TAN DOLL BODY FABRIC $5.75/yd Add to Cart
BASIC OFF-WHITE PLAIN $5.75/yd Add to Cart
BASIC ANTIQUE WHITE (good for doll underwear) $5.75/yd Add to Cart
BASIC PLAIN BROWN $5.75/yd Add to Cart
BASIC BLACK $5.75/yd Add to Cart

UTILITY MUSLIN (must be washed and dried in a dryer for the soft, crinkled look) $2.75/yd Add to Cart
TAN OSNABURG - the good kind without all the little flecks and in a good color for primitive dolls. A little stiff until washed then it takes on a great homespun look. $5.75/yd Add to Cart
HANDWOVEN LOOK DIRTY ANTIQUE WHITE - good for primitive animals. $5.00/yd

HOMESPUNS - good for primitive animals and other applications needing a bit of woven texture.
OFF-WHITE LINEN LOOK HOMESPUN $7.50/yd Add to Cart
TAN HOMESPUN $7.50/yd Add to Cart

WOOL FELT - Brown - 18"x36" (1/2 yd) $12.00 Add to Cart

FEED SACKING
These are a very soft nice weave very linen like with character to it, unlike plain cotton by the yard. Off-white, 100% cotton, hemmed edges and about a yard square each. Make good doll bodies or doll clothes (or even use as dish towels - embroiders nicely), overdyes well, and can be used for primitive animals (also overdyed or antiqued). Two for $5.00 Add to Cart

COTTON KNIT for Dollmaking
White is used in my Izannah Walker heads. Can also be dyed. 1/2 yard of 45" wide. $3.75
Black, brown or cream is used for doll stockings and is more ribbed. 1/2 yard (13"wide tube - 26" opened). $3.75
White Add to Cart
Black, Brown and Cream - Sorry, temporarily unavailable

BATISTES
This is the fine weight necessary for doll underwear and bonnets and if overdyed with my new paint overdye (page 25), gives a look that with equally treated lace, looks authentically old and moreover is so fine that it drapes and gathers perfectly even on the tiniest of dolls. I cannot speak highly enough of it for doll's clothes.I have two types below. The Fine Batiste (pre-hemmed squares) is the finest weight available, but is transparent although less so when overdyed. It was my favorite, though only available in pre-hemmed squares. These squares are being discontinued at the source, so to replace it I have located another - Batiste by the Yard. It is actually a better quality fabric, but this also makes it a tiny bit denser. This is good news for pinafores or dresses, which previously had to be lined with the batiste squares, but it is still great for all other uses and maintains an excellent drape for even small dolls. It is also far less expensive, so I highly recommend it, though I am still fond of the old squares.

FINE BATISTE IN SQUARES
So far in my trials this is the best by far for the finest weight batiste. It is expensive as the only way to get it right now is in a pre-hemmed piece, about 45" square, but it is worth it. This batiste is slightly more transparent than the batiste above sold by the yard. Sorry, no longer available - we are looking for something comparable.

BATISTE BY THE YARD This batiste is actually a better grade of fabric and is less transparent than my favorite batiste mentioned above. It has good drape, overdyes well, and is more affordable. $5.00 yd Add to Cart

DYEABLE SILK
There are many places where certain dolls require silk because there is simply nothing like it. It happens that silk is the easiest of all fabrics to dye and like wool (both are protein based fibers), dyes well because the fibers soak up dyes readily, evenly and are fairly colorfast (unlike cottons). So, this silk can be used as is, an off-white, or easily dyed using just Rit dyes or any other dyes useable on silk. One effect that is easy to achieve is soft muted colors and these are nice for very small dolls, Hitty things or to make a Queen Anne, but silk is also easy to dye in deep colors, including black. I always have some handy for various projects and it makes a good lining too.
Choose from the weights and types below and then see the packets of Gail's actual recipes in her color palette below. Choose your color or recommended is the Starter Set.

SILKS BELOW SOLD BY THE HALF YARD - If you want a yard and a half (for example), then in your shopping cart, change the number 1 to 3 which will be a yard and a half.

Even weave silks (Habutai):
Light Weight (12 mme) Good for sewn sashes, bonnet ties, bias trims, linings or general use such as doll dresses. $5.50/half yd Add to Cart
Medium Weight (16 mme) This is an equivalent weight to taffeta, but more affordable. Good for doll dresses, especially dolls 10" and up and accessories. This silk is good to use for the drape and scale of silk, but it can also take on a look of a nice old-time solid color, so does not have to be thought of as fancy. A truly fancy look is best had by using Taffeta below. $7.25/half yd Add to Cart

Taffeta - This is my best recommendation for doll gowns or best dresses. Taffeta is a crisp silk and has a dominant vertical (warp) thread that is slightly different than the horizontal (weft) thread allowing for a slight sheen (desirable) and in colored taffetas, sometimes a different color is used creating a shadow or irridescent effect. Taffetas are expensive, but worth it. (Or use Medium Weight above as a substitute). Note: If you are interested in dressing your dolls in solid color fabrics but do not necessarily want the fabric to look dressy, but more everyday, then use the Medium Weight silk above. $17.50/half yd Add to Cart

OTHER DYEING POSSIBILITIES
Using my Utility Muslin, pre-washed, will give a soft, hand dyed and old look. Colors may fade slightly over time, but the effect is very authentic. It is harder to get even results with no tiny spots of off-dye, but the fabric is so reasonable, if you dye some extra, you can usually cut around, or in most cases, ignore as part of the charm. Likewise, using any tissue weight linen has similar effects. If you can only find a soft color in linen, you can still overdye it and alter the color to something you like - the original color will enrich the new color, but if it is a pastel, you can dominate it with the dye.
Utility Muslin $2.75/yd Add to Cart

DYEING INSTRUCTIONS AND RECIPES $4.50 Add to Cart

ANTIQUED LACES
These laces have been specially overdyed by us to make new fine imported from France cotton laces look old right from the start. Available in two widths, each come on a card of 2 yards.
Narrow (about 1/4") $5.00 Add to Cart
Wide (about 3/8") $5.00 Add to Cart
NOTE: You will find many more laces on the Fancy Doll Supplies Page.