Making outfits for toys

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Made some lace panties as well.

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>>6155197
Nice, I saw your posts while lurking through there. Yours definitely came out better than my first attempt.

>>6155197
TAKE IT OFF

show us the titties

I have some dolls and i'm afraid to try it... is really so... easy?

I dont even know how to do it...

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>>6155209
Not sure if this would make people think you are more or less perverted than having a vanilla Cattelya.

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>>6155197
Made the school girl outfit. It's a little rough in some areas, but I don't have a sewing machine or steady enough hands to hem the edges by hand.

>>6155490
Can you teach me how to make body armor for figmas? I want to have my generic school girls decked out in gear

I honestly just winged it. The seams aren't that clean but it works. Like I said in the other thread, try using stretchy fabric to make stuff. It'll fit and conform to the bodies easier.

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>>6155490
That looks pretty great! I'm gonna take a swing at making more complex outfits like this soon.

Do you sew the pieces together and then flip it inside out? It hides the seams much better.

>>6155519
don't think my skill set would be much help to you man. The only reason My outfit turned out half decent is because she's completely naked under that, she's essentially a blank body.

If you were to try to sew something it would have to conform to/ settle onto the molded detail/ clothes of your school girls outfits. But to be honest I'm picturing the lucky star figmas as I type this.

The best advice I could give you is to snatch a vest pattern and improvise from that using an olive drab for the cloth and stitch some pockets on. If you've never sewn keep in mind that you need to sew with the outfit inside out and when it's finished put it right-side-out.


>>6155562
>Do you sew the pieces together and then flip it inside out?

Oh yeah, it looks worse on the inside.

>>6155197
I'd love to get into it, any tips or ideas on a good way to make a turtleneck?

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>>6155600
Look for a pattern online and just scale it down. Here, have some boots.

>>6155605
Got any timberlands?
Also the pattern i wanna do is the new meme sweater. "Virgin Killer"

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I've made Santa Hats for my Nendoroids during the holiday season.

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The dress I made for my BJD.

>>6155640
That is frightening. Good job on the dress, though.

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>>6155197
>Anyone make clothes for their toys?
Just from balloons so far. But I would like an orange sweater to make a custom Velma.

>>6156561
That.. that's a really good idea anon. Perfect for latex suit stuff.

Also now that you threw the idea of Velma in my head...might have to try that. I have a rinko planned cosplay for Cattelya too.

I've had some success joining pieces of vinyl with a soldering iron and I'm gonna try making some robes at some point

>>6155197
Hey Ed.

>>6156612
>That.. that's a really good idea anon. Perfect for latex suit stuff

Except balloons will discolor your plastic. So you can't leave them on for any amount of time. Sorry Anon.

>>6155623
>tfw no nendo to model off of
I want to try sewing clothes for Nendoroids too

>>6157105
They also get gummy over time in the heat. Best to only put them on for pictures.

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Just sewed this outfit for my girl from socks and a towel i bought at daiso that i wanted to make into a top.

>>6157105
Actually some fabrics will too. My cattelya had some stains on her from the dark fabric I'm getting out now.

I didn't even think about baloons staining. I figured you wouldn't have them on for prolonged exposure though. They would probably curl horribly after a few hours.

>>6156561
Can you upload more pictures of her in that dress?
It's for... research purposes.

I guess this is the place to go, I wanna make a cape for my Berserk Armor Guts, what do I do? I saw someone make a poaseable one by putting a wire in it, I wanna try that.

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I think I'm gonna make something for this one next. Cattelya is getting a cleaning treatment and I can't touch her for a day or two. Any suggestions?

>>6157744
For Siggy, make her a skirted business suit. She'd look good as a teacher or business woman with her glasses.

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>>6157733
If you're like me and too lazy/unskilled to make our own stuff you could always order a ready made cloak from eBay and modify it into a cape.

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>>6157780
I wish this one had glasses. Only her 2P version has glasses.

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I do bjd clothes mostly but I'm trying to get into 1/12 stuff.

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>>6155197
I taught myself to sew just for this reason.
Though my fiance did this cape

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>>6157733

I fed the wire through the armor/neck piece until it was stable. I then cut out some fabric to my liking and sewed it around the wire. There are better solutions out there for sure, but this one worked and I've stuck with it. I should revisit it someday and improve it though.

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last pic.

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>>6157620
I only took a few pictures in the same pose...

>>6157105
I left it on until her nipples started tearing through the balloon(a couple weeks maybe). Twice actually. The first time it was more of a turtleneck, and this was the second(left a small dent though).

However, I put the first dress on a MU Hope Summers and made a "crop top" like 80's Rogue and the balloon melted into a gum onto her body, didn't stain it, but...

>>6157561
An anon posted a doll that had stained legs a while back. The thread mentioned washing the fabric in a solution of vinegar to prevent staining.

I made a cape for my boyfriend's Hot Toys Arkham City Batman. Did a little research and realized the expensive ones (Unreal and such) were actually very simply made, just out of tricky-to-find fabrics. There's a store nearby with dance costume fabrics which are the right weight so I gave it a shot. Gonna try to make one for his Batfleck and Supes next.

