Bunting for U3A via Sewing4Kingston
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Little Dresses For Africa. Makes dresses/shorts but also Sani-Pads. I will post content on this website later
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An existing project I contribute to from time to time. I will post patterns/advice etc later
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Kingston Hospital
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Therapy Dolls. Initally made for children using the CPS service to help them with their trauma but suitable for many charity doll projects
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A place for me to share items which can be used for personal or charity use for free, often connected with a specific project.
Contact me if unsure.
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Free Stuff - Charity
Project 1 - Therapy Dolls
Project details
Here is the original call for Dollies by John Scott
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NOTE THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY CLOSED!
Clothing patterns
Clothes for both the 12 inch and 8 inch dolls
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Doll body patterns
There are two, one for the adult and one for the child.
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Instructions
The instructions for this project are via YouTube. Videos of dubious home made quality but covering each aspect of the make are availalble. They provide a good starting point. Contact me with any queries
Face and Hair
There are documented instructions for the hair and a diagram with feature positions here
Need more help?
If you need to ask any how to questions, please do get in touch
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Project 2 - scrubs for Kingston Hospital
Project 5 - Bunting
This section contains a helpsheet and templates for bunting. The specifications relate to a SewingForKingston project but the basics work equally well for anyone's bunting!