#barbie's pride wardarobe

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[image description: a Barbie doll with black hair and light brown skin lying atop a pile of pants, tops, dresses, skirts, T-shirts, belts and jewellery in the green, light green, white, grey and black colours of the aromantic pride flag. Doll is dressed in grey and black pants, a black and white tank, a green bolero lined in lighter green, a lighter green belt and a black chain necklace.]

Barbie's Pride Ward(a)robe, Part One

2023 is all about the cultural phenomenon that is Barbie, but as much as I consider myself a collector, I've never been into pink. Nor am I excited by many of her fashions. As there is one colour palette I'm passionate about, for @aggressivelyarospec's Aggressively Arospectacular I'm posting my biggest crafting project yet: clothes and accessories for dolls who want to make fashion all about our aromantic pride.

The goal: a collection of mix and match pieces so my dolls can glory in a variety of aro-themed outfits.

The result: a seven-part post series detailing my misadventures in hand-sewing a 65-piece summer ward(a)robe.

In this series I discuss making patterns from pre-existing doll clothes, hand-sewing techniques and many acts of repurposing human-sized clothes, jewellery and accessories. Aside from a sheet of water-soluble canvas (for cross-stitching motifs onto doll T-shirts), I've avoided specialised or difficult-to-source materials. All the findings, beads, sliders, hooks and snaps mentioned can be purchased cheaply from chain craft, dollar/discount and department stores. Anyone looking to make more than a couple of pieces, however, will need to gather a variety of oddments prior to crafting. This absurd project is best for folks already possessing--or happy to add to--a sewing supply stash!

Today's post focuses on doll bodies and sizing, doll clothing as a base for your own patterns, and the scarcity of green knit fabric.

Folks can find all future posts collected on my website or my patreon.

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Barbie's Pride Ward(a)robe, Part Six

2023 is all about the cultural phenomenon that is Barbie, but as much as I consider myself a collector, I've never been into pink. Nor am I excited by many of her fashions. As there is one colour palette I'm passionate about, for @aggressivelyarospec's Aggressively Arospectacular I'm posting my biggest crafting project yet: clothes and accessories for dolls who want to make fashion all about our aromantic pride.

The goal: a collection of mix and match pieces so my dolls can glory in a variety of aro-themed outfits.

The result: a seven-part post series detailing my misadventures in hand-sewing a 65-piece summer ward(a)robe.

Today's post shows off a selection of cardigans and vests in aromantic colours and the garments I used as a pattern base ... as well as discussing materials, adding a lining and adjusting patterns.

Folks can find all past and future posts collected on my website or my patreon.