Monster High is one of the famous dolls for which today you can not only buy, but also make clothes yourself. How to sew clothes for Monster High dolls? How to make a dress, coat, jacket, knee socks, bow, swimsuit, pareo and bow for all famous doll models? More on that below.
Sewing a dress
Monster High are dolls that are distinguished by their small stature and unusually refined forms. You can design a dress for them using the patterns below. Sewing a dress is not difficult. First, you need to transfer the paper patterns to the back of the selected fabric.
The next step is to cut off the finished parts of the dress with centimeter allowances for seams and fabric processing. If the dress provides for an emphasized waist or a narrowed back, it is necessary to sew the darts with a contrasting thread. Create even seams along these darts using a sewing machine.
Then you need to tuck and baste the sleeves, remove the threads if they are on the diagram. Then, if the dress does not provide for the presence of a shoulder slope, then this point is not considered. Then you need to collect the pieces of fabric in front of the product. Baste them together, and then sew with a sewing machine.
After the front of the dress is ready and the sleeves are sewn on, if there are any, it is worth sewing the darts on the future skirt and sewing the finished bottom to the top.
Please note! If desired, you can create additional decor, for example, sew on buttons, add sticky tape or decorate the product with tulle.
Monster High Lolita Dress, Socks and Bow
Lolita is a gothic style of clothing and accessories for decorating the Monster High doll Frankie Stein. To sew a dress, knee socks and a bow in this style, you need to take cotton black cotton with light green satin, black tulle, black lace, cotton thread to match each canvas. You will also need buttons and needles.
First of all, you need to create patterns for clothes for Monster High dolls according to the diagram below. Create yokes, a cut-off front, a shelf with a corset front, a back, a lantern sleeve, a collar half and a golf detail.
Next, you need to transfer the patterns to the fabric. Everything will be made of black caton, except for the collar with golf socks and a cut-off yoke. All the last parts, except for the golf socks, will be made of green satin. The golf socks will be made of jersey.
After transferring the patterns to the fabric, they need to be cut out with seam allowances and processed. This can be done with matches or a sewing machine.
Then you need to make straight darts on the future dress corset and skirt. This is necessary to create the effect of slimness and elegance.
After creating them, you need to start assembling the parts of the dress. First, you need to start with the top and finish with the bottom. After forming the corset, you need to sew it to the blouse. Then you need to sew the sleeves to these parts. Then you need to make the bottom of the skirt and connect it to the upper turned part. In the end, you need to connect the top and the bottom.
Please note! As for the golf socks, they are very easy to make. First, you need to fold the patterns in half, hem the top edge. Then sew up the items and turn them right side out.
The bow can be made from black cotton. To do this, you will need to cut out a 2 x 2 cm square of fabric, process all the edges with a lighter and connect them in the middle with a tulle ribbon to make a bow.
Shoe making
To make standard high boots or high heel shoes, you need to take paper, a napkin, a toothpick, an eraser, PVA glue, cream, paints, a pen or pencil, a knife and a brush. As a form for creating shoes, you need to take the doll's legs. Then smear the legs with cream and put napkins on them. Then repeat this procedure 3 more times.
Then you need to cut the paper into small pieces and coat it with glue. Put 2 layers of paper and glue on the doll's legs, and put glue on top of everything again and put napkins. Then put layer after layer of napkins until the desired shape is achieved.
To dry the finished product, you need to place it on a platform made of eraser. This eraser will later become a platform for shoes. The heel can be made from a toothpick. The principle of creation is the same. You can connect the shoes and the heel with glue.
After the product has dried, it is necessary to remove the created shoes from the doll's feet and sand them to the desired shape with sandpaper.
Overalls
The jumpsuit is made in five stages: first, patterns are created according to the templates below with allowances, then they are swept and sewn together. After that, the created product is decorated with fittings. It is important to process all the pattern details with a lighter when creating the jumpsuit. It is also worth considering seam allowances of 1-2 centimeters.
Coat or jacket
A checkered coat or vanilla-colored jacket is made similarly to a jumpsuit. The only difference is the decoration with buttons, a zipper or adhesive tape. The lining under the coat or jacket is always worked out to make it as realistic as possible.
If desired, you can even use cotton wool or synthetic padding to make a real down jacket. The parts are sewn together according to the following instructions: first, the front and back of the product are sewn together, then the sleeves are sewn on. Finally, the product is decorated and adorned with a hood, if one is provided for in the pattern.
Swimsuit and pareo for Laguna Blue
A pareo is easy to make for a beginner needlewoman. All you need is to cut a strip of fabric and process its ends. Processing includes overcasting the edges and sewing accordingly.
In order to make a life-size swimsuit for a Monster High doll, you need to design two patterns each for the top and back layers, then connect these layers from the back and process the details.
In general, it is not difficult to make clothes, shoes and accessories for famous dolls. The main thing is to arm yourself with the necessary knowledge, take proven patterns, step-by-step instructions and connect your imagination.
