I've got a lot of dolls with hooves now. I thought I was being clever and solving the shoe problem (doll shoes cost as much as my shoes), but then I discovered I couldn't get pants or even stretchy American Girls underwear over the hooves. I needed something that could be put on like a diaper, with side fastenings. So last night I took some painter's blue tape and a paper napkin, and made a pattern by sticking the tape to the doll and then carefully lifting it off, and then clipping the curved parts (just the rear end) to flatten it. In the picture above, you can see the darts on the sides of the underwear. Here's the tape/paper napkin form (and the slightly cleaned up paper version--each box on the grid is 1/5 of an inch.) The edges were finished by clipping 1/4 of an inch along the curve, folding it under and topstitching it. The lace should have gone over the stitching line, but I chose lace that was too narrow. Next time I will use 1/2 inch lace, I think. I st...
