Many girls have their favorite baby boons - famous dolls in the form of babies. They are wildly popular. But what to do when a child asks for a new costume for a doll, but the ones in stores are not always of good quality? The solution is simple - DIY baby boon clothes. Several simple options for creating such clothes can be found here.
Technology of creation
To sew clothes for a doll, you need threads, needles, a little imagination, fabric and a sewing machine, although if you don’t have one, you can sew by hand. In order for your handmade baby born clothes to be more realistic, you can use old T-shirts, dresses, scraps, and various sewing leftovers. However, many people prefer knitted clothes, in which case you need to use yarn, knitting needles or a crochet hook, and a needle for knitting doll clothes will also come in handy.
Skirt
First, you need to choose the fabric, take the doll's measurements of the half-girth of the waist and hips, the length of the product. You need to add 1 centimeter to the length of the skirt for processing. It is advisable to make the width of the skirt twice the waist girth to lay beautiful folds.
Then you need to make a pattern for the yoke. Half the waist circumference plus 1-2 centimeters for convenience is the width of the upper part of the belt, half the hip circumference is the lower part. The increases are indicated, the lines of the resulting trapezoid are rounded so that the pattern looks like an arc bent downwards.
Next, you need to cut out the resulting strip of fabric, sew a hem along the bottom edge of the skirt, cut out two yoke pieces, and iron them. On the base of the skirt, carefully fold the pleats, pin them. You need to connect the belt parts, then sew the pleats to them. All that remains is to process the edges, thread the elastic.
Trousers
A simple way out of the situation when you don't know how to make patterns is to use a ready-made one. Almost all baby bumps have the same measurements, so there is no need to take them several times. From the basic pattern, you can make almost any model of pants.
Shoes
You can't leave your child's favorite doll without shoes. The most suitable for summer are light sandals. For them you will need soft artificial leather. First, you need to make a blank in the form of an insole for the baby boon's foot, then cut two strips 1.5 centimeters wide, two long ones 2-3 millimeters thick, and several short ones of the same thickness so that you can attach the sandals to the doll's foot.
We thread the thin strips through the wide ones, as shown in the photo. Sew the strips to the sole of the sandals, fasten the backs so that they hold well and do not fall off.
Baby born shoes are made from different materials, such as artificial suede or foamiran. But one of the simplest and most understandable ways is to knit booties. Detailed descriptions of two ways to knit baby born clothes with knitting needles can be found below in the video.
Overalls
To sew a jumpsuit for a baby born, you can use this pattern, which is shown in the picture. You will have to lengthen it a little. To do this, measure the length of the leg on the inside, and then transfer this value to the pattern on the step line.
When cutting, leave about 1 cm for seam allowance. Next, sew the side and step seams, the middle seam at the back. The front only needs to be sewn at 2 cm, since this model has a zipper at the front. Sew in the zipper. All that remains is to sew on the collar and process the armholes and the bottom of the pants.
Many people prefer to crochet baby born clothes. This way you can get a cute and warm thing for a doll that the child will definitely like. A jumpsuit is one of the most common and comfortable types of clothing. The video shows a detailed master class.
Sarafan
To sew a sundress, you can use the ready-made pattern below, choosing the desired length for the skirt.
You need to cut out two pieces – the back and the front. Sew the sarafan along the side seams, and process the armholes with bias tape. You can either make it yourself or buy it in a store. The neckline is also processed with bias tape, but you don’t need to cut it – the tape will become the ties for the sarafan.
Knitting clothes with knitting needles for baby born is very interesting and allows you to show your imagination. You can choose bright colors, experiment with patterns, style, use different patterns for knitted clothes.
Common mistakes
When sewing clothes for a doll, it is important to remember that all the details need to be ironed. This is necessary so that the finished clothes fit the baby bona better. It is worth paying special attention to this.
What are the most common mistakes made when sewing clothes for a baby born:
- One of the most common mistakes is complex patterns. For example, when using checkered or striped fabric, you need to carefully align the pattern on all the details so that it looks natural;
- When using ready-made patterns, you should carefully transfer everything onto the fabric to avoid annoying mistakes;
- Often, when we knit baby born clothes with knitting needles, a situation may arise when the fabric suddenly begins to narrow or widen. This means that we accidentally decreased or added loops. It is worth counting the number of loops in the rows, and then find the place where the mistake occurred. Then unravel to this place and continue from there;
- In order to neatly knit baby born clothes, especially items with an openwork pattern, it is advisable to knit another column to sew the parts together.
Creativity is a pleasant process in itself, and if it also pleases a small person, it is doubly pleasant. Sewing and knitting are not so difficult, and children will definitely be pleased with the result of their work and will be happy to dress up the baby born in new clothes.
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