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About the Owner of Sue's Tiny Costumes |
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About the Owner |
Sue Darby |
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| Sue Darby, the owner of Sue's
Tiny Costumes is an avid lover of dolls
and especially small dolls. She has dressed and sewn
for many dolls all her life but in 1996 found her love
of miniature dolls while attending and competing in
the Anaheim Doll Show. Her entry was the lovely 46"
lady doll
Letha
Marie who competed in the Sewing Division and placed
2nd. Letha's gown was a Fashion Design Computer Aided Drafting assignment for her second year of college. The original assignment was to draw and draft a line of garments. Sue's instructor allowed her to take this a bit further and applied it to a historic garment collection for her 46" Letha Marie doll. The second part of the assignment was to grade (change the size of the pattern) to fit 2 other dolls. Sue took this whole thing to heart and chose to research and create a historic line of garments dedicated to her great-grandmother's birth year 1889. She then designed, drafted and graded all 10 patterns with undergarments to fit 5 1/2" Katherine and another doll named Gwenolyn who is 12". Sue learned a lot during this assignment about dolls and body types as Letha is a cloth body doll, Katherine is mostly porcelain and Gwenolyn is all porcelain. Letha and Katherine are both definitely ladies while Gwenolyn seems to be a 'budding teen'. Doing this assignment which was for several classes earned grades of an 'A' in each. Sue went on later that same year to create the 19th century line and created several techniques that have come in handy for drafting and sewing in 1" scale. Over the time she was in college Sue created many lines and most of them are or will be offered here. In late 2000 Sue discovered Small Stuff Digest and while 'talking' to many of the subscribers was encouraged to write about how she drafts in miniature and to market her removable costumes and patterns. Taking this encouragement to heart less than a year later Pattern Drafting for Miniatures was born. Due to unforeseen computer glitches the original file was lost but Sue retained her own copy and in 2002 painstakingly recreated it and also made some improvements. Sue also occasionally works with her mother, Shirley, of Shirley's Creative Designs on various pattern drafting projects. It was during one of these projects that "Measuring a Lady Doll 101" was born which turned into the online Pattern Drafting Crash Course and has now become part of Pattern Making for Dolls. Any questions you have please do not hesitate to contact me! I always like to talk to others online! |
Sue Darby |
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About the Owner of Sue's Tiny Costumes |
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| This site was last updated
September 30, 2007
Thank you to Dean Stephen King for the years of hosting he provided. |
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Dolls, ©Volks or ©Zapf-Creations. Sue's Tiny Costumes has no affiliation
with any of the companies other than a love of the dolls they create and
the love of dressing and creation of patterns for them. * Sue's Tiny Costumes does NOT sell dolls nor is affiliated with any of the companies mentioned. Sue only makes patterns that fit these dolls and others of similar size. Any and ALL dolls shown are part of Sue's or her daughter Seraphine's personal collection and are NOT for sale. Sue's Tiny Costumes does NOT provide finished garments or items beyond downloadble patterns. |
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