How to sew doll clothes with your own hands



Dolls are the favorite toys of thousands of girls. To play with pleasure, you can sew many outfits for them. Thanks to the photos and videos below, you can sew trousers, dresses, skirts, dressing gowns, blouses and other clothes for Barbie, Baby Bon, Ever After High and Monster High. Here the simplest patterns for some models of dresses are offered. Moreover, some clothes can be made without a pattern. In some cases it is enough to use a sock to get original and beautiful clothes for dolls. The videos below will help to sew the original stuff.







Master class for sewing clothes for dolls



To sew clothes for dolls, you do not need to havesome special talent. Often create an original outfit for your favorite toys you can from an ordinary sock. Moreover, some of the below master-classes with step-by-step photos do not contain patterns at the waist and hip level at all, since there is no need in them elementary. Everything is extremely simple and easy even for beginners in sewing clothes for dolls.



Clothes for Barbie doll: sew a dress



The favorite of many girls is the Barbie doll. This toy is usually dressed in different beautiful clothes. That's why many Barbie owners are looking for ways to create simple and stylish clothes for this doll. Based on the instructions below, it is not difficult to sew a beautiful and elegant dress at the waist without a complicated pattern. The main thing is to know the girth of the toy at the waist and the line of the hips.



To sew a dress for a Barbie doll, you need to prepare the following tools and materials:




  • iron;


  • thread;


  • pins;


  • sewing machine;


  • scissors;


  • Velcro with a width of ½ cm and a length of 10 cm;


  • 1 piece of cloth on a skirt for a dress 12.5x30 cm;


  • 1 piece of material for the bodice 15x6.5 cm.




On a note! If it is decided to sew this dress for Barbie with shoulder straps, then you need to prepare a ribbon 13 cm long, which will be divided in half.




How to sew doll clothes with your own hands



To sew a dress for Barbie, ready-made pattern is not needed. The main thing is to rely on the suggested recommendations.




  1. First you need to prepare the fabric. The edges of each workpiece must be treated with an overlock. Then the edges should be wrapped by 0.5 cm and ironed with an iron.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  2. Then the prepared parties need to be sewn on the sewing machine. At the same time, each edge should be retracted by 3 mm.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  3. Now we need to take that part of the material thatgoes to the top of the dress, and wrap the cloth around the bust of the doll. On the back of the material you need to pin. The fabric should be very tight around the body of the doll, its waist and hips. Then you need to make a dart in front, a little bit of fabric.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  4. Along the ditches you need to set the lines forwards and backwards. But you should not bring them to the edge.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  5. Then you need to try on the top of the dress. Darts should be in place.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  6. Now you need to make a seam, by laying a straight long line along the top edge of the skirt. Then the thread will need to be pulled, which will make the assembly.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  7. The upper edge of the skirt and the lower edge of the bodice need to be connected with pins.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  8. Next you need to turn the dress of the dress to the other side. The obtained fragments are crosslinked. From the edge should go to 1 cm. The seam should be completed. The part is processed by the overlock.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  9. Then the thing turns over on the front side. The product must be ironed. From the central seam, it is necessary to retreat by 3 mm.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  10. At the back, you need to fix the Velcro.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  11. That's all! The dress for Barbie is ready. If desired, you can sew straps. Apparently, sewing clothes for dolls Barbie is not difficult.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands



Clothes for dolls Monster High: we sew a blouse



Monster High dolls are very popular. But, unfortunately, in the complete set with such toys seldom there is a considerable quantity of clothes. However, these "monstrous" dolls can sew trousers, dresses, skirts and other outfits. Thanks to this master class with a pattern, you can sew a stylish blouse for a doll. Optimum use of dense cotton or other fabric, which will not pour on the edges. You can take old pants or a shirt.




