Barbie Dress or Tunic from $1 Stretchy Gloves-Tutorial

I was really curious to see if this idea would work and think the Barbie Dress or Tunic from Stretchy Gloves turned out cute! And it's something fun and crafty to do when the girls have a sleep over:@) The best part, you can get two pair of gloves for $1 at Dollar Tree! When's the last time you spent 25¢ on Barbie clothes?

I did use adult size gloves and it only requires one seam up each side-gotta love that! Just got back from JoAnn Fabrics, they have some really great colors! 99¢ winter white anyone?

The Dress/Tunic:

1. Cut the very tips (the part that looks like a seam) off of the index and ring fingers.
2. **Leaving about 1", cut the middle finger off. (I measured mine and left 1/2", I think a little longer would be more like a turtle neck).
3. Turn the glove inside out. (**My stubby middle finger stayed inside the glove.)
4. The white yarn shows where you'll sew the side seams. Sew the seams, back stitching at the beginning and end. I did use a zig-zag stretch stitch.
5. Cut the sides off of the glove. 
6. Turn the dress right-side out. (See, there's the neck!)
7. You'll need to stretch the neck a bit to get it over the doll's head, but it will fit. Stretching it will give the neck that rolled, rounded knit look.
8. Dress the doll, smooth out Barbie's hair and smile-you just made something neat!
9. There are three raw edges on this knit garment (neck and arm holes), if you're concerned about fraying/fuzzies I understand Google can suggest ways to seal them. This dress has been on and off different dolls no less than 10 times and it's fine for me:@)

I made a Grunge Type Sweater for Ken too...

The hat is simply the thumb from the glove.

Have a happy day!

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