Where to Buy Buttons, Zippers, and Buckles for #Dolls, #Crafts, and #Sewing

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On my “Contact” page, I often get emailed the question, “Where can I buy tiny buttons for my doll clothes?” From time to time, people also ask me for advice on zippers and buckles.

I use Etsy for tiny doll buttons, extra small zippers, and similar sewing notions, but I generally buy my tiny snaps from Jo-Ann’s Fabrics.

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In recent years, I’ve had two favorite sellers on Etsy: Charlene Lu Designs and iSewForDoll. When I’ve purchased goods from either of these sellers, I’ve been very happy with the price, the product, and the speed at which I received my goods by mail.

If you don’t like to purchase goods online, you can usually ask your local fabric store employees to help you find miniature snaps, hooks and eyes, and (if they have them) smaller-than-average buttons. In a pinch, beads can be substituted for buttons too.

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But when you’re in search of sewing notions for making your doll clothes, please remember that I have an online store on this website, where you can buy all of these things! I’ve got a section for closures which includes buttons, buckles, and overalls clasps, as well as tiny zippers and sew-on Velcro.

And in my store, I break it down into doll sizes for you, so you know which size buttons I advise for 18 inch dolls, 15 inch dolls, Barbie-sized dolls, etc… The navigation button for my store is called “Shop” in the main menu at the top of this page on a laptop or desktop computer.

On a cell phone or small tablet, look for a little menu circle in the upper right-hand corner of your phone, to access the main menu. Once you click on this, scroll down to “Shop” for my online store.

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If you use bookmarks to find online places you use often, consider adding a bookmark for my Shop page, and that will give you easy access to all of these goodies when you’re ready to replenish your stock.

It’s a lot easier to find sewing notions for a specific-sized doll, if you’re in my online store, instead of wandering through a massive brick-and-mortar building, trying to find the right sizes button or buckle from a wall of buttons and buckles of all different shapes and sizes (most of which are designed for humans, not dolls)!

If you enjoyed this blog post, and you’d like to see my videos, you might want to navigate over to my YouTube channel, ChellyWood1 to look through my playlists.

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For anyone who would like to expand their dolls’ wardrobes, you should really check out my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course and my “Design Your Own Doll Pants Patterns from Scratch” classes on the Creative Spark online learning platform. Here’s my bio page on their website, where you can learn more.

For any class on Creative Spark, you don’t have to follow a schedule. Just sign up when you’re ready.

It’s a one-time fee for the course, and there’s no specific time limit to finish your course. You can just take your time and learn at the pace that suits you. So go check out my paid courses on Creative Spark, using this link.

As always, feel free to pin, like, or tweet about my free patterns and tutorials.

To read more about my free sewing patterns and tutorials, please visit the “Helpful Tips” page.

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Chelly Wood and the ChellyWood.com website are not affiliated with any of the doll or toy companies mentioned in this blog post, but Chelly enjoys designing her doll clothes to fit a variety of dolls. To learn more about the doll companies mentioned in today’s post, please visit the doll or toy company’s website.