#sewing for Barbie

[doubledenimbk]

[beeqisch]

kon barbie doodle cuz i watched barbie x

[notcaycepollard]

Okay so I finished this project recently and I feel the need to brag about it: B A R B I E jacket, inspired by this Balmain x Barbie denim jacket.

I love it. I adore it. Do I have thirteen hundred dollars for a denim jacket? I do not. Do I have gay audacity? You know I do.

I used the Studio Calicot SUSAN pattern, shortening the body and sleeves by an inch for an ultra-cropped length. This pattern is really fantastic - very detailed which can be rare with indie patterns, but straightforward to sew and immensely satisfying to piece together. The flatfell seams are a particularly nice touch.

The main fabric is a silk-nylon twill which is lightweight but very stiff and bouncy, giving it a great structure. The contrast yoke is a limited-edition Riley Blake Barbie print - I was only able to buy half a yard so I had to use it carefully and this shoulder yoke was perfect.

The rhinestones are three different shades to achieve a drop shadow effect, and all hand-placed. Did I go too hard on this? Yeah probably but it's a vibe, so.

Yes, I also made a matching skirt.

[aroworlds]

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

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 T-shirts in aromantic colours and the garments I used as a pattern base ... as well as discussing materials, cross-stitching on knit fabrics and my embroidery patterns.

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

[heya-dollface]

Where can I find patterns for making Fashion Doll Clothes?

A friend and I were chatting tonight about doll clothes, and it occurred to me that if you've never dabbled in making doll clothes before, you may not know where to find patterns for them. So I'm sharing a list with you guys of every resource I know of.

Paid-For Patterns:

Requiem Arts: https://raddollclothes.com/

This is one of the big go-to's of the community. Requiem Arts has patterns for so many different fashion dolls, from Monster High (G1 and G3) to Rainbow High, to a number of BJDs, to Barbies, and even several for the boy dolls. I've gone to them for many a Descendants pattern since not a lot of places offer them. Her blog also features a number of great posts on size differences between dolls, fixing articulation, and more.

Dollightful: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DollightfulPatterns

If you need Monster High and Ever After High patterns with easy to follow instructions, this is the place to go! Dollightful only has a handful of patterns up, but her instructions are super easy to follow. They're just as enjoyable as her YouTube videos.

Moonlight Jewel: https://moonlightjeweldolls.myshopify.com/collections/ebooks

This artist has an interesting mix of patterns for fashion dolls, once again it's a lot of Monster High, but also a little bit of Rainbow High. I have her two pattern books, and they've got some wonderful picture instructions that put into perspective how to follow along. I hadn't realized until making this post that she's released a couple of individual patterns from her YouTube videos, that's really cool!

Enchanterium: https://www.enchanterium.com/shop

The Enchanterium sisters are a delight, and their patterns for MH, EAH, and Smart Dolls encompass a wide variety of genres. They even have some 3D printing files for shoes and accessories.

Cosmomoore: https://ko-fi.com/cosmomoore/shop/sewingpatterns

Cosmomoore is great if you need patterns for Rainbow High, Barbie, or G3 Monster High. All of the G3 patterns are under the Creepy Class tag. I've tried their skirt pattern for G3 Draculaura, it was a breeze to put together when you know a few basic stitches.

Free Patterns:

Enchanterium: https://www.enchanterium.com/shop/freebies

Enchanterium offers a number of freebies at this link! Most of them are patterns from their older YouTube videos, so there's those as a resource to follow along with.

Cosmomoore: https://ko-fi.com/cosmomoore/shop/sewingpatterns

Once again, this artist has a number of freebies, but they don't have a specific tag.

Poulpe en Ciel's Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1lkI6inme4K6wxw0IqTSGGju2bIQMln_A

This artist is known for having some truly extravagant patterns for Monster High and Cave Club dolls. And she offers them in both English and French! Highly recommend checking out Poulpe on Instagram, her dolls are absolutely to die for, and she puts so much heart into making her stuff accessible for the wider community.

Chellywood: https://chellywood.com/

Chellywood's website is a diamond in the rough. If you're looking for a doll pattern for a doll most people don't make patterns for, Chelly probably has it. Her website is organized by size and goes into individualized pages for each doll line. It's fantastic. And on top of that, she has YouTube videos!

MyFroggyStuff: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOJWM4ft-CgHQI3fhqNJzWLG30C45Xl3xs-tgatId430gKVW-J8w5cB9ViW2jRPFw?pli=1&key=Y2Y2UDJ6S01Gb2EwUHRZUVJDdm9FanpMdDZzY1RR

Barbie lovers rejoice, this is your kingdom! While there's no tagging system here, Toya has patterns for everything, from mermaid tails to cute easy dresses, this is a great place to go. Her YouTube channel is also an endless resource of creativity.

If you have any resources for patterns, or for places to buy doll clothing, feel free to reblog! I'd love to include more people from our lovely doll community so people know about them!

