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People who were born in the 1990’s and grew up in the early 2000’s remember the Bratz dolls from their childhood. According to Wikipedia, by the year 2005, “global sales [of Bratz dolls] were two billion dollars and, by 2006, Bratz had about 40 percent of the fashion-doll market” (Wikipedia, 30 May 2020). They were the first big competitor to Mattel’s Barbie.
But the brand experienced a number of controversies that besmirched the dolls with bad press, and sales sharply declined.
Fast forward to September of 2014, and Sonia Singh of Tasmania got “internet famous” by recycling / re-purposing old Bratz dolls with new face paint and handmade doll clothes. If you haven’t visited her website to learn more about her wonderful Tree Change dolls, I recommend you take a moment to do so now (see link). Her creative business of re-purposing old dolls has done exceedingly well, and she has inspired many others to follow her lead.
So today I’m posting this cute little skirt and shirt pattern for Bratz dolls, in the hope that Sonia Singh and those who followed her lead will be able to use these patterns to create new and wonderful dolls from old ones. Let’s all do our part to save the planet from the onslaught of plastics by making an effort to use what we already have creatively!
Today’s free pattern will fit the following dolls:
- Monster High female dolls
- 8 inch Bratz dolls
- Ever After High dolls
- 8 inch Breyer Rider dolls
- Spin Master La Dee Da dolls
- Disney 9 and a half inch fairy dolls like Tinkerbell
- Mattel’s 9 inch Stacie dolls
- Hasbro World of Love vintage dolls
- Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls
- vintage Sunshine Family dolls
Here’s the free printable PDF doll clothes sewing pattern for making today’s doll clothes:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for 8 inch doll clothes (use view B)
- Tutorial video showing how to make the top
- Free tutorial video showing you how to make the skirt
- Free tutorial video showing you how to add ribbon as a trim to the skirt
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Stacie, vintage Sunshine Family, Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls, Monster High, and Ever After High dolls are products offered by Mattel, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Mattel Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Bratz dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the MGA Entertainment website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Breyer dolls and horses are products offered by Breyer, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Breyer website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Disney fairy dolls are products offered by the Disney Corporation, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Official Shop Disney website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Spin Master La Dee Da dolls are products offered by Spin Master, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Spin Master website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
World of Love is a product that was once owned and distributed by Hasbro, which holds the registered trademark for these retired toys (™). Please visit the Hasbro Toy website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.