Every mother wants her daughter to play with the best girl toys and to instill in herself a sense of neatness, style and love for beauty. Every little girl who is fond of dolls loves to always be able to choose a suitable outfit for her, for any game situation. Often, mothers cannot constantly spend their money on buying dresses or suits for their favorite toy. Therefore, she knows how to sew pants for a doll or a small swimsuit, delighting her little princess.
Materials for work
A very important step in sewing doll clothes is the correct selection of fabrics.
For sewing miniatures, it is best to use thin and natural fabrics: linen, wool, cotton or silk. The main feature of these materials is easy cutting, the edges do not crumble when cut, the seams are thin and easy to iron.
If you need a lining fabric, you should also take a natural material. If you use viscose or synthetic fabric, you will need to prevent fraying, the edges after cutting should be treated with a special spray. After this product dries, the fabric becomes soft again and acquires its original properties.
Additional materials
You will also need the following for sewing:
- Sewing machine;
- Scissors, awl;
- Ruler;
- Sewing threads and pins;
- Selected fabric;
- Iron.
How to take measurements for pants and skirts
Required measurements:
- Waist circumference (Waist) - the measurement is taken horizontally at the narrowest part of the waist.
- Hip circumference (H) - measurement is taken at the fullest points of the hips.
- Trouser length (L) - measurement is taken from the center of the waist to the heels.
- Seat height (S) - you need to bend the doll into a sitting position and place it on the surface, measure the distance from the seat to the waist.
- Foot circumference (Os) - removed for sewing tapered trousers.
Construction of patterns
Pattern of trousers for a doll - you can not only draw it yourself, but also just take it from the Internet or a thematic magazine. Since such clothes cost a lot of money, finding templates will not be difficult. But for non-standard toys, it is still worth the effort and cutting out the details yourself.
Construction of the grid pattern for trousers for a doll:
- In the left corner, at the top, you should put the letter T.
- From the given point, measure the length of the trouser leg and put the letter H (it will indicate the bottom of the pant leg).
- The waist measurement should be divided by 4 and add 1 cm.
- This value should be measured from point T to the right, and the resulting point should be designated as T1.
- The height of the seat is measured by counting down the previously obtained measurement from point T and putting the letter Ш.
- A horizontal line is drawn from Ш.
- The hip circumference measurement is divided by 4 and 2 cm is added to the result.
- What is obtained is put aside from point Ш to the right and is written as Ш1.
- Connection of T1 and Ш1 is made.
- A horizontal line is drawn from the previously designated letter H.
- On the line you should mark the width of the trouser leg and put the letter H1.
- Connect H1 and Ш1.
- The dotted line indicates the T and H line; during cutting, this line will be applied to the fold of the fabric.
- Sign the pattern - quantity and name of the parts.
- Mark the allowances. Waist - +2 cm, bottom line - +1 cm, middle and step line - +0.6 cm.
Pattern of trousers for a Barbie doll
The pattern of pants for Barbie is made similar to the previous description, only the measurements will differ. This type of doll is very popular, so the patterns are common on the Internet and do not require special measurements.
Pajama pants for doll
For pajama pants, it is best to choose cotton fabric or tulle. The pattern is made according to the standard scheme described above.
Opening
Cutting out doll pants is similar to cutting out human pants. You should prepare several tailor's pins, scissors and a sharpened piece of chalk.
Important information! You can draw lines with a pencil, but it does not leave a mark on all fabrics. For avizent and bologna, it is best to use a ballpoint pen.
Progress of work:
- Take the fabric and fold it in half, right sides together.
- Along the previously marked dotted line, apply the pattern to the fold of the fabric.
- Using tailor's pins, you need to secure the pattern to the fabric.
- Trace the pattern strictly along the contour.
- The next contour goes along the allowance.
- The workpiece is cut strictly along the outer line of allowances.
Trousers for a doll without a pattern
How to sew pants for a doll without using a pattern? It's very simple! You will need:
- Chiffon or nylon (2 rectangular pieces).
- Thin elastic band.
- Sewing kit.
Important! The required length of the fabric should correspond to the size of the product, and the width should be slightly larger than the half-girth of the thigh part. The wider the pieces of fabric, the better.
How to sew retuziki for a doll or how to sew trousers for any doll is described in the following steps:
- The first thing you need to do is to overcast all the details.
- The rectangular patches should be folded with the right sides facing each other.
- From the bottom, you should measure the step cut.
- Sew from mark to waist.
- Sew the crotch seams.
- Place the gathers along the waist line.
- The lower edges should be sewn together and then pulled together.
- The knots can be hidden under the buttonhole stitch.
Additional information! Such pants can be tried on by both a boy and a girl doll. Regardless of whether it is big or small. Suitable for models: Barbie, Paola Rain, Monster High, "Bolshenozhka" dolls, etc.
Doll Clothes from Socks: Pants and Hat
To sew you will need an unnecessary sock, thread, scissors and a game.
First, the galosh of the sock under the heel is cut off. The cut part needs to be tried on the doll, and the length of the cut that will be between the legs is determined. After that, the parts are sewn together. It is best to process the trousers, sometimes they are simply rolled up for convenience.
The sock is cut off from the remaining part, and a kind of cap without an elastic band is obtained. An edging is made along the edge, and a small bon-bon can be made if desired.
You can see this in more detail in the picture below.
It is enough to have a sheet of paper in a checkerboard and chalk to make a pattern. A couple of scraps to get a beautiful product. Even a novice seamstress can make various details and sew beautiful pants. If the master's hand is not trained enough to sew small details, you can always find an alternative and create excellent outfits from unnecessary socks or thieves.
