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Today’s craft project video shows you how to make cloth-covered buttons for dolls. In my video, you’ll see that I used 6 mm diameter buttons to form the back closure for a crop top that will fit Curvy Barbie, but I recommend that you use this same size buttons, but for an outfit that will fit a bigger doll, like the 15 inch Wellie Wishers or 18 inch dolls. I just think the cloth-covered button project will look nicer on a bigger doll than a Barbie.

But as you can see in my images, it looks “acceptable” on a Barbie.

We see a Curvy Barbie doll from the back, and she wears a handmade purple crop top. Running down the back of the crop top are half a dozen lavender fabric-covered buttons. Each button is fastened with a braid of embroidery floss that forms a loop.
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In the video, I mention a few tips to help make this project go smoothly, but before I give you links to the products I used, I have to make the following disclaimer statement.

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To make the top, you’ll need some lightweight cotton fabric, embroidery floss, 6 mm buttons, and a fabric pencil.

To make the shorts, you’ll need some lightweight cotton fabric and one size 3/0 snap.

I also mention a product called Fray Check in my video. Here’s a link to that important product.

A Curvy Barbie models a pair of tailor-fitted purple floral shorts with a lavender solid cotton crop top that has a boat neck, is sleeveless, and at the bottom of the crop top there's a row of purple and lavender fringe made of embroidery floss. The doll is a Black Barbie with milk-chocolate complexion and one bent arm with one straight arm. The bent arm rests on her hips. She's a Curvy Barbie, and her hair is brown with gold highlights.
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