Bright*Phoebe
Pattern Making for BJD Dolls - First Attempt
I am learning how to make patterns for my dolls! It is very exciting!
Revolutionary cake ( Den of Angels profile here: www.denofangels.com/forums/member.php?53792-revolutionary... ) has been kind enough to provide a very amazing step-by-step tutorial ( www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?407695-Patternm...! ) for bodice and skirt blocks/slopers, which are the building blocks for creating custom patterns for your dolls. I believe that she is still working on adding sleeves and pants to the tutorial, but I may be mistaken. A thread of bjd measurements has been added here: www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?411703-Pattern-...
BE WARNED!
The slopers that you create are extremely form-fitting. They are meant to be a BASIS for creating patterns off of, not the final product.
You can see my first efforts here. I have used paper towel (or kitchen paper as I have also seen it referred to) and scotch tape (clear tape). The reason that I have used paper towel is that it is cheap, has good body, and most importantly, it DOESN'T REQUIRE SEWING FOR FITTING! This means that it can be cut and fitted very quickly and accurately, making the whole process that much more streamlined.
Using scotch tape allows me to simply tear up the taped seam to remove or reposition the block. It also allows me to tighten/loosen the block easily and shape it with no guesswork (that you need when sewing the fabric block).
To transfer the drawn pattern to my paper towel, I simply folded the paper towel in half, aligned it underneath my pattern drawing along the front centerline, and used a pin to poke holes through the drawing into the paper towel. This transferred them really well! I then just 'connected the dots', cut it out along the lines, and taped it together. I did the same thing for the back. When I was done taping the whole thing together (to make sure everything was aligned properly), I just cut up the middle back line, put it on Ellen, and taped it up using scotch tape! Easy peasy!
Pattern Making for BJD Dolls - First Attempt
I am learning how to make patterns for my dolls! It is very exciting!
Revolutionary cake ( Den of Angels profile here: www.denofangels.com/forums/member.php?53792-revolutionary... ) has been kind enough to provide a very amazing step-by-step tutorial ( www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?407695-Patternm...! ) for bodice and skirt blocks/slopers, which are the building blocks for creating custom patterns for your dolls. I believe that she is still working on adding sleeves and pants to the tutorial, but I may be mistaken. A thread of bjd measurements has been added here: www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?411703-Pattern-...
BE WARNED!
The slopers that you create are extremely form-fitting. They are meant to be a BASIS for creating patterns off of, not the final product.
You can see my first efforts here. I have used paper towel (or kitchen paper as I have also seen it referred to) and scotch tape (clear tape). The reason that I have used paper towel is that it is cheap, has good body, and most importantly, it DOESN'T REQUIRE SEWING FOR FITTING! This means that it can be cut and fitted very quickly and accurately, making the whole process that much more streamlined.
Using scotch tape allows me to simply tear up the taped seam to remove or reposition the block. It also allows me to tighten/loosen the block easily and shape it with no guesswork (that you need when sewing the fabric block).
To transfer the drawn pattern to my paper towel, I simply folded the paper towel in half, aligned it underneath my pattern drawing along the front centerline, and used a pin to poke holes through the drawing into the paper towel. This transferred them really well! I then just 'connected the dots', cut it out along the lines, and taped it together. I did the same thing for the back. When I was done taping the whole thing together (to make sure everything was aligned properly), I just cut up the middle back line, put it on Ellen, and taped it up using scotch tape! Easy peasy!