Sewing What are you currently sewing for your BJD Vol 15

@aihre Oh wow! Those kimonos are really awesome! I love the way all of them came out! So much detail.

I've been wanting to try my hand at making a hanfu, but I don't trust my skill level.

All of your kimonos look amazing.

 

@RabbidBunnies Aw thank you - the kimono were sewn over several years, made them as the dolls came home. I find them quite relaxing and easy to sew! (Though that's not saying much, I don't know a lot of sewing patterns haha.)

I've never made hanfu, but I can't imagine the construction to be too different from kimono. The garments might have more curves? and definitely use different materials to traditional kimono. I think it's worth trying out. You can do it!

 

I recently finished an outfit for my newest guy who arrived in December....

 

Such awesome work, MB Lilac!!!

 

Amazing work as always, @MB Lilac !

 

My first bjd sewing project! I altered a JID iplehouse pattern by @MB Lilac to fit my SD13, the pictures unfortunately don't show the colours super well but the vest is a dark green linen with brown velvet ribbon binding for the trim. Handsewn because the fabric was prone to fraying. The dress underneath is vintage and is a bit of a placeholder for now until I've made or bought something...

 

Scrumptious - as ever.

Looks like it fits nicely too - how lovely.

Teddy

 

Thank you @El BJD, @BlackSheep , @Teddy

@Entnoot - Looks great! It's nice to see my patterns getting used.

 

@Entnoot - That is SO adorable!

I just finished a pair of pants for Briar. Minifee waists are so darn small!

 

Is that a sparkly metalic fabric? Looks cute.

Teddy

 

It is! The fabric was originally a pair of pants but they don’t actually feel all that great on cause the fabric is weirdly scratchy so I figured it’d make good doll clothes!

 

Getting back into sewing lately, first finished object is a sleeveless minidress, I drafted the pattern myself using a tutorial by Missy’s Imaginings on Youtube

Currently, I’m working on a much more complicated project for a different doll that I’ve been meaning to work on for the past nearly 2 years haha

 

I just recently made Jasperella a snap-on bow tie and a pair of pajama pants. I’m planning on making a matching top, and maybe a matching long nightshirt for Lumi.

 

Pants look really neatly done, did you do them by hand or with a sewing machine?

 

Omigosh, thank you! That’s a huge compliment! I sewed them by hand.

 

How adorable, you did a great job, love the material!

Also, I have one of the earlier Luts Litchi dolls as well, one of my first dolls and one of my favorite! Nice to know there’s more out there. ❤️

 

Ahh!! I’m so glad to find another Luts Litchi owner! I was sad to learn they’ve been discontinued. Litchi is really special and not as common as Ani or some of the others.

 

I had the pants but now Brenne has a complete pajama set!

 

I like the top, are the lines part of the fabric pattern or is it textured like that?

 

It’s a sparkly textured fabric! Originally it was a pair of pants but they were so scratchy that I couldn’t wear them so I figured I’d repurpose them!

 

Oh that’s smart, I’d never really thought to repurpose human clothes to sew doll stuff from…something to consider for sure

 

It’s especially great for stuff you still really love but either can’t fit into anymore or has stains! A few snips in the right place and you’ve got a new dress out of a well worn shirt!

 

@downturningeyes, there used to be a thread especially for sewing with repurposed materials. Lots of great ideas there. Baby & kids clothes tend to have smaller prints & worn clothes tend to have softened fabrics. Plus it can be way more cost effective. Teddy has used men's cotton shirts for lots of dresses for his kids for example. And Pen-Pen's friend doesn't seem to be bothered by how scratchy that great sparkly fabric is. ;}

 

I'd forgotten that thread

Teddy

 

I recently made this linen dress to show off some bobbin lace trim I made! ...That you can hardly see, but still. I also did a little drawn work on the hem that I'm pleased with!

 

I zoomed-in on the picture to get a closer look at that pretty lace trim - and the drawn-thread work at the hem is a lovely detail too.

Teddy

 

@Idoru Lovely details! They may be subtle, but it makes the dress look nicely finished. And in such a small scale too!

 

That looks so pretty!

 

Thank you all! The lace is really just very small... Here it is by itself, before I attached it to the cuffs:

 

@Idoru Wonderful work!