Drafting a shirt pattern to fit your doll 

I’ve bought books to learn to draft…it took her 4min to show me what I couldn’t grasp with all those books! Everything!! You are an amazing teacher! Please do more! Pants and skirt blocks too pleaaaaaaaase!

I have been sewing for 50 years (!) and this is the best tutorial. Really helped me understand how to draft a pattern. If you are having trouble following, watch it again and do it step by step, stopping the video while you complete each step. I have never tried to draft a pattern before, except by tracing an old garment I have cut apart, but I found this very helpful if I work along with her. Thank you!

I’ve been sewing for over 24 years. I’ve always on wanted to sew for my Barbies, but was always too intimidated to do so. But this really made a lot of sense to me.

For viewers who may be struggling to keep up, I recommend watching this on a computer. There's an option on the desktop version of RU-vid that lets you slow down videos. Hope this helps :) I recently finished my one-billionth attempt at creating a pattern for my doll based entirely off of trial and error and it fits pretty well and looks decent, but only for casual tees. I have to try this method! I want to be able to make very nice clothes for my dolls I think this will really help me. Now I'm itching to sew and design clothes!

I am able to learn so much easier from your pattern making videos (for dolls), than I am able to learn from human-sized ones! You are very clear and helpful

As a beginner with pattern drafting, this was so easy to follow and very well explained. I was a little confused with the neckline measurements since I’m making it for barbies and I wasn’t sure which measurement you mentioned would match, but I think I figured it out. Thank you so much!

Bought a doll to practice my sewing. this is the best video have seen so far thanks

Oh my! This is a complete pattern making course and you give it free - you have made my day, my week and more! I have new FID dolls, one male and one female, but there are so little patterns around for them as yet. They both will now have a summer set coming up thanks to you. This is a wonderful solution that can be applied to all of my dolls with these principles! Thank you so very much!

This is without a doubt the best explanation of drafting I've ever seen! Thank you so much for making this video❤

I like that your tutorial is really way more precise than some other i found~

I studied architecture and needed to start making patterns for my dolls. This was great.

this is exactly what I was looking for. thank you for this amazing resource

Great video! I'm going to have to rewatch it 100 times to catch all the detail. Thanks for sharing your talent!

I hate math, but I love this video so much. It’s so clear, and you explain it perfectly. I’m trying this tonight. Thank you so much !!! Definitely subscribing .

Great tutorial!! I just started making doll clothes. I really need a curved ruler now! (and hopefully, a sewing machine!) Thanks for sharing!

Excellent! Best drafting pattern tutorial that I have ever seen. Thank you

I will be following this tutorial, but instead of paper I’ll be drafting in illustrator. Thank you for this great step-by-step 💜

you do such a great job!!! these videos are so helpful! Thank you

I have an obitsu pullip and measuring her has never been this easy. Thank you

So informative! I learned a lot. Thank you!

I have a sewing machine but don't know how to make patterns and your tutorial is really helpful. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks so much for sharing, this is ah great help as I make doll clothes, an most of the time, there aren't patterns to fit, this helps greatly!

Very clear and detailed. Thanks!

This is so inspiring!!! Thank you!!

Wonderful lesson!

This is awesome. It helped me understand how to make a tshirt for my ken doll

Wow! I so appreciate you making this video. Been looking for a way to draw my own pattern. + super clear instructions. You're a pro Lomi ;)

Mystic Kids Lillian! I recently bought one of these lovely girls off Facebook and am waiting (impatiently... lol) for her to get here. Should be home tomorrow!

This is incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!

This is an amazing tutorial. I wish I had found it sooner :)

This is excellent! Thank you so much for this tutorial. :)

Wow! Very good video. Thank you!

I knew it was Lillian !! This is so cool as Lillian was my first BJD - thanks for the video !

this video was fantastic. you are a very intelligent person! thank you so much for your help. I appreciate it very much!

She talks a little fast but if you play the video again you get it. She's good. I learned how to sew as a child. learning to make pattern is cool. Thanks.

this is really great! I think I would be lazy and just cut out the first half and the second half at once by folding the paper (I would probably use graph paper too as I have no idea what a French curve is and I think that would make the curved bits easier). Thanks for doing all the work for us as usual and I'm fairly sure even I can't mess this up because, as always, you explained it really well! I love your pattern videos because, once you have made it for a particular doll, you have it and can change the original for other items of clothing.

