Debonair Designs

Welcome to Debonair Designs

Specialising in Heirloom Quality Original Hand Knitted Outfits designed to fit the popular 18" American Girl Dolls and similar 18" Dolls such as Gotz Dolls [pictured below], as well as the beautiful 16" Sasha, the stunning 23" My Twinn and the life-like 31" Himstedt Dolls [also pictured below].

All of these doll outfits are available through our eBay store Tekay-intl under the label of Debonair Designs.

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I was born and raised in the United Kingdom (England) where I was taught by my Mother the art of knitting at a tender young age, and have continued in the art ever since.
I moved to the United States in 1991 where I met and married my wonderful husband - the founder of our eBay store Tekay-intl. Today we live in central California along with our two children and of course my model dolls!
Deborah and her husband who takes all the photos.
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A Crafter's Poem

She hopes that you will understand,
The beauty of things made by hand,
That you will feel the mystic spell,
That every craftsman knows so well.

Not simply made of wool or stone,
Not for financial gain alone,
But made with patience,
Love and care.

She does not measure time by days,
She labors long whilst others lay,
From misty dawn to setting sun,
Until she feels her work's well done.

So when you buy the Debonair Designs' wares,
You're buying from someone who cares,
She'll sell you treasures that never fade,
For everything has been 'Hand Made'. Deborah

Here is what others have to say

TITLE: Hand Knit Lace Pattern Cardigan fits 23" My Twinn Doll
Thank you for the update. Your beautiful items are worth the wait!
Regards from one of your fans, M........

TITLE: American Girl 18" Doll Knitted Clothes Sweater, Jacket
Hi! Another beautiful sweater! I've been meaning to ask you what type of dolls your models are. They are beautiful! I don't know much about dolls... my daughter stuck to just American Girl doll. Now I'm collecting them and I love the faces on your dolls! Hope you're having a great weekend. ~K.......

TITLE: Hand Knit Safari Ensemble fits 16" Sasha Girl/Boy Doll
I too love the art of knitting. What I have noticed is that English work is just so lovely and I think as well as having gardens the Brits make lovely knitted things as a matter of fact. My very best to you and yours always, your name means "bee' so keep buzzing as you knit! B……….

TITLE: Hand Knitted Spring Set for 31"Himstedt Doll like Henni
Hi, Oh my gosh, what a great creation. You just absolutely amaze me that you can come up with these creations and don’t even have a pattern to go by!!!! A......

My story:
In 2006 I was introduced to the popular American Girl Dolls and since I was already knitting sweaters for Teddy Bears my husband suggested I knit for these dolls too! Thus began my love affair knitting and designing for these dolls. My first outfits for the 18" American Girl Dolls were modeled on an 18" Meritus Elite Doll named Caroline [see picture]. Although she was not an American Girl Doll she shared the same body type. It was during my first season of selling these outfits that I gained much valuable doll knowledge from some of the most delightful people/customers. As a result of my newfound knowledge the dolls I most often use are from the well-respected German doll manufacturing company known as Gotz. All 18" Gotz Dolls share the same soft cloth body type as the American Girl Doll, which is not surprising since Gotz created the American Girl Doll for Pleasant Company and manufactured the dolls for them for many years.

My three 18" Gotz dolls are Emily, Elisabeth and Katie [pictured below].

To learn more about my model Gotz Dolls and information on identifying others in the series read my Gotz doll guide.

~ 18" Gotz Dolls - identifying them

Emily

Elisabeth

Katie

Today, not wanting to stagnate and always passionate to develop and/or improve upon new designs is very important to me ~ this is often not easy exploring new territories; you never know how a new design will be received. I love to knit from inspiration, creating something new, because I want to make heirloom quality designs that come from my heart.

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I have learnt that something positive always grows out of every change. And with the addition of other sized dolls to design for [pictured below], you will see how exciting these changes can be. I often make use of vintage buttons that add to the unique character of my outfits and with an eye for detail incorporate life-like features that you would expect to find in 'real' clothing, yet always keeping in mind our dolls well being by including easy dressing closures: for example back-button closures on my sweaters.

16" Sasha	23" My Twinn	31" Himstedt

Hannah	Audrey	Henni

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I would love to hear from you, please feel free to contact me with your comments and questions. Thank you for looking over my site and your shared interests ~ Deborah

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Disclaimer: Debonair Designs is not affiliated with any doll or doll clothing companies. Furthermore this site is maintained for the purpose of being both informative and enjoyable. Please do not ask for special orders, however from time to time I will knit a remix of designs as and when I'm inspired to do so. Thank you, Debonair Designs.