  1. First you need to create a pattern blouse, which then can be combined with a skirt or trousers. To do this, the Monster High doll is put on a piece of paper and wrapped around the back with a pencil.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  2. That's what happens as a result.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  3. Now it is necessary to combine the received workpiece byvertical line. On one side the sketch is cut with scissors. The sheet needs to be expanded. As a result, you get two symmetrical halves, which accurately reflects the girth around the waist. Parameters of the hips are not taken into account here, as these are not trousers.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  4. On the basis of the fragments obtained,a cut of details of clothes for dolls. Do not forget about the allowances, which should be wide enough on the one hand, since then there will be the fasteners.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  5. Patterns are transferred to the fabric and outlined.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  6. Details of future clothes for dolls are cut. In this case, do not forget about the need to leave allowances. In the shoulders you need to make seams, sewing the fragments of the blouse.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  7. Next, you must sew the sleeves, whichYou must first thread the needle thread manually. This will allow them to measure their girth and adjust if necessary. Then on the sewing machine you need to flash the elements. The cuffs are processed immediately.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  8. All hand stitches should be sewn on the sewing machine.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  9. Side seams and contours along the sleeves are sewn together.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  10. Then, the leading edges must be machined. Usually in this place are on the clothes buttons. In this case, it is recommended to pass the tissue in a small zigzag. This will prevent the armhole from shedding. Plus, you should once again bend the material and stitch it on the typewriter.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  11. Next, you need to treat the throat armhole. Also it is necessary to pass the joint in the collar area. This also needs to be done with a small zigzag. The parts are manually connected. All edges of the fabric are zigzagged.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  12. Now you can start creating a decor forclothes for the doll Monster High. For this, it is recommended to use baked plastics of white and black color. A circle is made of light material. It is laid out black plastic in the form of an oval. Small parts are fixed with a needle.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  13. It turns out a kind of brooch. The same elements can be made on skirts, coats, trousers and other things.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  14. The edges of the white hue are pressed with a needle. This will form a relief. Then, the preparation of the clothes for the doll is baked according to the instructions given on the plastic packaging. From the narrow tape you need to make a bow. A brooch is fixed to it.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  15. That's what happens as a result of working on clothes for a doll.How to sew doll clothes with your own handsHow to sew doll clothes with your own hands



Clothes for dolls Ever Everter High from the sock



You can create a stylish dress with your own hands and forpopular dolls Ever Everter High. For sewing clothes on this doll you need to use scissors, a needle, a thread and socks. Make measurements and calculate girths will not be required.




  1. A pattern for creating such a costume on a doll is not needed. First you need to cut off the top of the toe to the heel.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  2. The resulting cut is worn on Everther After High. So it will be easier to cut the workpiece correctly for the future suit from the sock.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  3. You need to make 3 cuts to the level of the gum. For hands, doll stripes need to be made narrow.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  4. For the trunk of the toy, the strip is left wider. Here the girth of the trunk is greater.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands




Note! Sleeves for a dress from a sock it is possible to cut off absolutely on level of elastic or to make ¾.





  1. From the inside, you need to sew all the contours along the sleeves and the main part manually with a thread.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  2. Cuffs on the sleeves should be slightly bent and stitched.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  3. Do not unscrew the product on the front side, it must be put on the doll.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  4. Usually the outfit is a bit loose for Ever After Hai, and it needs to be sewn. To do this, on top of the excess fabric is collected in a fold to the waist line and fastened with a pin.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  5. The outfit is removed from the doll. From the blouses are cut off excess fabric and sewed thread.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  6. Next, the bottom edge of the clothes for the doll is bentEfer After Hai. It is stitched with small stitches, like the sleeves of a sweatshirt. Do not immediately make a knot. The material from which the sock is made, you need to pull a little in different directions. Only then the thread is fixed.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  7. That's all! Attire for Ever After Hai is ready. It remains only to unscrew the clothes and put it on the doll. This blouse can be combined with trousers, shorts, skirt, jeans, overalls. With such work the girl will cope without her mother and other senior assistants herself.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands



Baby clothes for Baby Bean: how to sew a dress



Sewing a dress on a baby doll BabyBorn is easy enough if you take advantage of this MK. For work it is necessary to prepare:




  • thread;


  • scissors;


  • sewing machine;


  • old skirt or dress;


  • the zipper.




  1. To begin with, it is required to put the puppet on the fabric andmeasure the necessary length of the skirt. For the seam, 1 cm is added. Since the bottom of the product is edged, it is not necessary to process the cut. The width of the cut depends on the parameters of the doll.How to sew doll clothes with your own handsHow to sew doll clothes with your own hands




On a note! To get beautiful folds, you need to increase the required width by half.





  1. The skirt is folded, which need to be fixed with needles or pins.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  2. Next, you need to create a pattern fortop of the dress. The easiest way to do this is to take the blouse in which the doll was sold. Pattern is made on the back with allowances on the seams. Then the front part is drawn.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  3. Only the neck is drawn. Then the paper is folded in half to accurately and symmetrically draw the second side.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  4. The template is transferred to the fabric. Elements of clothing are cut out. Carefully cut for lightning. In the shoulders, the fragments are sewn together.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  5. You need to cut out of the same fabric as the skirt, a few strips. Their width is 3 cm. They will go to the edging of the armhole. Sew them on the front side zigzag.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  6. Then the edges are closed, wrapped, stitched.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  7. Are processed all edges, except for a cut under a lightning.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  8. Lightning is sewn.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  9. The upper side of the dress is laid out face up. The skirt is the inside. The details are stitched with a zigzag or standard stitch.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands


  10. That's all! The dress for the Baby Bean doll is ready! Instead of a skirt you can make trousers - you get a jumpsuit.How to sew doll clothes with your own hands



Video: How to sew clothes for dolls



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