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How to sew a beautiful (but kind of easy) wedding dress for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

 

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I honestly believe today’s sewing project is not too difficult, even for those of you who are just getting your feet wet, when it comes to sewing.

The trickiest part is sewing the bodice to the thickly gathered skirt, but as long as you’re using high-quality felt for the bodice, sturdy thread, and a sharp hand-stitching needle (maybe with a thimble too), you shouldn’t have too much difficulty.

A beautiful Black Barbie doll with a deep, dark chocolate complexion and long, straight black hair models a gorgeous handmade wedding dress. The bodice is made of white felt while the skirt is full and glistens slightly against the light, having a top layer of thin white satin. The doll wears silver hoop earrings. She stands with her hands at her sides but spread out to encompass the dress's full skirt. She looks slightly to the viewer's right, though her body faces us, as if she's looking off to the side to ask a family member whether or not she looks good in the dress -- and of course she does! She's lovely, gracefully modeling the dress in a room with a purplish mottled back wall and white floor to bring out the pristine color of the fabrics. The white satin ribbons that serve as straps remind us of spaghetti straps against the doll's delicate shoulders.
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To make the dress, you’ll need some felt for the bodice, some 1/8 inch Offray ribbon for the straps (that’s easy enough), and three types of fabric for the skirt’s layers.

If you’re new to sewing, I recommend buying tulle instead of lace for the bottom layer of the skirt. It’s thinner, and as such, usually easier to sew.

Lace can sometimes be tricky to work with, especially when the lace has wide holes in its design. As you can see, I’ve got a “sewing with lace” page on this website, which may provide a few helpful tips for you if you choose to go that route.

The image shows a needle and thread hovering over a swatch of heart-shaped lace. The overlay says, "Sewing with lace" and this header leads to a tutorial video that explains the many types of lace and what they are used for when sewing doll clothes.
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Lace or tulle will make up the bottom layer of your skirt; basic white cotton is all you need for your middle layer of skirt; and on top, you’ll want to use a thin fabric with a silky or satiny finish. Polyester is one of the cheaper materials to use for your satin layer.

For the back closure, I recommend using four size 3/0 Dritz snaps.

In this image, a lovely Black or African American Barbie doll models a handmade wedding dress. She makes a lovely bride! The wedding dress is made with a felt bodice, ribbon straps that look like spaghetti straps, and a very full skirt made with layers of lace, cotton, and satin. The doll stands at an angle to the right of the viewer, in a room with a pastel spattered wall and white floor. The wall's primary color is light purple, but there are spackles of blue, pale green, pink, and white in the spatter of the wall. The dress this doll wears has a felt bodice and full skirt.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

One last pointer, and it’s an important one! Only cut 1 bodice out of felt, and please remember to cut your skirt fabrics on the fold! (That link will take you to a blog post that shows close-up photos to help you understand what it means to “cut on the fold.”)

*Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:

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This image shows four rows of artist's renderings of doll clothing items. The top row shows four different styles of pants. The second row shows four different styles of shirts. The third row shows four different styles of skirts. The fourth row shows four different styles of dresses, with skirts in long, short, and mid-length styles. The text reads at the top, "Classes in Doll Clothing Design" followed by this paragraph: "Have you ever wished you could create patterns of your own? Click on the links to Chelly's online courses below, to learn more about her paid courses in doll clothing pattern design techniques."

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Queens of Africa dolls are products offered by the Slice by Cake company, which holds the trademark for them (™). They were designed by Taofick Okoya. Please visit the Queens of Africa website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys, books, and fashions.

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