You do such great videos and tutorials! Thanks so much for providing this very helpful, valuable service!

thank you so much for this video. i'm ashamed that, as a costume design student, i couldn't figure out how to do this.

This video is amazing. I tried so many videos yo stitch clothes for my daughter. Only this one is helpful honestly

Thank you! I'm having terrible trouble finding patterns for my My Twinn doll. This will help me make her some nice clothes too!

So that's how you measure for a sleeve... I did a complete guessing work when I came up with my patterns. I'm planning on doing some videos like this to show how I came up with my patterns for net year line up of videos...but your method seems really easy. I use 1/4 inch allowance too.

Thank you very much that you make a good video clip like this to publish At least it allowed me to find an easier way to create patterns.

I ignored math homework for this but

This is amazing. Thank you so much! do you have a video where you put it all together?

God bless you for this video. it's so useful 👍👍👍 Looking forward to the other vids 😊

What a great tip to add seam allowance?!? Thank you so much!

Very useful tip to make doll shirt. Thanks for the great video. I will try to make one following your instruction but I'm not sure if my math may correct or not. 😊

I am SO GLAD you SPOKE CLEARLY, throughout this video. Unfortunately, I had a STROKE in 2015, and my brain has been damaged. But, all of the EXPERTS watching, are gonna be so PLEASED! THIS IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS, or stroke victems! I'm just trying to give my 15" Halloween skeleton door decoration a better jacket. The factory gave him 'scarecrow' attire. Not appropriate. My loved ones will be dressed better.

Muito obrigada em compartilhar. Seu vídeo é exatamente o que eu procurava.😊

Great job Lomi thanks sweetie pie 🥧

Thank you so much! I am new to sewing and this tutorial is so fabulous! Can you please tell me if you have a follow-up video to this one to actually sew with this drafted pattern? Do I simply trace this pattern on a cloth and cut it? Then how/what do I sew?

Really cool

Great! Hopefully this will help me adapt for my 50cm doll... thanks!

You are amazing!

BLESS YOU!!! I've been looking for a pattern so i don't mess up my boy's shirt

You're my lifesaver, thank you so muchhh! Can you make dress shirt and jeans pattern drafting videos too?

Thanks this video helped a lot

Thanks so much for this tutorial! It is really good! I must be a slow listener. I took the speed down as low as it could go watching on my smart TV and the speech is still so quick. Ah! The phone slows it down more!

Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial madam. ❤️💜❤️

Hi, this was very helpful. If I work on a 16” homemade doll, could use the same measurements? Please advise! Thanks

You must be some kind of genius! My brain shut down, the minute you started speaking in numbers. There must be a simpler way. Math is not my forte!

Thank you fro sharing this!

Fantastic tutorial! I managed to produce wearable shirt on second try with it!

hi, this is really helpful! thank you for making this! :-) I'm still watching it to try to understand each step better, and its a very straightforward tutorial, so thanks for that! :D (I'm not so good at math either, so I'm going to try to take it slow when doing this.) ;v; quick question, sorry if this is a silly question, but I've been wondering this for a while now...does this technique also work for smaller dolls? (such as lati yellow, obitsu11, pukifee, nendoroid dolls, etc...) I'm guessing the smaller the doll, the more difficult it is to make patterns and sew clothes, since small clothes can be hard to make, but...maybe I'm wrong? or maybe it just depends on the type of doll and the person's personal preference for small/big clothes? if you have any ideas/thoughts on this, that would be really helpful! thanks! :-)

This has been super helpful thank you so much. Do you have a video on making shorts or pants🥰🥰🥰

That was fun to watch! Could you put a description of what YoSD, MSD means? Thanks!

Excellent

I always struggle with sleeves and this video was very helpful. question: How do you calculate the depth of the armhole? I have watched the video several times and I keep missing that! Thank you!

excellent!

What an incredible guide! I think these look right! This is my first sewing tutorial haha :,-) Silly question: what do I do with these pattens after they are cut out? Do I cut two of the front/back/arms and sew them together? Do you have/know of a tutorial that provides next steps?

