

___Striped shirt

____High-waist shorts

Uncomfortable "Baby in the Corner" pose is optional.

Also in Seventeen was this girl blowing us a kiss.

She is sporting duds sold by PacSun.

PacSun has been on our radar for awhile.

Have we mentioned it before?

We honestly can't remember.

They have some interesting pants options.

These are those "coated" jeans we have talked about before.

Below is an "over-dyed" option. 

How can you tell? 

There are clusters of 'extra' dye at the seams, pockets, belt-line in the fabric.

And overall they have a mottled look.

Patterned skinnies.

Also seen below with this awesome varsity sweatshirt.

Her daft head-tilt is less awesome.

Love these varsity things. Yet no one makes them. Why? Oh, why?

Other PacSun looks. 

We like how they build outfits with their jackets that actually look good.

Below is an interesting look. It is like a cardigan and bomber jacket combo.

We thought at first it was two pieces together.

But nope.... Upon closer study, the jacket itself is more blanket-weight than cardi weight.

So more like a flannel or fleece disguised as a striped knit.

"Soft fleece trim. Button up front. Soft exterior. Fully lined."

Love this patterned jacket with grey over white.

Dress should be longer. Either that or she forgot to put on pants.

Nice interpretation of the moto with a subtle contrast.

Try over floral dress.

Military olive-colored jacket.

Bold tropical shirt -- We have seen this before on a skirt.

A good look to try with the 2012 Woomera Jacket pattern, if Liberty Jane releases it.

Probs will. Probs will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz77sODH5XU

Love the bright plaid shirt paired with the black jacket.

Nice holiday look below.

Model is less teed-off in this shot. ;-)

She's like: "Do I smell Christmas cookies???"

Thanks so much for visiting us today!

(Gee. Why am I being so nice to y'alls? 

Oh right, Santa..... 

He's always watching....Always Watching)

Stay tuned for FOUR more Holiday Dailies!

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