I sew and knit for my dolls. That started with Barbie etc. then some Monster High/Ever After High dolls jumped into the collection. The latest arrivals are Tyler Wentworth and Alexandra Fairchild Ford, which are 16″ dolls. The images here are mostly the promotional pictures from the manufacturer since I’m an unboxer.
One thing about dolls: there always end up being more…
Making for EverAfterHigh and Monster High
Dioramas
My Girls
Barbie Dolls
The first two dolls shown here were mine as a kid and I still have them. My American Girl is blonde and my Dramatic Living Barbie is a redhead. Top Model Resort is a girl found at the thrift store – she was nude, but I wanted a girl with the Model Muse body and she was in good shape. (I would love to find her original clothes etc.)
Recently, I’ve added some of the new articulated dolls which gives me also the additional body sculpts: tall and petite.
I also have some Barbie dolls that I don’t undress, since they’re in period costumes.
Silkstone Barbies
Silkstone Barbies are a line created for adult collectors, designed by Robert Best. The original dolls were made of a material called Silkstone, which is hard and is supposed to resemble porcelain. They are not articulated. The lingerie models were the earliest girls.
In 2016, Mattel introduced a new Silkstone body sculpt which is articulated. These dolls are more posable. They’re also made of a different material and are lighter. Their dimensions are slightly smaller than the original Silkstone girls.
You’ll find an archival list of Silkstone Barbies right here.
(This list stops in 2020.)
Integrity Toys
The newer additions to my 12″ dolls are from Integrity Toys. These girls are a little taller, a little thinner, and have more articulation. They often have interchangable feet and/or hands – so they can wear heels or flats, or switch out to painted hands that look like they’re wearing gloves. The clothing and accessories for these dolls are outstanding in their detail.
16″ Fashion Dolls
I only discovered these in 2023 – about 25 years after they were introduced. 🙂 I really like sewing for this size of doll.
Alexandra Fairchild Ford
This doll from Madame Alexander was launched in 2000. The early dolls weren’t articulated at all. They have eyelashes, which is fun, and are a little bit shorter than the Tonner dolls. The clothes for these dolls are really well made, IMO. Later body sculpts are articulated, but I don’t have any of those girls (yet).
There is an online reference with some pictures of the dolls in this series on Dollscroll, right here.
Tyler Wentworth & Friends
Tyler Wentworth is a doll created by Robert Tonner. I’m particularly fond of her friend, Sydney Chase, who has a different face sculpt. These dolls always had articulated knees.
The Tonner dolls have three different body sculpts (SA = straight arm; BA = bendable arm; BW = bendable wrist) but the dimensions of all three are the same.
There’s a fabulous archival site and reference for these dolls right here.
Monster High & Everafter High
These are 10″ dolls with skinny skinny bodies. They are fun. Here’s how my Monster High girls would have looked new-in-box, but most of them came from the thrift store and were naked. They pretty much all needed their hair washed, too. (Only EAH Madeline Hatter and MH Lagoona Blue Creeproduction were new when they came to me.)
Alive & Knitting 