imakedollclothes

More of a proof of concept since it's made from a second-hand sheet rather than anything fancy. Collar and obi are made from ribbon that's otherwise a bit wide for dollclothes, so good that I found a use for it.

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I've wanted to make a kimono for me dolls since I started sewing (all of... a week or so ago?) but while there's a free pattern online I couldn't make head nor tail of it. This time I used this tutorial, which is quite easy to follow. This video gave me some guidance on tying the obi.

Problem: unless I sew and cut a bit cleverly the doll has to be tied into the outfit each time. I'll think on how to deal with that. But I am quite happy with the result overall.

There is quite a lot of sewing round edges, which is not the most exciting aspect of sewing. I think the pleasure of having made it makes up for that though.

Quite pleased with this one.

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Materials: old t-shirt and some lace from the remnants box at the haberdashery.

I think it turned out quite well for my first go at that shape. No pattern, I just measured fabric round the doll and hoped. I suppose it's a nightdress, based on the fabric and the overall look.

Fairly pleased with this one, a couple of feckups aside.

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Inspired by this dress and using this tutorial for the army bit at the top. Fabric from an old dress that hasn't fitted me for years.

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Skirt is just a tube with elastic at the waist, which is a bit bulkier than I'd like but whatever. Black "velvety stuff" and the green lace are from an old skirt, then I put bells on the end of the green bits. I got the wee bells from an old pair of earrings. Pretty much the only good thing about going allergic to earrings is that I have all these old cheap ones I can take apart for embellishments for wee clothes.

When the skirt was for humans it had the green stuff on at the hemline, but I think it being over the black looks better. Plus bells.

Pls to ignore that the coat and the dress don't really go together, it was that or BARBIE NUDITY.

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I used this pattern mostly, but a bit different because I didn't really know what I was doing. It seems to be a bit like making a dress except the front is open rather than the back. Fabric is from an old dress that didn't fit me anymore.

The dress is made from awesome black-with-glitter-and-shiny-squares (technical name) which is a bit of a bitch to get a needle though but it's really pretty so probably worth the struggle.


What I learned:

- Coats should probably be lined with something, since you can see inside them when they're open.

- Sleeves don't need to be as huge as I feared, but they need to be wider than the doll's hand at least.

- Pretty much everything needs to be hemmed.


Not Sure About:

- What colour of thread to use for multicoloured things?