Links to Offsite Sewing Patterns

I tried a few of the links but they don’t work?

 

I apologize for the necroposting a bit, though I'm curious about how to resize patterns? I saw a tutorial on paper patterns but how would it work on pdfs? Is there a better dimension/size to cut for mnfs? Thank you so much!

 

I thought I'd add a few (mostly) Etsy stores that sell sewing patterns you can buy to the list, just to give people more resources!

• HighEndDollsPatterns - Etsy 1/3 and 1/4
  
• LuminariaDesigns - Etsy A LOT of patterns
  
• DollCandy - Etsy Multiple sizes
  
• KitNKatShop - Etsy Mostly SMD patterns, but they can likely fit other 1/3 girls (and a few MNF ones)
  
• JauneyeroID - Etsy MNF girl patterns! I have used the more "unisex" ones with some slight tweaks for my motion line boy, too (jeans, t-shirt)
  
• MyLittleDollStory - Etsy Again mostly SMD but a few MNF patterns as well
  
• Requiem Art Designs I'm sure she's been linked before, but a TON of patterns in a TON of sizes, most of them quite beginner-friendly
  
• View Tutorials & Patterns PDF by WhisperingGrassBJD on Etsy Most of the patterns are for shoes, but she also sells a few jeans patterns!

Just as a note, be careful buying patterns off of Etsy, especially for dolls popular in Japan--there's a lot of people who sell digital scans of magazine patterns, and not all of them are very good quality/are hard to print because they have no scales on them (leaving aside the copyright issue, even). They're usually pretty easy to spot, though, and will mention having Japanese instructions or that the instructions were translated most of the time (a big clue).

The instructions are more or less the same when doing it digitally, if not a bit easier. Dal Rae sells her instructions now, and I believe her process is largely digital (I haven't looked for a while). Most of the instructions rely on taking the doll's measurements to know how to scale, so you'd want to start there! Generally speaking, Minifee work well at 1/4 of human scale (since they have more relatively human adult-ish proportions). Hope that helps you a bit! Resizing/scaling patterns does require a bit of fiddling, so try not to get too frustrated when that happens. It's all part of the process!

 

Thank you so much for your help!

 

Random question, I went to volks In Japan recently and purchased their pattern books! But what happened to volume 2? It seems very rare and sold out.

 

Here's a website I hadn't seen mentioned yet. She's added some new patterns recently. Beth Alvarez's website. She writes fantasy novels, but also posts free BJD sewing patterns:
Sewing Patterns for Ball-Jointed Dolls

 

What I do with PDF patterns is just go to the page that has the cutting layout, zoom in until it's in scale with my doll, and then trace it from my laptop screen onto parchment paper. You can determine whether you've got the right size by holding up your doll to the screen, by comparing another pattern piece or clothing you know fits, or by measuring the size on your screen with a physical tape measure.

You can also try scaling the PDF to 25%/33% and tracing the pages that you're supposed to cut out, but I found it hard to keep the paper at the right angle, so the pieces were crooked and didn't line up properly.

 

I was bored, so I decided to collect all the still-working links in this thread, and add a bunch more links I didn't see mentioned anywhere.

FREE patterns & sewing tutorials:
- Adams-Harris Pattern Company
- Affordable Designs
- Antique Lilac
- Beth Alvarez
- Beth Ramsden (only some FREE)
- BJD Collectasy Tutorials
- Chelly Wood
- Doll Candy
- From a Doll's Eyes Tutorials
- Jadepixel Dollcraft
- Little Amelie by Poppy W on Youtube
- Missy's Imaginings
- Moda-vation Designs
- molendrix
- Pixie Faire
- ResinRapture
- Silkspike Dolls
- The Fashion Doll Review Tutorials
- Usako's Sewing Studio

Individual doll patterns for sale:
- Adams-Harris Pattern Company
- Affordable Designs
- Art of the Doll by Lisa Wroblewski a.k.a. Cecil & Co.
- Beep Beep Designs a.k.a. Anna Waites (also on Ravelry)
- Beth Ramsden
- Créations Soudane
- Designs by Jude (also on etsy)
- Doll Candy
- Dorote's Dolls
- Gayle Wray Dolls (also on etsy)
- gracefaerie designs (also on ebay)
- High End Doll Patterns
- Helen Doll Clothes
- Jauneyero
- Jay Bird Finnigan
- Kit n Kat
- Les Cheries de Vaniline
- Little Amelia by PoppyW
- Luminaria Designs
- MHD Designs a.k.a. Magalie Houle Dawson (also on ebay)
- MiniatureTrends
- Moda-vation Designs
- Momo Moon Dolls
- mother_daughter_designs (second-hand patterns)
- My Little Doll Story
- Pam SD Mini Costuming
- Pixie Faire
- Requiem Art Designs (also on etsy)
- Silkspike Dolls (also on etsy)
- Tea's Patterns
- The Charming Room
- Trentsation

Paid clothing tutorials:
- Adele Po of Nymphai Dolls on Patreon
- Whispering Grass Tutorials

Doll pattern books/magazines for sale:
- Pomadours Craft Cafe: Japanese craft books (ships from Japan)
- CDJapan: Japanese magazines/books, including Dollybird, books by Taeko Sekiguchi
- Hobby Search: Japanese magazines/books (Dollybird, Dolly Dolly, Doll Coordinate Recipe)


(EDITED 1/1/24 to reorganize a bit, add magazine sellers)

 

Yo

u are amazing!!

 

Thank You!

 

Thank you for sharing!

 

Don't forget to turn on English/your language subtitles. This will require a little bit of adjustment for a doll, depending on your doll's size.

The way he just picks up two spots at the end to reveal a perfect trapeze dress with no sewing is just magical.

 

This takes a bit more work than the no-sew version, but definitely worth it.

Again, don't forget to turn on subtitles for your language.

 

That really neat! It looks so pretty too!