Accessories Advice on making geta for a BJD without toe gap?

Have you looked at the geta that are already made and sold for dolls without separated toes, for ideas? I feel like I regularly see them used on dollfie dream and mdd in particular. They seem to just be made so that they go over the foot in the correct position, you'll probably want to position the cord with your dolls foot handy. And I believe they use elastic on the back to hold the shoe on at least somewhat.

I actually think craft Foam might look perfect. It's a bit more similar to working with pieces of wood. Of course if you have a saw you could also piece it together with wood.

 

I've previously thought about making it like you are saying, over the sock, but I never did get around to it. I would be eager to see how you work it out in the end!
As for woid effects I bet you can paint the foam similarly, and I've also seen foam with a marbled color before that might look really cool.
I feel like the geta I most often see are just a laquered black color.

 

That sounds awesome! I look forward to seeing

 

If the shoes are always going to be paired with the socks, I wonder if you could sculpt some fake toe extensions to glue inside the socks. Then you could thread the loop for the ribbons between them to get the "between the toes" effect. Many bjds have smaller feet anyway, or have small, compressed toes, so this might work without looking unnatural.

I haven't tried it myself - although I probably will in the future since I think geta shoes are beautiful and I have at least one OC who would wear them.

Good luck with the project!

Edited to add:
If you would like a wooden base for the shoes, depending on the size of the doll, you might be able to glue tongue depressor / coffee stir sticks together and carve the shape out after the pieces are solid. Some kinds of Home Depot and similar stores might also be able to cut thin pieces of wood for you. Wooden picture frames might also yield some useful pieces of wood. I'll keep thinking about it!

 

True - male sculpts can have pretty big feet! coughDollshecough haha

Another idea I thought of is attaching the ribbon/cord under the surface of the sock right where the space between the toes would be (gluing it, knotting it, etc.), then pulling it through the fabric, and then securing the ends to the base at the sides in the usual geta shoes manner. If the socks fit fairly tightly and the knot isn't very bulky that might work. It should also make it pretty easy to remove the socks and shoes (easier than fake toes I expect), especially if the socks were glued to the bases as well.

 

I made the tabi socks with toes and stuffed the toes with cotton. They worked well and didn't look too bulky, but my dolls were MSDs and regular size SDs. My geta were wood and were just flat without the stilts because I hadn't figured that out. As StellaMarigold suggested, the straps were made like regular geta, the tongue fitting between the toes, though the geta and tabi were separate. They worked fairly well. I'd like to revisit them someday and make the correct sort, though it was certainly easier to balance a doll on a flat wooden sole! I bought a strip of wood at the hardware store that was about an inch wide and 1/4 inch thick. I think I got it in the molding section. That strip made several pairs of getas.

 

In my limited experience, the geta made for dolls without feet intended specifically for that style of shoe just have the strap that goes over the top of the foot, and the illusion of the part that would go between (but actually don't have any). OR they just... jam that strap over whatever slight indent there is, and there's a clear elastic that goes over the back of the ankle to hold the shoe on. Socks are usually just normal--Volks sells quite a few in this style, so you could reference those.

 

I think I'd do this by making what amount to white platform boots with a geta sole and a toe strap decoration. The Boot part is the sock.

For "barefoot" geta, I'd use slightly matte plastic to make the arched strap of slides, then put my Y strap on top of that so it looks like it goes between the toes even though it doesnt.
I'd get that plastic by using a piece of clear plastic packaging and scuffing it with fine grit sandpaper until it is no longer reflective and shiny. This way it will "disappear" against the resin foot without a reflective surface.