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I made a dress for my 17 cm doll.

I’m not completely satisfied with it — but I’m very happy I finally started making doll clothes.

1.17cm is a completely different world

I used to make clothes for a 45 cm doll, which was a joyful and comfortable size to work with. I already knew Barbie (30 cm) would be harder — but I didn’t expect 17 cm to feel this challenging 😅

The collar was almost too small for the sewing machine. When I enlarged it, the shape looked wrong.

After asking AI for tips on tiny garments, I learned about fray check and lightweight interfacing. Now I’m learning how to use these new tools — I’ll share the results and tricks soon.

2.Separate Filming from Editing

Another big challenge is making long YouTube videos.

I know they’re the best way to share my little world, but the editing process used to exhaust me. So I tried breaking everything into smaller steps:

• One day: finalize the design (no more changes — this is important)
• Another day: only crafting
• Another time: photographing and filming display
• Editing: on a separate day

I also simplified the process footage. This is no longer a tutorial — it’s a soft crafting video. I don’t need to show every detail, only enough to feel the process. Once filming is done, I stop.

Rest first, edit later.

Surprisingly, this makes long videos much easier.

3.Learning to accept imperfection

Perfection used to drain all my energy. Now I remind myself:

finish it — don’t endlessly fix it.

When I let go, the pressure disappeared. Instead of repairing the same dress forever, I can simply make a better one next time — and that becomes a new video.

I feel excited, and a little uncertain, about where this tiny world will go. But when I saw this doll sitting in my 1/10 living room, I felt something become real. My tiny world is becoming alive.

This dress is not perfect — I know that. But it is perfect for this moment.

I’ll keep moving, improving, and learning. Thank you for spending time with me.