Wow really glad I watched this thankyou so much 🌍👍🇦🇺

Excellent video! Where can I buy this doll? Thank you! 🤗

I have a doll that's an unusual size and difficult to buy clothes for: a Granado Titan. I'm going to try this method and see what I can make. Thanks!

tysm this helped me and once angain THANK YOUUUUU

Lmao I choked when you said "sensitive to doll nudity" :))))))) nice video tho, keep it coming

It's very good, for me as a beginner to fast to furious thank you for sharing

Hi Beth, I'm still working on drafting a pattern for Mowgli's hoodie and I'm wondering how much longer should the cuff be than the wrist part of the sleeve when the sleeve is folded in half (because it's just my paper pattern)?

Hi, this video is amazing! ❤ I do have a question though, I want to make a dress for my crocheted doll and she doesn't really have designated shoulders. With my measurements, the shoulder length would be way smaller than the neck one and now I'm confused how to do this since every thing would be kind of the other way around than in your tutorial. Do you by any chance know how help me with that? 😅

May I repost this video to Weibo? Thank you very much.

You've done good with your work. I followed ur steps but I made errors with the measuring so back to the drawing board 😓😭

Very useful , lovely video .. Plz make a tutorial for American doll, and Baby alive also ...Thanku so ....Oooo much in advance .... U r super genius ....

Hi Dear Beth, It's me Sheila again and I'm still working on drafting a pattern for a hoodie (jacket style) for my plush Mowgli doll. I'm having some trouble with the back piece having longer shoulder area than the front piece shoulder area. I have to draft my own patterns by hand and decided that because I'm going off of inspiration from this video, to just follow along with how you talk about drafting the sleeve, front piece and back piece. Is it okay if the shoulder area ends up longer on the back piece than on the front piece? Or should I extend the front shoulder area to the same length as the back shoulder area?

hi! does this method apply to all dolls or just the type you have in the video. this may be a stupid question but nevetheless :) I have a miniland doll and want to sew sth fot her :)

Hi i just found your channel and subscribed :) as i'm trying to figure out how to make doll clothes patterns, at the moment i'm struggling with a Blythe doll dress design, arm hole size and sleeves shape and size etc, being a complete novice at sewing and designing/pattern making, anyway as soon as you started dividing the measurements, i, like others have commented, got confused so I've watched the beginning of the video a few times now to try and figure out why you divided and why by half and by 4 etc and how i replicate that when making patterns, i may be stupid but I think i understand it now, correct me if i'm wrong but you divide it by the size of the pattern part your drawing, like if your drawing half of the back part you divide it by 4, i may sound stupid but i'm just trying to break it down so i can understand it and thought if i post it it may help someone else like me, figure it out too. great channel by the way and apart from me being totally clueless about maths, you make it easy to follow and learn from.

Hi hi, also to add to my question about the armsighs and sleeves, in order to get what I have for the back and front pieces of the hoodie, I put my paper pattern on the back of Mowgli and drew a line right exactly where his shoulder seam is and did the same for the front piece. And walaa, a difference in shoulder length coming up the back and then up the front. The funny part, is that when he's sideways to me and I'm looking at his shoulder seam, it appears even right in the middle of his shoulder. I'm baffled.

Thank you for sharing your talent master❤️❤️❤️❤️ How can I make clothes for a teddy bear and Draw a pattern for it? 🙏

Would this be a good way to make a more fitted pattern to? Looking to do a swing style dress.

hi I'm 9 and I never sewed before so thank you

I wish you could make a video on how to apply this method to villitunes.

Thank you ! How many inchs have you doll ?

Great video. I’m just wondering about the sleeve hole and the extension you do for you pukifee. I have a Doll Leaves 1/4 boy who is very straight torso-ed and he needs the extension, but I’m worried that 1.5cm is too much. It looks really long. For a doll that isn’t very curvy in the bust, should there be less than 1.5cm for an extension or should it be that long anyway? Thanks so much for the helpful video.

It is so sweet how you warned people about doll nudity🥰

is the continuation of this video already uploaded?

Nice 😄

What’s that measuring tape of yours called and where did you get yours from? I have been trying to search for one like that for years now 🥺

I'm sorry, but I'm having a little trouble understanding part of the sleeve instructions. What is that extra centimeter or so on the right used for?

Thanks

I was wondering if you could use the same method to make a button up shirt

amazing O: do you think I could use this for a plush bear too? or do plushes need a different technique?

👋🏾 Hi, How much would you raise the neckline for a 1/4 bjd jid not sure, Thanks