DIY clothing ideas for Barbie dolls

The fastest option for sewing new clothes for dolls

Take the basic necessary measurements for a simple dress:

• chest girth;
• length of the bodice area to the waist, skirt.

This information will come in handy at any time if we want to model something for a toy. You will also need a Velcro fastener.

Let's make a pattern for Barbie - a couple of rectangles for the top and bottom zones. Finish the edges, place the bodice on the body, and gather the skirt into gathers and sew to the bottom. At the end of the work, add straps and Velcro - it will be more convenient to fasten.

Brand new skirt

Sewing skirts is much easier than a multi-story magnificent structure. In addition to the simple design, you can easily vary the pomp and length of the skirts, add varied decor, belts, and appliqués.

It is enough to measure your waist circumference and length. Cut out two oblong elements - for the main fabric and for the belt. Hem the skirt piece on three sides, gather it into a pleat, and sew on a belt (you should use braid).

At the end, all that remains is to attach the Velcro fastener. Alternative: replace the belt and clasp with a braid that stretches and allows you to put the item of clothing on your body.

Urgent sewing of new clothes

Every parent has encountered a situation when it is necessary and not an hour later. And the problem arises of how to quickly sew clothes for dolls with your own hands. Everything is quite simple.

You don't even need tools or patterns. You will need a doll and material for sewing. Lay out the fabric on a flat surface, attach the doll and mark the places where the armholes should be. We cut out the designated places, add a belt to the dress and there is another outfit in the wardrobe.

Difficulties will arise only with the creation of trousers. And then they consist of the need for free time (15 minutes) and a sewing machine, but the latter can be easily replaced with a needle. As in the previous case, we take the fabric, place the doll on it and trace it.

To avoid additional difficulties, we take stretch, because it is the fabric that has the necessary characteristics. This fabric will hide imperfections and minor cut errors.

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Clothes for dolls made from socks

If your daughter has mismatched socks in her closet, you shouldn’t throw them away - they can serve as material for a doll’s wardrobe. The variety is amazing: from a sock you can make a jacket, a coat, a cardigan, a hat, a jacket, whatever.

Models of sweaters and dresses, as a rule, will come out sleeveless, with open handles. These can be strapless tops. Rib knit forms the top of the sweater. It is enough to cut holes for the head and arms - and enjoy the new thing.

There is always the opportunity to start knitting clothes for Barbie dolls; this expands the scope for imagination, but it will require more time and effort.

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Conclusion: if the sock is long, like knee socks, then you can get a very elegant maxi dress from it.

The heel serves well as a hood on the jacket, and it will also serve as an original collar. If desired, sleeves are sewn on - you will get a jumper with sleeves or a warm cardigan.

Option with sewing

By creating a ballet dress for Barbie using a complex pattern, you will get a more beautiful option. To sew a swimsuit, prepare stretch fabric and draw a pattern on a piece of paper according to your doll’s measurements. Cut the fabric according to the template, taking into account the seam allowance.

Interesting. If you decorate the top with rhinestones, it will look more impressive.

For the main element - a skirt, choose a hard tulle or mesh. For fluffiness, use several layers of material. Cut strips of fabric according to the number of layers desired. Gather them along one edge onto a thread to create a ruffle. Secure with a knot. When sewing a tutu to a swimsuit, you need to spare a little. To make putting on clothes easier, use Velcro.

Top and skirt for Barbie made from socks without sewing

If you have socks at home without a pair, then do not rush to throw them away. You can use them to make simple and beautiful things for Barbie.

Draw a diagram of the location of the top and skirt on the sock. The closed part of the sock will be the top, and the other will be the skirt.

Attention. If the sock fabric frays, you will still have to hem the edge.

Dress for a doll without sewing

A dress for a Barbie doll can be made by hand without sewing. It is made from a sock. Take it and cut off the toe. The measurement from the toe to the cut point will be the length of the dress. Make three slits for the head and arms. Place the dress on the doll. For beauty, tie a belt.

Interesting. A child over 7 years old can make a dress for Barbie without sewing.

There is another option for a dress without sewing. This will require a piece of fabric. Folding it in half, we get the length of the doll's outfit. Make a hole for the head and put it on Barbie. Tie the belt. We received the bat dress quickly and without sewing.

Knitted clothes for dolls

If you know how to knit, then working on clothes for dolls will be a familiar thing for you.

Knitting is used to make costumes for any dolls, including baby Bon and male Ken dolls. For this work, a loop diagram is required. They can be found on the Internet in an easy-to-print format, in magazines and other sources.

Knitted items look very impressive: coats, cardigans, sweaters, leg warmers, dresses, hats and headbands.

Clothes for dolls made of mesh

The mesh is used for sewing fluffy skirts and petticoats for ballet, evening and wedding dresses. It retains its shape well and looks light and delicate.

