Tutorial Anyone Can Sew: Jeans Tutorial (All sizes, Pattern Free)

I made a pair of these tonight I HATE flash in pictures, so I aploigize, but 2am =/= good picture time.

The only things I did differently were the waistband and the crotch. But other than that, I followed the tutorial exactly and it was so helpful. I could never ever get pants right before this, so thanks so, so so much!

My girl is a unoa girl/boy hybrid; She's a sist plate on a unoa boy body with the large milkpart, so shes got awesome skinny hips Sorry her vest is so crooked XD


They're held together with velcro and a button.




I'm so mad, on the test fabric i did the test button holes on, they all came out perfectly, but it took at least 15 tries on the actual pants, which ruined them D: So, it's sloppy

 

Thank you for the inspiration! I did these skinny jeans for my DZ girl with your method





I made some changes, though. Instead of two pieces, I cut four pieces and sewed the front pockets and side seams before I started to fit it on a doll. It worked very well :3

(Sorry about the pin in the picture, I am very lazy at sewing snaps )

 

Okay, I've just finished a quick pair of shorts for Madeline, using two plaid handkerchiefs. The white scallop edges were already on the hankies, and they're not perfect, but they were fun to make, and let me know what to change when I attempt full length jeans.

Thank you ragdoll!
Auska

 

Yay!

 

Ragdoll, your amazing and my new hero. This tutorial is fantastic; clear and simple to follow (though I did confuse myself a little here and there ). These were made this morning and are hand-sewn as I currently don't have a sewing machine anymore! I'm calling them my 'test pants' as there are a few mistakes here and there (got two kids running about my feet too) and I made them way too long, but the 'pattern-less, pattern' is really great. Got to decorate them somehow too as right now they are way too plain, wish I had a different top for her also..here are some pics







her head looks massive in the second from last one...??!!
Thanks again Ragdoll...erm if you take requests....any pattern-less tops to go with the jeans..??

 

I think I luv you...will you marry me..?
Just kidding, but this tutorial is awesome.
I had to change some of the steps around to fit my sewing style.
I made these last night there are a few mistakes but the more I make the better I'll get.
Thank you so much for this tutorial.



~scott~

 

whoohoo I finally made the pants I have been trying to make...this way is awesome..






don't mind the waist band at the back, I have a snap there, if I had sewn it up all the way they wouldn't have fit over her booty butt and hips..so it moved a little but its even.

and I found something out...my girls' new A line body have mismatched butt cheeks..LOL one is bigger {rounder} than the other...

 

I took some pictures~♥!










This was wonderful I messed up the waist band a bit and the crotch is too short and the snap is messy, but other than that I really like these They don't show her buttcrack when she sits, too! YAY! (Aww, she has butt dimples! Cute butt xD) The tutorial was amazing! (But I do suggest not using heavy fabric ^^ I love her cute little summery capris, too bad my camera is so terrible =/ Ah well. To see more of her, go to my post on the Narae 43cm board.

 

Did it I did all by hand (am I glad to have my sewing machine back in September x'D). Those tiny prints are actually small strawberries but my camera messed up like every time



Thank you so much for this great tutorial! It's so hard to find nice pants for my girl This whole tutorial was helpful and easy! Same suggestion here: no dark fabric the next time? Now on to the shirt tutorial, YOU. ARE. GREAT.

 

Your tutorial works for SD, too.
Thanks to it, my Delf has finally got a pair of skinny jeans that are really skinny (yet still fit him)

 

Well, I have been working on my cosplay for Otakon and I decided to try my hand at making some pants for my SD.




I didn't sew a snap on yet and the crotch area was a little tricky...I need to work on that


The butt seam turned out to be extra crooked

Sorry for such large photos...I hate re-sizing lol

 

This is great! I also made a pair...I'll post a pic after I get some fasteners on them!

EDIT

Here's mine!

 

=D Okay, I finished the pants awhile ago but was lazy with the picture posting.

 

I was just over in the shirt thread posting, and here are some pics of the two pairs of pants I have made since last night. The green ones I modified a little to be more like pj pants, and I had to wet the butt of the khaki ones to stretch them out so she could sit down, but a total success!!! Tomorrow I am going to try for actual jeans and also some shorts. Will post more pics if those work out too. Thank you thank you thank you for this tutorial!









PS - All of this stuff was made from clothes I was going to put in a garage sale. This is way better than making a dollar or two, am I right?

 

I tried my hand at these jeans. I don't think I cut things right, but they look ok with a long shirt over them. Here is the "before being distressed" picture.



ETA: the waist is huge. I must have measured wrong.

