There are different ways to make Barbie clothes yourself. On the one hand, it can be sewn. But there are also great variants for which you don't need a sewing machine. If you would like to make your own Barbie clothes, you can use our instructions and ideas to help you. Make amazing skirts, dresses, shoes and other accessories and dress your Barbie dolls in amazing, homemade outfits.
For BarbiedollsYou don't need much clothing. Some leftover fabric can be used wonderfully for this purpose. Barbie clothes are a great way to recycle fabric scraps. First of all we would like to show you a simple guide and more specifically of skirts. A sewing machine is required, as well as any fabrics and elastic.
To do this, you should first select the respective substances. For the classic Barbie you need a fabric measuring 19 x 11.4 cm. You can also combine two pieces and change the length of the skirt. The two fabrics are sewn together as shown above. Always work on the left. Sew a thin elastic band 10 cm long to the top edge of the skirt.
Once you have sewn the elastic slightly below the edge, fold the edge down to create a hem and sew it in place. Finally, sew both side ends together. Roll the skirt up and you're done. You can also sew simple Barbie dresses this way.
Clothes made from a balloon
For a ballerina doll you first need a body. You can get this particularly quickly and easily by using a balloon. Cut off the top piece of the opening. Then fold it in half and mark the areas that will serve as openings for the legs. Cut these off too. Now you can dress the doll in the bodysuit.
Apart from the bodysuit, shoes are also necessary. A simple hot glue gun is great for making shoes for Barbie. Use Barbie's feet as a model. Wrap them with cling film and coat them with the hot glue. Once the silicone has solidified, remove the shoes from your feet and cut off the excess film. You can also use scissors to shape the shoes.
Make shoes and skirts
Use nail polish to paint the finished shoes in any color. The tutu is no less easy and quick to make. You can find out how best to make this in the following instructions. But first put a rubber band that fits around the Barbie's waist and strips of fabric. Then you can get started.
Not only one tutu can be made this way. Other variants for skirts are also possible. Use wool or any strips of fabric in different colors. These are knotted close together on the rubber ring. You can also create different color patterns for this. Really easy, isn't it?
For this doll clothes tutorial you will need a regular sock. Cut off the toe end. You don't need this. The Barbie clothes can then be decorated with lace, beads and other decorations. Using a hot glue gun, stick two pieces of ribbon inside the sock as desired. You can use them to tie the dress to the Barbie's neck later.
You can then complement the dress made from the sock with a cape. This one is made just as quickly. Place the Barbie on a square piece of fabric and mark the sides of the arms. Cut these marks with scissors. Fold the fabric in half and trim the outer corners round. At the same time, you also determine the length of the throw. Using a hot glue gun, decorate the edge with pom-pom ribbon and put the new Barbie clothes on the Barbie doll.
Simple bolero
You can get such a cape even easier if you simply use a ready-made lace doily. This is simply placed around the Barbie, the upper edge folded back like a collar and pinned in place at the front with a clip. No other materials are needed for this.
The only important thing is that you choose the right size for the lace doily. After all, you don't want to cut it up. The existing holes in the doily can also be used wonderfully as sleeves. Since there are plenty of them, you will quickly find the right amount.
Here you can see another variant for which you use a sock. You can make both a skirt and a top from just one sock. First mark the areas on the sock that will be cut off. You can use Barbie as a model. Once you have everything cut out, you can decorate the Barbie clothing with lace ribbons, beads or other things.
Cute dress for Barbie
You can make a pretty dress without sewing. Take a square piece of fabric with any pattern and fold it in half diagonally. This triangle is folded in half one more time, placing one of the pointed corners on top of the other. Now take the corner with the right angle from the resulting smaller triangle.
Then fold this corner over towards the long side of the triangle. The edges should lie exactly on top of each other. Using a rounded line, mark the bottom edge of the future dress. Here you also determine the length of the dress as Barbie clothing. When you unfold it, you will now get a circle, which you first fold in half and then quarter.
Now measure your doll. You need the distance between the shoulders and between the shoulder and armpit. Transfer these measurements to the piece of fabric as shown above. Cut out the fabric and you will get the openings of the Barbie clothes for the head and arms. Then tie a pretty ribbon around your hips and tie it into a bow at the back.
Clothing with sequin ribbons
Ready-made palliette ribbons are a great basis for different variations. This way you can make a bikini or top out of a wider band. This sewing accessory is also wonderful for designing and decorating skirts and dresses. To learn how to get a simple bikini, see the instructions below.
For these Barbie clothes, choose a ribbon with sequins in any color. Place this between your legs first. Hold it at the front as you guide the band diagonally backwards over your buttocks and back to the front. Now it runs straight along the hips and back towards the back.
When you reach the back, place the sequin ribbon diagonally over your bottom and then between your legs. Now you can cut off the excess. Put some glue on the end of the ribbon and stick it in the area between the legs. Hold the tape for a while until the glue dries sufficiently. You can make a skirt with a hair band. Place the headband around Barbie's waist to measure the correct width. Trim off the excess and tape the edges together. Decorate the top edge with a sequin ribbon.