Mesh and tulle make beautiful sleeves and mysterious hats. Decorate the hem of your dress with it, sew fashionable tights or a veil.

Doll clothes from unnecessary things

If you have unnecessary items from children's and adult wardrobes stored in your home, try using them as supplies for clothes for Barbie dolls. If the girl is quite large in size, and the clothes are small, from a baby, then most likely there is no need to alter or cut anything. And if the sizes are large, then for medium or miniature toy children it is only necessary to sew it up a little, trim it and process the edges.

Tip: choose items that have ready-made trims, embellishments, details and interesting fasteners, and knitted ones have elastic bands and elastic elements. This approach will reduce the amount of work, and the new items will look very attractive.

Lush festive dress

Elegant fluffy dresses that closely resemble ballroom dresses look very beautiful on dolls. When preparing a sketch, you can use bright, shiny fabrics, beads, lace, stones, fur, feathers. To create a real masterpiece, you can first sew a fabric base, which can then be decorated with other materials.

Option on how to sew a dress for a Barbie doll in the Cinderella style:

1. Form the bottom part. Fold the strip in half several times, and then cut off a corner to make a circle or half-circle skirt.
2. The bodice is a rectangle on which darts are formed to create a fitted silhouette. Additional fixation is performed in the neck area.
3. Connect all the parts first with a basting stitch, and then sew the parts on a sewing machine.
4. Cut the basting thread and pull it out using tweezers or scissors. This must be done to bring the outfit back to normal appearance.
5. Before making decorative finishing, you need to try on the finished product on a toy. Otherwise, problems may arise with the shape and size of the finished item.

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A simple version of a ball gown

This is a fairly simple fluffy base dress in terms of production. It definitely won’t hinder the movements of the moving parts of the doll’s body. If you want to create something more complex and as close as possible to the original outfit of the Middle Ages, then you can use another pattern:

More complex model

This sketch is a complicated version of the first option, where there are a lot of nuances in terms of making the bodice of the dress. If you wish, you can simplify the pattern by modifying the given example yourself.

Guipure, lace, brocade, and satin ribbons can be used as decoration. On a lush outfit, diverse embroideries made of beads or glass pebbles will look original and appropriate.

Making a set: hat and dress

You can go further and create entire sets - jewelry, shoes, underwear. Let's consider a simple category - let's sew a matching set of headdress and dress in the same color scheme for Barbie.

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• shreds of appropriate volume and shade;
• scissors;
• sewing machine thread;
• centimeter;
• tailor's pencil;
• Velcro fastener;
• sewing machine.

Let's get started:

Let's take measurements of the chest from the front and back - they differ, but do not exceed 8 cm. You should also measure the length of the neckline, shoulder and to the highest point of the chest (at the darts).

We take simple but beautiful material. For a figure, a piece of 16 x 16 cm is enough. Fold the flap into 4 layers, set aside 1 cm from the center, 0.5 cm from the bottom. You will also need 4 cm for the sleeves. Mark a distance of 5 cm horizontally from the fold - this is our width chest (+1 cm per seam).

Make a pattern along the lines of the Barbie dress. First, open the canvas and fold it vertically. For a cutout in the throat area, it is better to create a deeper armhole, this will simplify the process. When you have unfolded the entire cut, carefully cut a couple of pieces on the back.

Asymmetrical dress and coat

You can create a whole ensemble that will consist of a dress and a coat. To diversify the silhouette, you can make the hem of the dress asymmetrical. Then the dress pattern for Barbie will look like this:

Asymmetrical dress pattern

This model is a dress with open arms, since a coat made of dense and heavy fabric will be used on top. To create an even greater contrast of textures, you can sew a dress from silk or chiffon.

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Additional Information! Such textiles will emphasize the asymmetry of the hem, giving it the correct shape.

Sewing a coat for a doll is quite difficult, since this version of the item requires the obligatory stage of cutting small parts. The simplest type is the following outerwear pattern:

Coat pattern

The model seems quite simple, but there are some parts with complex detailing in the back area. A hidden fold is formed along the entire element. Additionally, it is worth making a lining that will make the item more attractive and complete.

Ready product

The coat model looks very elegant due to the interesting cut of the neckline and sleeves. The very shape of the product resembles a trapezoid, which is fastened under the neck at one point. If you decorate the place of fixation with a special button or mini-brooch, then the doll’s evening outfit will look no worse than the models on the world’s catwalks.

Sewing process

The seam should be applied in a zigzag pattern from the edges of the sleeve. Bend the fabric from the back 1 cm, sew Velcro there. There is no need to sew any more stitching on the edging; just attach one more piece of Velcro to the reverse side. As a result, our work is simply and neatly fastened.