[tahlijones]

Skyrim barbie (now with sword)

[barbie-doll]

♡ (⸝⸝ɞ̴̶̷ ·̫ ‹⸝⸝ᐡ)

[lacmene]

so i purchased some interesting dolls

I was thrifting with my wife when i saw these girlies, the outfits caught my eye immediately so i bought them. Let me tell you how actually interesting this find is.

These two are wearing a miniature version of the 2015 Qantas airlines uniform.

now this isn't that weird right? there have been lots of air hostess barbies over the years, except these were commissioned by Qantas. In 2015 to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the company's founding, Qantas hired designer Martin Grant to create a miniature version of the company's latest uniform to be displayed in the Qantas lounge and later the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney to go along with a collection donated posthumously by John Willmott–Potts here’s an article with more info on that.

however Qantas also commissioned a small Adelaide based doll clothing artist who goes by Margellen to create 5 other replica dolls for their social media campaign.

According to Margellen’s blog the dolls were flown out all over the world to be photographed for Qantas’ social media. However the one in-front of the Sydney opera house is the only one i can find.

here are Margellen’s dolls reboxed before being sent out.

now the ladies i ended up with:

this one seems to be a finished doll, her dress is nicely lined so shes probably an extra or a doll that was donated after the media campaign ended right?

this is the other doll she was with, while they look similar there are actually a lot of differences.

her belt is a separate plastic accessory and not a sewn on ribbon.

the edges are raw and unfinished!!!

the black closure is glued on velcro instead of sewn on snaps

hand sewn darts probably done to adjust the pattern before the final

so i believe these girlies are prototypes of Margellen’s work, i have no idea how they ended up in a thrift store in Sydney but I’m very glad to have them in my life. The finished piece is so well made it feels better than some human clothes I’ve had.

Margellen’s socials haven’t been active in a few years so i hope she is doing well, if this post somehow makes it back to her i would love to hear more about her lovely creations. I haven’t given my girls a proper clean yet as i wanted to document them as they looked when i first got them, my plan now is to clean and display them together and find them some 2015 barbie style black pumps to match the original vision.

[rowzien]

Summer Ensemble

The jacket is linen with many hand done elements including the buttonholes and pockets. I based it heavily on the extant example at Colonial Williamsburg and another at the Kent museum. I was going to draft it myself But I lost my book so I just altered my tailcoat pattern. It was really cool to make a garment more specific to where I’m from. It can be worn with or without a vest.

The breeches are made with cotton with a slight sheen. I think it’s glazed cotton. The buckles I got from Burnley and Trowbridge and I like them a lot.

Both fabrics and the cravat fabric were acquired second hand.

The straw hat is vintage from roughly 1950s

[marzipanandminutiae]

(tune of Waltzing Matilda)

draping watteau pleats,

draping watteau pleats,

who'll come a-draping watteau pleats with me?

oh, the scale is so small-

it's a frock for a 15" doll.

who'll come a-draping watteau pleats with me?

[doubledenimbk]

Look at this... 👀

Look at this... 👀 https://pin.it/3kZwtG8

[she-makes-rainbows]

Last Spring, I transformed several yards of '60s fluorescent floral cotton chiffon into this frilly babydoll dream dress, heavily inspired by Barbie's Flower Wower look from 1970. 🌼🩷

I say "inspired" because I didn't exactly set out to make a replica of the Flower Wower dress, I just wanted to create something that embodied the spirit of Barbie from that era. I used vintage Butterick 5736 from 1969 as my design base and then made a few alterations to fit my vision for the final look. These alterations including making the long sleeves bell-shaped, adding rows of shirring to the upper arm, scooping the neckline (the original pattern has a very high neck), and creating a detachable fabric rosette for the empire waistline. 🧵🎀

[queenofsquids]

I mashed my way through finishing this. It did suffer from the "it's been too long, just need it done, no longer able to think about WELL done"

Now on to million layer petticoat and waiting for her blonde wig to arrive :3

[aroworlds]

This Aro Week, I'm continuing my adventures in making handsewn aro-themed clothes for Barbie and other one-sixth-scale fashion dolls with my personal favourite pride flag--the allosexual aromantic flag.

Today's post details updates to my original cardigan, legging and trouser tutorials, a new one-shoulder top, and a guide to colour pairings when sewing clothes to suit multiple pride flags.

[screenfashions]

Found this pattern on Pinterest today! I think it might have inspired Barbie’s pink gingham romper. The back of Barbie’s romper has a heart-shaped cutout and the shoulder straps are much thinner, but otherwise the design is very similar. The pattern dates from the 1970s.

This pattern is available on Etsy.

[julik0vatay]

You know that euphoria when some idea finally clicks? This is what happened here ><

I've had Pizzazz for 7 years and she went on quite a long style journey but I think she's finally where I want her to be, she went all punk!

For tee I used hazard sign printed as stamp and acrylic fabric paint and I'm honestly in love with result??

Pants and tshirt patterns by @cosmomoore, thanks for sharing!