You may have heard of the right to carry arms? Okay, here we will discuss a dolly naked covered arm on her clothing Punchline. Sleeveless sundress summer travel is perfect, but to the autumn and spring showers, Dolly could hope more on her arm did not wear a sweater or jacket. There are a variety of options available to enhance any outfit for your doll by sewing unique garments for you.

As you work with doll clothes, you encounter challenges of sewing on a smaller scale. Sleeves are no different. Since the opening is so tiny, you cannot do set-in sleeves as you would if you were sewing a dress for yourself. In Dolly's case, you must leave the side seam of the sleeve and bodice open and sew the sleeve cap into the arm hole seam and then zigzag the edge.

First, fully finish your sleeve before attaching it to the bodice. Now is the time to add embellishments. Complete the hem by adding lace, making a casing with elastic threaded through or gather it into a band.

Know the type of sleeve you will use. One example is to create a puffed sleeve by using elastic. First, finish the bottom of the sleeve. Then use a clear plastic elastic that is very stretchy. This can be sewn on rather than cased in and is best used for large areas of fabric that need drawn together as 2" of plastic elastic will stretch to great lengths. It also has less bulk and is easier to slide Dolly's arms in and out of.

Once you have the sleeve's design figured out and finish the sleeve, run thread around the sleeve cap and sew into the bodice and then finish sewing the side seam for the bodice.

Here is a helpful tip: I always run 2 rows of gathering threads 1/8" and 3/8" from the edge of the sleeve's head. I pull the two gathering threads at the same time to ensure even gathers. Then, I stitch down the middle of the two rows with a regular (2.5) stitch. This puts me at a seam allowance of 1/4" away from the edge of the sleeve for my final stitching. It is important to pull out your gathering threads at the end, after stitching. All that is left is to zigzag the seam allowance in order to finish the raw edges.

Look through pattern books on sewing for dolls and evaluate each clear plastic sleeveon each outfit. See where they are gathered or puffed or banded and how it fits with the rest of the design. Play around with it. If you create a sleeve that doesn't work, make a new one. Have fun and realize there are many ways to achieve the look you desire for Dolly.

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