How to Make Blythe Clothes

How to Make Blythe Clothes

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  Start with a simple outfit for your Blythe doll, especially if you haven't sewn doll clothes before. Consider an a-line dress for your Blythe as a good first project. While you can find Blythe doll patterns online or in some Japanese publications, drafting your own dress pattern is easy.

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  Undress your Blythe doll. If you have a shirt or dress for your doll already, use it to neatly trace a neckline, shoulder and armhole. Measure your Blythe doll if you do not already have clothing for her, noting down the distance between her shoulders, shoulder and neck and armhole depth.

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  Sketch out the armholes and neckline for a simple, sleeveless a-line dress. Draw a line at an outward angle from the armhole to your desired dress length using a ruler. Cut out your pattern and hold it up to your Blythe doll. Adjust if necessary. Allow a scant quarter inch for hems and seam allowances. You will need one front and two back pieces, allowing seam allowance at the center back of your Blythe dress.

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  Cut your Blythe doll dress out of fabric scraps. Cut one front and two back pieces. Use lightweight wovens for your first try sewing Blythe doll clothes. This is a great way to use up tiny special scraps or bits of fabric.

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  Sew both shoulder seams and trim the seam allowances to an eighth inch with pinking shears. Press a tiny, narrow hem into place at the neck and armholes and sew by hand. Sew the side seams by hand or machine and trim with pinking shears. Hem the dress by hand.

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  Use your basic pattern block as a basis for other Blythe clothes. Simple skirts and yoked dresses are easy once you have the basic bodice pattern.