Fold the front and back, sew a seam no more than 1 cm wide. The lower part expands during processing.

Perform the first fitting on the doll. Put the blouse on inside out, mark the locations of the darts, and stitch them. Since the back is shorter than the front, trim the excess with a 5mm margin for finishing the edges.

We finish sewing the skirt. For it, reserve a square of 10 x 35 cm, process the cut with a decorative seam. In this case, it is better to loosen the top thread so that a couple of decorative stitches of 2-3 mm each can be placed there. Pull the thread for a neat gather.

Recommendation: tie all the threads into knots so that nothing comes unraveled or untied.

If you did everything correctly, the top and bottom of the model will be equal in length. You don’t have to sew the skirt and bodice and leave them separate, although according to the classics, they need to be connected. Connect both parts and sew with a 5mm seam. All folds should be distributed evenly; it is important to insure yourself with extra fitting.

Ballet costume for Barbie

Barbie in the form of a ballerina is especially popular among girls. In order not to buy a new doll, you can sew a tutu yourself. To do this you need to prepare the following materials and tools:

• Tulle, satin, lace.
• Scissors, needle and thread.
• Velcro, glue gun.
• Satin ribbon.

Elementary tutu
The principle of making a dress for ballet:

1. Cut a strip of tulle, the length of which will be 5 or 6 times the circumference of the doll's waist. The longer the element, the more magnificent the tutu skirt will be.
2. Stretch a lace along the long side of the strip and tighten it so that the element fits against the waist.
3. Prepare 2 strips from satin. One will be a bodice, so it must correspond to the measurements of the torso. The second will become a skirt, so the length of the satin should be 2-3 times shorter than the tulle part.
4. Sew the satin bodice to a strip of the same textile. In this case, you need to gather the lower part so that it turns out wavy.
5. Glue Velcro to the edges of the bodice.
6. Using stitches, sew the tulle base under the bottom of the finished upper part of the skirt.
7. To hide the seam between the bottom and bodice of the dress, you can tie a ribbon belt.

Patterns for a ballet costume for Barbie are not complicated, but the result is a decent set:

Outfit for a ballerina

Note! Such a dress will look not only like a ballerina costume, but also a lush formal dress. Additionally, you can make decor from rhinestones or beads. But finishing should only be done around the perimeter of the bodice, so as not to weigh down the bottom.

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Headdress

1. For a doll's hat, we measure the head - usually the diameter does not exceed 10 cm. You will need a little - only about 4 x 12 cm.
2. Sew the edge, make a hoop by joining the joints - this will require a needle.
3. Fold the piece in half so that the “face” faces up.
4. Trace along the contours, leaving a seam allowance of no more than 0.3 cm. Do not move the details.
5. Cut out the fields from a 13x13 cm square piece, fold it in four, then place a solid circle in the center. Mark and cut out the center piece.
6. Place the bottom to the top so that it is easy to sew on. Leave a tail for the side seam.
7. Sew all the places on the machine with a zigzag along the edge, making sure that there are no shifts, folds or excess. It is more important to outline everything well, then sew it properly, than to alter it.

Our cute example of hat craftsmanship is ready - all that remains is to dress up the fashion model and take her out for a walk to the envy of everyone.

DIY accessories

What additional things can be done for dolls? In addition to new types of clothes, our little fashionistas probably need mini things for dolls that will help organize their lives. For example:

Hangers made from paper clips. Take pliers, straighten out large paper clips and form them into “hangers” that can be hung on a string or crossbar. Now the entire mini-wardrobe of doll outfits will be in order.

Jewelry box. Beautiful necklaces, belts or bracelets can be stored in a nightstand or box made from several matchboxes glued together. On top you can paste them with multi-colored magazine clippings. A more reliable approach is plastic miniature boxes of jelly beans or chewing gum.

Hanger for caps and hats. Take a strong wire and a stand for a Christmas tree or pyramid, and use pliers to wind the pieces of wire onto the trunk. Twist the ends into a spiral or concentric circles (they should not injure the child). You can hang any hats on these improvised “branches”; you always have a choice of all the available items before your eyes.

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In fact, the possibilities of a creator are unlimited. Literally everything in the house can be used. Inspect unnecessary toys, furnishings, and pieces of fabric especially carefully. Involve your child in the work. Your daughter will probably want to become a real little fashion designer - don’t hold back her imagination, provoke ideas, any manifestations of creativity.

These qualities will definitely come in handy in the future, because design skills are simply invaluable at any age. Don’t be embarrassed if your first attempts are a bit lumpy—practice and experience make all the difference, and besides, this is not for evaluation, but for fun.

We hope that this small master class will help you awaken your imagination and beautifully dress up your favorite toys for a walk or for a holiday. Barbie clothes are a real gift for girls!

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