When I started selling Vintage 8 inch Betsy McCall dolls, I was dressing a lot of dolls every day, and it was hard doing all those little snaps. Arthritis is a bi.... not fun! My hands get so sore and shaky. So when I found a seamstress/designer who would work with me, I asked her to do velcro all the way down in the back to the end of the hem, and to make it thin so it didn't look lumpy. I also asked her to make the clothes a snug fit. And...

She did!

So after that it was much easier to dress my little 8 inch dolls. 

So then we started playing with fabrics and styles. We always include panties that go on easy and slips, and I add a few little extras. So now we make pretty dresses that fit well, and are easy to get on like the one pictured.

This particular dress is featured in our new book, *Betsy and the Christmas Cat". All our Christmas dresses have bells sewn in them just like in the story!