 

First, I must say that I dont like to use other people's patterns and that I usually make my own, but when I saw this, it striked me, I had to try it. So I did...

aside from the waist being too big, I'd say this tutorial will work for almost any size...

This is my 70cm dollzone boy's body[his head is out for a faceup]wearing a pair of pants made using this tutorial. I have the back pinned up because the waist is too big.

I think that if I combined the legs from this tutorial with the waist from my own hand drawn pattern for jeans, it would create a really wonderful pair of pants.Thankyou for sharing, I think I will be trying the shirt soon.

 

Here's a pic of my Sapphira, Caleb in a pair of these jeans! (of course I sewed one of the outside seams the wrong way, sheesh)


You'll have to pardon him, he's kind of camera shy!

 

Okay, I finally made them. I don't think they turned out too bad. Thanks ragdoll, now I'm feeling more confident about making jeans Here's a couple of pics of Hitomi modeling them for everyone.

 

I don't sew that often. But Reiko said she wanted a pair of white denim hip huggers. This is what I came up with. Thanks for the tutorial!

 

I made mine! they look a bit odd and finishings are urgh, even more now that my sewing machine is dying but it's so rewarding to see your doll wearing something you made yourself! ^^

a couple of pics of my blake modeling





thanks for the tutorial!

 

Made new clothes jeans and shirt made with the use of your tutorials ^^ hope you like them

 

YAY she has pants! This is my 60cm Bobobie. The crotch is a little hinky and the waist is a bit long but all in all I am pleased. Not bad for my first try. Now that I have a better idea of how the pattern works. I'm sure my next pair will be better. I also made a master pattern so I don't have to measure and man handle my girl so much next time. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. It was very helpful!!

 

So I made jeans for my Lucien, distressed them like mad with a box cutter.... o.O They're made out of a pair of my friend's old pants (she knew I was doing it, I swear...)





I have to put a "belt" on him (actually a dog collar) because, to be honest, Bobobie Apollos are well endowed, and if I don't belt it... he kinda... hangs out. A little awkward, believe me!

 

I almost didn't leave myself enough seam allowance in the thigh area, but since I was hand-sewing it didn't turn out to be too big of a problem. They're just really tight is all.
Arlian is a 70cm Dollzone Yuu, proving that these lovely patternless pants can be made for even the biggest of boys.

 

Thank you so much for this tutorial ragdoll
Takeru is happy with some jeans

 

i made a set of capris for my girl; i goofed on the croch part though ^^;
and her halter top is a modified version of the shirt pattern

 

Ostrich, there are a couple of options for when there is simply too much fabric at the waist. First how were you tightening it, as you said in your post?
The options are to apply two darts one on each side of the butt (they can also be put in front, but I put mine in the back). Darts are little upside down triangles that gather the fabric from the top edge. It brings the top of the fabric together and you sew from the center of the triangle down to the point.

Here's a quickie diagram

hope that helps.

The other way is to make a yoke. My Mom tried to explain that one to me. I still don't get it!
Depending on how you do your waistband and the weight of the fabric, you could run a strong piece of elastic just across the back. Stretch the elastic as far as you can, with the jeans fabric flat, pin, and stitch. I use a zigzag for this. I did it to the back of my jacket on the jacket tutorial.

I wonder if it's possible to do waistbands like the ones on my kid's jeans. It's pieces of elastic with buttonholes that you use to tighten or loosen the waistband as they grow! You get a small gathered effect, but it's not that noticeable. Hmmm.. *runs to the sewing machine*

 

Thanks so much Ragdoll! I saw the tutorial earlier tonight and decided that was the time I tried to make pants. I had already some experience at making simple dress and things like that but that was the first time I made pants cause they scared me. Apart from step number 6 that took me a while to understand, the tutorial was easy to follow even for a semi-newbie Now that I understood what the part 6 meant I'll be able to correct my mistake on the next pair I make ^,^

 

This tutorial is so great. I tried making a pair of pants with a pattern I found and they didn't work. Upon trying this one, I think I'll stick to it. X3

Here's a photo of the front and back of the pants I made for my boy.

Front:


Back:

 

Here's my jeans! My boy really thanks you he was sitting naked on a desk for months.

