The Doll Collective, a range of make your own boudoir inspired 1920’s doll kit. With the choice of 5 different dolls, from glamorous Dita to gentleman Bertie!. You can buy the kit to make at home (at their online store or regularly seen at stitching fairs!) or visit there Dorset location for a doll kit making weekend. When I saw these on display at a fair I couldn’t resist buying one just something a little quirky and nothing like any kit I have seen before an adult doll making kit perfect for a weekend of sewing!

I Brought my Dita doll from The Doll Collective at a knitting and stitching show in London. The kit is well presented with everything thing you need to make your doll complete in a presentation box. It’s filled with your doll and clothes patterns, fabrics and trims to decorate your doll and outfits complete with black and white instructions. 

This kit is not for your beginner sewer, more of an intermediate level but pictured and text instructions to follow. Not always the easiest instructions to follow at times but with a costume making background this did not faze me. 

I really enjoyed hand embroidering Dita’s tattoos that are pre printed on the doll pattern pieces after cutting them out. A few colours were included but I delved into my own collection of threads to make my Dita a little more individual. Was really happy with how fabulous they look. Next up I assembled the body and stuffed her. I added a little extra stuffing to make her a body more sturdy and less rag doll like. I used a piece of dowel wood to use as her back bone so she sits up. 

The next exciting bit was making her sparkly outfit, really easy to make with a few little tweaks I made to perfect her. There wasn’t quite enough fabric in the kit to make her skirt as instructed but I made use of what was in there and adjusted it to work!! 

I loved the idea of giving Dita her own head of hair and it just had to be pink! Really simple to stitch the length of hair on and giving it a bit of style. I feel it really completes her sassy look. Dita now sits proud in my studio and brings a smile to my face when I see her sat there with her boujee style!!

I have since made Bertie, who I feel is a more advanced level of sewing required. With intricate tailoring details to his outfit. He had plenty of stufing, enough fabric to complete him and also came complete with the wood dowel for his back. Love the little touches of the baker boy cap, pocket watch and shoes that are included in the kit, really gives him that 1920’s gentleman style! 

The kit gives you the patterns so you can make further outfits for your doll’s, you can purchase further fabric kits from The Doll Collective or dive into your own fabric collections. To give your doll’s a full fun wardrobe to interchange.

I would highly recommend these kits for any sewing lover out there and make a great mascot for any room!

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