For little girls, their favorite pastime is playing with dolls. Often babies pester their mothers with a request to replenish the wardrobe of their “daughters”. And if a dress, skirt or blouse is not a problem for any needlewoman, then making shoes with your own hands can lead to a dead end. Although if you know how to do this, then this action will not take much time and effort. Even inexperienced craftswomen can handle it. To confirm this, let’s take a closer look at this interesting activity. Specifically, we’ll figure out how to sew boots for a doll.
Materials and tools for making boots
For the manufacture of any item, the preparatory stage will be fundamental. In this case, it consists of the following actions.
- Model selection. It depends on your personal creative vision.
- Choosing the right material. For this job, you don’t have to spend money on buying it, just reconsider your wardrobe. There will probably be a few things in it that you no longer use.For the manufacture of Leather, suede or leatherette, jeans, drape or other dense fabric are suitable.
- In addition to this, you will need cardboard or thick paper for making a pattern, olettering fittings, rubber for soles.
- And if you want to create an elegant, festive version, it will also come in handy decor. In this capacity you can use pieces of lace, beads, beads, sequins, rhinestones and other.
- Tools you will need ruler and pencil, scissors, sewing needle and thread, and glue.
How to make a pattern for doll boots
The construction of the pattern directly depends on the chosen model. It can be the simplest or quite complex to implement.
Simple model
Let's start by analyzing a simple model.
Such a pattern is constructed as follows.
- The doll's foot is measured in length and width. Then, using this data, a part of the sole is built.
Advice! You can simply trace the doll's leg with a pencil.
- Next, measure the height at the back: from the heel in front from the instep to the middle of the calf. In the same way we measure the girth of the leg.
- We build the back part according to the height at the back and half the girth. The front part of the boot is constructed in the same way.
- We measure the distance from the tip of the thumb to the instep. Using these measurements, the last part of the pattern is made - the toe.
Attention! When constructing pattern elements, be sure to add extra space for a loose fit.
- Having constructed the pattern, carefully cut out the elements. To make the pattern stronger, glue it with an additional layer. You can also use a ready-made pattern, adjusting it to the desired size.
Complex option
A more complex version consists of more elements.
Using this pattern, high boots are created, as well as models that fit tightly on the foot using lacing.
Sewing boots
After making the pattern, you can start creating stylish shoes for your daughter’s favorite.
To realize you you will need thick fabric, a needle and thread in color, thin rubber and cardboard for the sole of the shoe, eyelets for lacing and a narrow satin ribbon.
Description of work
- Build a pattern.
- Carefully transfer the contours of the pattern onto the material and cut out the blanks.
- Glue the cardboard element to the rubber part.
- Then stitch the toe to the sole.
- Next, sew the front part of the boot to the toe.
- In the same way, attach the back of the boot to the sole.
- Install eyelets.
- Thread the ribbon through the eyelets.
Advice! If desired, the boots can be decorated with decorative elements.
Simple option
Another quick variation would be a product consisting of two parts.
Completing of the work
- Make blanks according to the sample.
- Glue the cardboard base in place.
- Using a thread, gather the upper part in the toe area.
- Sew on the top of the toe.
- Perform heel stitches.
- Thread the lace through the holes made in advance.
Any version of doll shoes can be given a unique and elegant look by beautifully decorating them. To do this, you can embroider the boot with an ornament or attach an applique made from pieces of leather. The decoration will also include a mosaic of beads, a pattern of sequins or rhinestones.
It is especially pleasant to do this activity together with your child.
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