 

Thanks Ragdoll Ice got jeans today to compliment the hoody which was derived from your other lesson XD *and you have my permission to use photo of course*



P.S were any tripp armwarmers hurt in the making of those pants Pervykappa

 

so i finally finished Elliot's pants
after some screw ups i got it (mostly)
and i think they turned out fine ^_^

o,
i bought the shirt and took it in,
because it was SD size.....
the waist is so bulky on the pants it barely fits over T^T
i need to make a better pair

ragdoll: i also had some trouble with the fly.....
i didn't get it......
if you could clarify it that would be great ^_^

here they are,

they are really bulky in the front cuz i used jean....
then jacked it up by hemming both ends of the leg
i didn't realize that was a no-no until i did it XP
i think next time i'm going to try a lighter fabric ^_^


the button is lopsided, i tried to be cute T^T
but it turned out that was because the fabric right there was like 5 layers
(i have no idea how that happened)
and i was using teeth (stupid idea) to pull the string through and i chipped a tooth
YAY!!!! XD..........not really -_-
but you can't see it....it just feels funny

 

I couldn't resist making another air of these for my boy's new body...



excuse the lack of fastener at the waist... I HATE sewing on snaps with a passion lol.

 

Thank you so much!! I was dreading making pants but with your tutorial it wasn't that hard.
I''m so happy Faust finally gets some real shorts @@
First attempt so they are not perfect. The crotch is weird and they are a little tight on him. Can't wait to try again to see if I can make some perfect pants


*dances* I'm so proud of myself ^^
Thanks again

 

The two pairs of jeans I made from this tutorial. xD Tyco's are pipeleg kind of style, and have real working back pockets, and Goss's are superskinny with just a V-shape at the back. xD lol. I just kept pinning and resewing the legs of his until they were skin tight.

Made a pair of tartan pants with this too, but they're still not finished (...putting off sewing snaps... e_e ) so no pics.

 

Since I did the jacket, I figured I should try doing pants again.



Unfortunately, Iplehouse tatiana has a BADONKA DONK butt (Like OH MY GOD) and I ended up with SO MUCH FABRIC. (That's not me holding her)

hence the belt-thing



BUT with her shirt down, it doesn't matter! I think they're really cute anyway!

 

here's a pair of leggings i made last night for my puki flora using this tutorial!

 

while the jeans I made for my MSD were almost perfect (some butt showing but oh well ^^U), I tried to make yesterday some for my 70cm girl, Lou, and I failed miserably *crawls into a corner* apart from the complete butt showing when seated, the snap cosure snapped open every time she moved a bit. maybe I used a too thick denim?

so this morning I tried it again... and since I had run out of snaps closures, I decided to completely sew up the front too since the denim is thin and a bit elastic, it stands where it should be and apart from some butt showing (that's my trademark it seems...) they fit. oh, and I used the original side seams just because they look great







Lou wants to say something!

 

wasn't sure where to post this, because the top and pants are from your tutorials

Newt loves her new PJs, thank you SO MUCH for these clothing tutorials




The hair is your tutorial too actually I.. sorta got it. I think the next one I make will be right (this one has a small bald spot, but you cant see it)

 

oi, so you don't have a thread for your wig making tutorial that you made but I've seen it on other threads and I wanted to show you my end product using that tutorial! ^_^

One for Moth:




one for Snug:


and I made one for Viola, but I don't have pics of it ^_^;

Thanks for posting the tutorial!!

 

I made a pair of pleather pants for my boy partially using this tutorial, mostly because I was too lazy to draft actual patterns, hahah. they turned out pretty nice, although the waistband looks horrible because the sewing machine here at my parents' hates pleather. thanks for the good tutorial!

 

I've been dying to try this out since I found this ages ago, and I finally got to! (Yay, I got a sewing machine for Christmas!)


I kinda messed up in the beginning...instead of using her thigh measurement, I used a measurement I had written down, which I thought WAS her thigh measurement but turned out to be half of the measurement around both of her thighs....I don't know what I was thinking heh..Luckily, the cloth was stretchy enough, so it was okay...Also, I couldn't get the crotch sewn up all the way (probably because it was so small that I didn't cut the pant-legs down from the original shape, so I was trying to sew straight pieces in the crotch shape....), I'm going to finish it by hand probably...all in all, I love how these turned out...Prices for pre-made jeans are ridiculous!

Thanks for this awesome tutorial!

 

another picture from me ^^ Pants attempt #4 This time his ass doesn't hang out, the crotch isn't wonky and I got the length about right.

Thanks again ragdoll!!

 

Well here are the jeans I made. They're really nice except for the waistband part but that's my fault for not following the directions right. I wanted a straight pant leg and it worked out wonderfully. Next I'm going to try a pair of skinny jeans for one of my boys. I also sewed the crotch a little high on mine so it looks a little weird but still fits perfectly fine. I really like this tutorial. I'd made jeans before but I like these sooooo much better. They look tons better on my girl and fit a bit better too. I will say that hand sewing through the parts where the jean material was laid over was a little hard (I bent my needle once) but it wasn't enough to make me not want to do this again. Right now they're a little plain I know but I haven't decided what I want to do to spice them up. Sorry my camera was acting up, some of the pictures are blurry. There are more pictures here too. Ok enough of my blabbing and onto the jeans. Oh and you're welcome to use these pictures in the examples post.

