Sewing Sewing Self Challenge: Working from Measurements

So I’ve been fiddling with a human pattern that’s based on measurements to make a doll sized viking tunic. So far I’ve gotten two mockups finished.
First mockup: ended up way too big even with scaled down measurements. Looked like a toddler sized muumuu!


Second mockup: Negated some of of the measurements even further and ended up with a workable prototype! Measurements aren’t perfect and require further tweaking to be perfect. Had to slice open back for mock closure to get it on doll.

I’m currently out of mockup fabric so I’m going to practice on the scraps to make some accessory stuff. If anyone is interested in the pattern I’m working from, it’s this one on Etsy: Viking Clothing Pattern PDF - Etsy

There are no instructions on how pieces go together, so some research or basic knowledge of sewing and how pieces go together is required.

The purpose of this exercise is to see if I can learn how to make my own patterns and them eventually how to scale them down to doll size! There are lots of cool doll patterns, but some aren’t in the right size or only account for male/female anatomy.

 

I’ve started doing that too! I think that while I’m sewing because of bjds and cosplay, but being able to sew is such a good skill to have and learning to draft patterns is such an essential skill! Especially at this scale!

 

Here’s the two mockups described above at request!

As you can see, first try ended up WAYYY too big!

But the second attempt ended much better!

 

An update: pants! Made by blocking and drafting out a pattern from hand!

 

I made a shirt based on a 1/3 pattern but ended up drafting my own pattern. This was the second attempt after the first ended up too big!

 

It’s actually really easy once you understand the basic blocks! And I find the fit is better than trying to guess if some premade clothes will fit.