I'll try to get pics tomorrow.

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Ok guys... question time... I dont know the english word for it but... maybe we can share those cloth maps for doll clothes (barbie, monster high, BJ...)

you guys without previous experience are doing decent things, you are encouraging me to think to do something

>>6162787
>cloth maps

"pattern" is the word we use. As in making things to a set pattern.

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>>6162790
thanks anon, also I heard people who made clothes use a special soap to "draw" on the fabric, once you draw, just complete the clothes and wash with some wather and the marks disapear

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>>6162787
I'm the "polynian" guy from earlier so you'll have an idea of how the top will turn out. If you're skilled at sewing It will probably turn out waaaaaaay better.

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>>6162833
this was actually a tutorial for a full sized shirt but you can honestly take any full sized pattern and shrink it down.

For me I didn't bother with the sleeve cuffs, the tie, or any of the "facing" bits.

>>6155197
queensblade-kun

would you ever hot glue a figure that was wearing clothes you made?

>>6157385
>Spend $400+ on doll
>Make clothes from socks at Daiso
Anon...

>>6162828
OP here. I'm actually expecting a polynian in the mail today. Now I wanna try and make this. Thanks for the patterns!

>>6162844
Not him, but that's like building gunpla and then litterally throwing it at the wall.

>>6163221
>that's like building gunpla and then litterally throwing it at the wall.


Very good analogy but probably in a different way than you think.

Both are very satisfying feelings- hotgluing the figure for obvious reasons and throwing gunplastic for they are so fragile they'll break into literal hundreds of pieces that are lightweight and scatter everywhere.

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>>6163474
KsI don't wanna cum on my gunpla or my tiddy toys.

I think I found something usefull:

http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollshousedolls/ss/Custom-Fit-A-Basic-Doll-Clothing-Pattern-To-Any-Doll-Basic-Torso-Shell.htm#step1

Damn, now I wanna get some milfier clothes for my Cattleya

>>6166909
I'd like to see that Z'Gok in a sailor fuku.

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>>6155490
Pretty solid first attempts guys. Most I did was convert an old sock into a rough looking cape for one of my figures for a first attempt.

>>6156561
I remember this! The Japanese Spiral zone used rubber for some of their first jumpsuits that ended up looking like latex.

>>6158852
It looks great, do you plan on weathering it a little?

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>>6157744
"cleaning'

hotglue much?

I want to make a replacement for Black Series ANH Leia's dress, what kind of fabric should I use? It needs to not look out of scale so it should have the right weight, drape, etc.

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>>6158852
What material?
<-- old shirt

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>>6173851
>>6158926

My first ever cape and sewing and everything for this. I'm pretty proud of it for my first try but i definitely want to improve on it

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What kind of fabric can I use to meme this into a jacket for my figures? Can it be dyed?

>>6157561
To prevent that I'll trying washing the clothes as much as possible until they stop bleeding once I finish something but I have no idea if it will work.

>>6166909

Sigui doesn't have sculpted lady parts does she? Just the nipples? Someone told me she didn't.

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>>6174563
Very slight. But it's there.

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>>6174464
Thinner material is always going to look more natural with the way it falls at that scale. Something to keep in mind for your next attempt.

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>>6156561
Wait, do ponchos count?

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>>6182747
Tutorial I made.

I'd like to remake the poncho with the material they use for tents and sew it, and add a wire for posing.

>>6182753
>all those old memes
i can't decide whether I do or don't miss those days

http://blog.tatiana-b.com/p/tutorials.html

I don't know if this will help you but i dint it useful for making cloths for figures.

>>6177220
THICC

Also, rerelease when?

Is learning to sew absolutely necessary to make simple items like cloaks and robes?

>>6187738
Yes, because of the hoods and the sleeves. Double-sided tape doesn't cut it, cuz tape cannot hold any weight or pressure and the adhesive degrades over time.

You night have some luck with iron-on tape, but that stuff will stiffen your seam. A sewn seam is more flexible, and has a more realistic drape over the neck and shoulders.

>>6156561
Won't a balloon cause paint transfer or something?

>>6169588
>do you plan on weathering it a little?
I was actually thinking of leaving it clean for a kinda celestial look.

>>6173851
I'm not actually sure, I just picked out the thinnest, heaviest synthetic cloth from joanns

For anyone looking, there's a link to some clothing patterns in one of the first posts in the BJD General. Its scans of some Japanese doll books, but the directions are usually very easy to understand (or easy to Google Translate if you have the app) and its simple enough to resize to your figure if its not the right scale. Generally speaking the Dollybird ones always have a very simple pattern for Blythe dolls somewhere in the middle that are super easy to do if you are a beginner.

