Vintage Hankerchief Projects

My friend Sawitri recently gave me a stash of hankies. This is what I’ve come up with so far.

 

I bought this doll for 49c at a craft shop in Detroit some time ago.After trying to dress it, it came apart at some of the seams. I now know why they were only 49c.
I only need one for this project. I smocked the front and back. The shoulder straps were crocheted using cotton from my stash. There was enough of the hankie left to drape a headscarf  or ”doekie” as it is called back home.

It was great to have so many of the same colour to work with because I used 4 of the same to complete this onesie. I guess if you would like more ruffles, you can use more handkerchiefs. After attaching the ruffled “skirt”, it looked a bit bland so I stenciled the flower.

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