The pattern and sewing of growth dolls are within the power of all needlewomen, regardless of their experience in this direction
Pattern and sewing of life-size dolls -is a fairly common activity in the modern world. It allows you to independently make an interesting costume in the form of a doll, which will become an indispensable attribute during a holiday or celebration. It is not difficult to cut out a life-size doll. The main thing is to learn some points that we will try to tell you about. To begin with, let's try to figure out what a life-size doll is. This is, first of all, the image of some fairy-tale or cartoon character. The size of such a doll corresponds to human height. Such dolls are used on the eve of holidays, for promotional campaigns or as an advertising move, at various kinds of presentations. These dolls are made in such a way that the person wearing this costume can move freely in the costume of some character. Now, it is probably difficult to imagine any big holiday without such figures. Especially New Year. If you put in a little effort, then you can present a previously prepared gift in one of these costumes. Or even present the costume itself as a gift.The first step in creating a life-size doll issketch Making this kind of doll is not as easy as it may seem at first glance. Before you start working, you need to draw a sketch. You can do it yourself. The basis of this figure will be the person who will wear this costume. Then you should calculate the size of the body, limbs, head and other details, if they are provided. So, you can easily determine the measurements of all the necessary elements. The second stage is to create a figure from such a material as foam rubber. The basis of such dolls is mostly such a simple material as foam rubber. It is from it that the doll's body, its head, and often limbs are created. The next step is covering with fabric.A special needle-punched material - fiber - must be applied over the foam rubber. It is designed to smooth out various roughness, unevenness and rough surfaces that may appear on the foam rubber. And only after all the measures have been taken can you safely apply the fabric. It is recommended to use some elastic fabric that stretches well. For example, artificial fur, fleece, velor fabrics, knitted fabrics with good density, lycra. The fabric is applied using a special glue, with which it is glued to the foam rubber surface.Materials for creating doll eyes Each doll needs eyes. To make them, you need to prepare car curtains, plastic bowls, acrylic paint, PVC, and self-adhesive film in advance. Now let's start making the individual parts.life-size doll. The main component is the doll's body. To create the body, you can take the pattern of the simplest jumpsuit and increase it several times, usually by two or three sizes. Do not forget about the allowance, which is necessary to ensure free movement. Increasing the size is necessary in order to sew the foam rubber. The limbs and paws are usually drawn in a random order, by eye. The toes are first covered with foam rubber, and then with fabric. It remains to connect the limbs directly to the body. Making the head The head is an important part of the doll and the most difficult to make. To make it, you need to develop several separate patterns that are sewn together in the required sequence. Make sure that the material is very well glued in all places of bends. The head is also covered with fabric very carefully. A whole piece of fabric is used. The fabric must be glued from the central part of the head in all directions. A glue gun is used. Darts must be laid in any case without fail. They have to be sewn by hand, because the fabric and foam rubber are already glued together into a single whole.Based on this material, we can draw the following conclusions:that a pattern for a life-size doll can be made using any character as a basis. You can make a doll of any complexity level yourself. You will only need to acquire a little experience and skills, and then the work will go much faster and easier. Happy creating.