There is something so fantastic and appealing about the Victorian look. I used Victorian fashion as the inspiration for my doll Finders Keepers. You have to love the bonnet look.
So here are some great free patterns ranging from dolls to sachets to inspire you.
This Victorian Ornament designed by cloth doll designer Kat Lees is gorgeous.
Use the flat doll style and ribbon to create this Victorian beauty from Maureen's Vintage Acquisitions blog.
Use ribbon again to create a gorgeous Victorian angel doll, click here to see how. The instructions advise using a porcelain head and hands, but you could just as easily use a cloth head and hands.
Noel Wolfman offers up this free tutorial on using Paverpol to create a Victorian tassel doll.
Tassels are ever so Victorian, create a half doll hanging tassel with the Queen of Ribbon Roses Helen Gibb, click here.
You can even make your own tassels - get the instructions here.
Or create a half doll pin cushion with Helen Gibb here.
This Vintage Victorian pin cushion will keeps those pins in place while you stitch.
Stitch this cute little Victorian corset sachet to keep things smelling pretty.
if you like sachets but love dolls more, then make this half doll lavender sachet with Helen Gibb.
Stitch a gorgeous Victorian motif on fabric using this free pattern for Victorian towels from Better Homes & Gardens.
Reuse a burned out lightbulb to create this Victorian lightbulb ornament.
From some reason dress-forms always make me think Victorian, here is a pattern and instructions for making a ribbon rose adorned dress-form pin cushion.
Remember more is more in the Victorian style - a good moto for doll making, I think. More doll making and more and more.......
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