>>6187738
To make most stuff all you need to know is a running stitch and a backstitch. Get some scrap fabric, practice for a bit until you get the stitch lengths even, and you're good. Its really easy I promise. Get yourself some Fray-Check too, its like a thin clear glue for fabrics that keeps them from unraveling that you apply to the edges (or for weathered looking cloaks, keeps the fraying in control and allows you to cut holes and then seal them so they don't get fuzzy)

>>6183644

It was in the top 30 when they did their Legacy vote. But we've gotten nothing from that list besides the TMNT who were getting reissued anyway.

So at this point it's looking like that vote was just for shits and giggles.

>>6205152
>So at this point it's looking like that vote was just for shits and giggles.
This

Why are half the images in this thread broken?

>>6182753
ya did good, anon

>>6183622
This is great, thanks

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I knit with tiny needles and scraps of yarn. I take patterns from full-sized people and convert them into ratios that work with the doll I have. It's very tricky and tedious, but I'm very proud of the results. Though it has made it difficult to have a good wardrobe that's not just made of sweaters.

I know how to sew a little, so I'm also working on that. I just got a tiny iron for pressing tiny seams, and that helps make the clothes look so much better.

>>6213585

You have no idea how sad that makes me. Their top 30 was a bunch of great fucking figures, most of which are now extremely overpriced and in dire need of reprints like some of the QB girls who never got reprints, Ed and Al from FMA, some of the rare Assembleborgs, etc.

>>6221807
>Why are half the images in this thread broken?
I can be wrong, but I guess that 4chan suffered an attack a couple of weeks ago and the image posting were down for a few hours, and this is the result.

>people charge for sewing patterns
>literally for sketches and a few measurements
>nothing physical, just a fucking .jpg with some fucking design notes

And they say toy collectors are irresponsible with money.

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I wanna make a 1/6 keyhole sweater. Anyone got any doll sweater patterns I could use as a starting point?

>>6221884
That's excellent. Got more pics of your work? Those buttons look a little too big, though. Have you tried making appropriately scaled ones out of polymer clay? I'm gonna give it a try next time I make doll clothes.

Have you tried your hand at memeshit like the virgin killer sweater? I kind of want one for my figures, but I'm useless with yarn myself.

>>6227426
I don't know about drafting clothing patterns, but complex plushie patterns take a lot of work and knowledge to make. Not to mention all the pattern testing.

>>6227426
You do realize most sewing patterns are paid for, right? Whether it's a scan of a doll pattern book, a scaled version of a human sized pattern, or something on Etsy, most patterns cost money. It takes time to come up with the correct measurements and shapes.

>>6228156
The fact that it's common industry practice doesn't change the fact that it's stupid.

>>6230390
Then make your own patterns. It is actually a very easy to learn skill on top of being incredibly useful.

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>>6228142
here's some more of my pieces I've made. I haven't tried the virgin killer sweater, but none of my girls have big boobs.
I've never thought of making smaller buttons, but it has been a bit of a problem.

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>>6231308
How long did those take to make?

Here's a tutorial on how to make buttons, looks really simple. I bet it would be easy to make them with a more realistic indented center too.
>https://www.thespruce.com/make-112-buttons-from-polymer-clay-2365483

>>6205152
Top 20
http://kaiyodo.co.jp/rv10/

>>6237647
>Dat top ten
>Melona in 19th place
Japan has shit taste

>>6228142
this kind of sweater are truly very sexy

>>6221807
>Why are half the images in this thread broken?

https://archive.nyafuu.org/toy/thread/6155197

You can see them here

Well, fug. I finally found the fabric I needed to start one of my first projects but apparently its makers don't produce any of it in white.
What now? I needed some of it on white.

>>6254820
What fabric is it? There's not just one maker of a certain type of fabric. Can you imagine only being able to get cotton from one company?

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>>6255144
Supposedly, some kind of flannel with tighter knitting but nobody has given me the same name for it twice. It is one of the more uncommon fabrics used for glasses cleaning wipes.

At least I have the box to identify it but the name is just gibberish.

>>6255568
Tricot? Microfiber? Moleskin?

>>6255702
It's kind of like that fabric used for plushies but scaled down, which is why I picked it, but the closest to it out of the ones you mentioned is moleskin.

>>6254820
nigga bleach that shit

>>6256491
Won't that just destroy the fabric?

>>6256473
Minky? Ultrasuede?

>>6256507
Yes. It won't even come out white. Don't bleach that shit.

>>6256473
>>6256673
It's probably minky.

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>>6257054
Here's another pic. I had to wash it so the dye won't shit itself all over my toys.
The material appeared when I searched on images using the name on the top right corner of the box but only on Chinese sites and with results for towels thrown in.

Also, it has a waxy feeling after washed. Feels kind of weird.

>>6260897
Is it stretchy? I have some Chinese Minky-like fabric that has a 1.5mm pile instead of Minky's 3mm.

>>6261158
It doesn't stretch at all; it's pretty firm, actually.
What's a pile? I'm really new to this.

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>>6261470
Pile is the fuzz on furry fabrics like fax-fur or Minky. If it doesn't stretch, it's probably microfiber suede.

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