 

I have managed Puki sized jeans out of this tutorial with a little altering



Thanks so Much ragdoll! D

 

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I've already made one pair of jeans and am making a second for my awesome new doll. DX I don't have a sewing machine, so both jeans are hand sewn. I'm gonna try to make a jacket next!! @_____@ *wishes she had a sewing machine, it'd make this so much faster and easier!!*

I'll post pics once I'm done!!

ETA; And I finally finished!! ^___^





And if anyone's interested in seeing all of the pics, there's more at my Photobucket account.

 

This is such a wonderful tutorial! I was having problems not liking anything I attempted to make for a couple days, but I started on a little pair of "jeans" with that tutorial, and I adore them!

I still haven't installed a closing mechanism (...I apologize for that; I just came from Physics II Lab), but I think I'm just going to use a bit of velcro ^__^ Or possibly make her a tiny belt! I haven't decided yet ^.^

Allura is 11cm, btw. XP She doesn't fit in any commercial doll clothes that I've been able to find in stores near me (Because of her wide belly and short legs), so any clothing she gets is hand-made. @.@

Also, I apologize for the crap-tastic pictures XD They were taken at 1:30AM on a shelf above my bed using my clip on lamp for lighting XP


It looks like they're too wide around the top, but they fit quite well >.> It's just that the band is really wide, so it sticks out from her body a bit.


Close-up ^.^


THIS was an epic adventure. O.o Poor allura, the first time I sat her down in her new pants they completely slid off her butt! I had lots of trouble understanding the diagram for adding a triangle in the tutorial here though, so I ended up just cutting out a triangle a little bigger than what I needed and sticking it on there >.> It all worked out in the end! Though it bugs me that it had to be so big that it almost looks like chaps in the butt >.< Makes for a nice place to stick her tail, which is a nice bonus I suppose. XP

Anyways, that's all for me!
Overall, it was a wonderful tutorial that yielded some really adorable, tiny pants! Thank you for taking the time to make it ^___^

 

I tried out this pattern to make pajama pants! ^^ One pair for my MNF Chiwoo, the other will be for a boy who's not here yet so I can't finish them... but in the meantime, these ones turned out well! Thanks for the tutorial! XD



I think I'll try to make a pair of jeans or something similar later too!

 

Wow, thanks a bunch for the tutorial. I used it as a base to make pleated hakama-like pants. Thanks to your lesson, they were a lot less painful than I was imagining them to be!



You were a total lifesaver!!!

 

Well, after a couple tries (since I'm completely sewing illiterate), I managed to make something actually functional! I got a bit irritated at times, but overall, it was a lot of fun! I had a great time sewing and making clothes for Keli. But yeah, here's Kelhiel's new pair of fabulous pink shorts:





Thanks for making such a great tutorial! I'll be sure to try it again sometime when I have actual denim. XP And now I'm off to do the shirt tutorial to make Keli a nice sweater!

Also, don't mind Keli's... shirtless-ness. >_>; And also please to be ignoring the safety pin. =__________= I had no snaps, so I improvised. I'll sew a snap on as soon as I manage to find one.

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH. 33333 I love you forever, seriously, and just in time to make nice pants for my boy's birthday! X3

Edit: Evidently DoA is being naughty with spacing, so I screencapped it for everybody's reference. THANK YOU AGAIN!!

 

Ragdoll, I have looked at this tutorial (and your other two) so many times since I first found it here this fall and I was impressed just reading through it. I'd been dying to try and I've finally found some time to do it. And now I am really impressed! I can't believe how quickly and easily they came together. The process is refreshingly simple and it yields a nice pair of jeans! I'm going to make another pair because I want them baggier, and I forgot to wash the fabric first (my fingers are blue and I certainly don't want to stain my doll) then I will post the picture. Thanks so much for posting this.

Everyone should try it!

Here are the baggy jeans. She had a serious case of gap-butt so I added elastic at the back, which looks like a child's jeans I think.

 

I finally did it! I successfully made jeans. Taking some artistic license with them they fit my needs excellently. And the awesome thing is they fit two entirely different dollies (one tiny, one MSD). Thank goodness for similar waistlines. X3 Here's the pants pictured on both my Diederik and Komeo.


Please pardon his shellshocked look, I took this from a bad angle I guess. XD