wk 7: pattern for real people, pattern for bjd doll, making of the doll, making of handmade laces... deciding on the "tea party".

1// Vogue patterns
2// BJD doll, make it yourself; sew clothes for the doll w pattern yourself
3// venue for tea party
      1:: location scouting
      2:: dry run
      3:: final
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http://sewing.patternreview.com/SewingPatterns/VoguePatterns/
sample: Issye Miyaki pattern w people's comments
http://sewing.patternreview.com/patterns/54066

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http://www.adams-harris.com/pattern_sheet/sd/clara_bow.html

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These are photos of my fashion and bjd dolls side by side for comparison. You will notice that they are lined up at the crotch for a better idea of the body size between each doll. This is the measurement that matters most when trying to determine if a pattern will fit your doll. Total shoulder to crotch for one piece garments, then waist to crotch for pants. The girth measurements are important, but are easy to adjust. Bust measurements can be made in the case of really large to not so large, but not to flat or preteen. The 1790 pattern for SD girls was made on large busted Sooah by Elfdoll, but I found it was and easy adjustment to the front top of the bodice to make it fit my Iplehouse girls. Your fitting skills will determine if you would buy a pattern not fitted on your doll

My Doll Comparison Photos:

http://www.adams-harris.com/images/photos/doll_comparisons/mini_bjd.jpg

http://www.adams-harris.com/images/photos/doll_comparisons/msd_boys.jpg

http://www.adams-harris.com/images/photos/doll_comparisons/msd_fashion_lark.jpg

http://www.adams-harris.com/images/photos/doll_comparisons/tiny_fahion_dolls_large.jpg

http://www.adams-harris.com/images/photos/doll_comparisons/tiny_msd_and-_fashion_dolls.jpg

http://www.adams-harris.com/images/photos/doll_comparisons/fashion_bjd_tyler.jpg

http://morezmore.com/myblog/2011/05/20/morezmore-25-ball-jointed-doll-bjd-figuring-out-the-mechanics-part-5/
How to make BJD doll

making hair

Morezmore #25 Ball-Jointed Doll (BJD): Figuring Out The Mechanics. Part 5
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Posted By Natasha Red October on May 20, 2011

Continuing from Morezmore #25 Ball-Jointed Doll (BJD): Figuring Out The Mechanics. Part 4

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May 20, 2011
I did the legs and, unfortunately, did not have time to do the description – Smita is my second BJD doll and is quite a learning curve. The legs took so much fitting and cutting and remaking. I think on the third doll I will be able to write a good description. So, the legs are sculpted – here are a few work in progress pictures:

A quick tip on how to use TLS (Translucent Liquid Sculpey) to make the baked sculpt nice and smooth, to cover scratches from sanding, cover up fingerprints, small bubbles, tool marks and other small imperfections:
In a small plastic cup, combine Translucent Liquid Sculpey and Sculpey Softener Oil, mix to the consistency that is not too runny yet is easily spreadable with a brush. Here on the picture below you can see half of the head scratched and half of the head painted with TLS.

Paint the sculpt, bake at the 275 degrees F, 130 degrees C. For Deni Convection Oven – 15 minutes is enough. It will create a nice transparent matte finish. Note that it will not cover dirt and fibers. For BJD – it will make a tighter closer fit on the working surfaces of joints. TLS also works as “clay glue” if you need to attach raw clay to baked clay or two baked parts.

Thank you and talk to you later!
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May 23, 2011
Here are the step by step pictures of putting hair on Smita. The written down description – very detailed – can be found here: http://morezmore.com/myblog/2008/03/31/fortuna-3/. No sense of repeating myself – I just re-read it – it is still the same process exactly, nothing new. Although I love to try new things, sometimes you find something and if it works, you stick to it.