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Let’s talk about snaps/poppers! (How to Sew Snap Fasteners Tutorial Video) #Crafting #Sewing

 

Today’s tutorial video is simple enough. It shows you how to sew snap fasteners (AKA poppers) onto a doll’s shirt or coat.

And yes, I’ve made tutorials on this topic before, but in the past, you had to choose: am I sewing snaps/poppers that have a hole in the middle? Or am I sewing snaps/poppers that DON’T have a hole in the middle? Today’s sewing tutorial offers guidelines for sewing both kinds…

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Scroll down to find links to the kinds of tools I use when sewing snaps/poppers on my dolls’ clothes.

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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.

Just in case you didn’t know, in the US, we call our snap fasteners “snaps,” whereas in the UK, they call their snap fasteners “poppers.” So the two terms mean the same thing.

If you would like to buy a card with the three sizes of doll clothes snaps that I used in my tutorial (Dritz brand), please click here.

If you are looking for straight pins with round heads, to help you align your snaps, this link will help. It takes you to Amazon’s one-inch round head straight pins, which are a good size for making dolls’ clothes.

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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.

If you want snaps with a hole in the middle, I recommend using Gondola brand, as Dritz small snaps sometimes have a hole that’s too small for a typical straight pin. Pacific Trimming’s 7 mm snaps are a good size for most dolls. Here’s a link to Gondola snaps on Etsy.

I prefer Gondola to Dritz because the Gondola snaps/poppers always have a hole in the middle that you can easily pass a straight pin through. With Dritz, it can be hit or miss. Some have a hole; some don’t.

Photos show Gondola snaps with 24 snaps (poppers) to a card, and on the back of the card, we see the sizing of each snap, ranging from 17 millimeters, all the way down to 5 millimeters in diameter. A price tag on the Gondola snaps shows they cost $3.90 for 24 snaps. Below these photos, a comparative photo shows Dritz snaps hanging under signs that show $3.99 for a dozen small snaps and $6.99 for 36 sets of snaps in three different sizes. The chellyWood.com logo appears in one corner.
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.

Finally, I have a whole page in my online store dedicated to fasteners, including snaps. Click here to learn more.

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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.

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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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.

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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.

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