by pinning them to the hangers.
The clothes rack stands 16 inches tall and comes with a one-quarter inch dowel rod that is 12 inches long and fits between the two ends. It will be shipped to you unassembled so that nothing will happen to it in transit. But it's very easy to assemble with its slot and groove construction.
Ralph makes these handmade wooden doll clothes racks from plywood and is leaving them unfinished so that you can paint or stain them to your own taste or decor. Be sure that if you do stain them, you don't forget to sand in between coats. Watch so that you don't get stain in the grooves or you may not get it back together again. Probably the best thing when staining or painting your Barbie clothes rack would be to assemble it, then paint or stain it. Most likely you will leave yours assembled as a doll clothes display rack, but if you plan to take it apart much, you'll want it to come apart easily.
To start you off, I'm including 10 chenille stem hangers that my Mom makes for me. I used to use these when I did craft shows--for smaller doll clothes such as Bratz they work great--sometimes I used small safety pins to attach the clothes. See the pull-down menu to order. These are available only in white right now as pictured. Chenille stem is the crafter name for what some people would call pipe cleaners.
This handmade wooden doll clothes rack is also perfect for anyone who does craft shows like I used to. Not only can you use it for displaying Barbie doll clothes, but you could also use it for jewelry or other small hanging object such as hair accessories. The possibilities are endless! I even tested and these doll clothes racks would work for American Girl doll clothes as well, preferably dresses or tops though due to the length.
If you need any ideas, tips or general woodworking advice, you can visit Ralph Jones' website
