How I Design a Cloth Doll
Questions to ask:
- How tall
- in inches or metric figure out exactly how tall you want your doll
- note: Small dolls, 2”-8”, are more intricate, will take more time to sew, but take up fewer supplies.
- Note: A larger doll will be easier to sew, will sew faster, but aren’t as intricate, but take more supplies, so the total cost to complete is more.
- what body type
- tall
- short
- plump
- skinny
- broad shoulders, like on a male doll
- muscular shoulders, like on a male doll
- feminine shoulders, not as broad
- male
- female
- baby
- toddler
- child
- teen
- lady
- man
- old lady
- old man
- body fabric color
- fair
- chocolate ice cream color
- sunburned
- tanned
- bronze
- dark brown
- color of hair
- white
- light blonde
- strawberry blonde
- blonde (yellow)
- dirty blonde
- brunette (brown)
- light brunette
- red head (red)
- black
- type of hair
- yarn
- embroidery cotton
- something else
- curly
- straight
- kinky
- hair style
- simple
- pony tail
- bangs
- bun
- complicated
- twisted
- on top of head in a curled pattern
- long
- short
- to the shoulder
- to the hips
- crew cut
- butch
- very curly
- slightly wavy
- very straight
- how to create
- with a loom
- hand sewed to head
- stitched to head with machine
- wig cap
- eyes
- slanted
- cartoon
- realistic
- happy
- scowling
- eyebrows
- scowling
- eyebrows of a fashion model
- tapered
- simple-just a straight line
- bushy
- thin
- arched
- curved-like the top of a circle or a “(“–(turned)
- nose
- barely there-just a small line
- detailed and realistic
- cartoon
- color-should be a little darker than body fabric
- lips
- thin
- full
- sensuous
- kissable
- smiling
- open mouth
- teeth showing
- unhappy
- chin
- double
- a simple line
- 3D-extra pattern pieces to create a 3D chin
- head shape
- 3D-extra pattern pieces to create a 3D head
- face shape
- oval
- square
- round
- heart shaped
- Do you want an actual neck or does the head meet the body
- skinny neck
- stunted neck
- regular neck-in proportion
- Fingers/toes
- lines for where the tip stitching for the fingers
- actual fingers
- position of the fingers
- lines for the toes
- actual toes