It's that time of year.
When people with disposable income go on vacation.
Or people with pools endlessly take pics of their dolls poolside.
Summer means swimming - and you can't swim without a swimsuit.
Well, you can - but you might be arrested.
So if you aren't already offering some swimsuits in your shop, or don't own one for your dolls and want something to sew - think: swimsuits.
Today I will discuss some patterns and swimsuits offered in Etsy and Pixie Faire, so you can get the gears of inspiration turning.
And tomorrow I will discuss human
O'Neill swimsuits that I'd love to see in doll-size.
One thing I will applaud AG for is the realism of their doll swimsuits.
I like the style of Lea's set.
Just not the colors.
But it does look like something a human would wear.
And the Truly Me swimsuit is nice.
But it looks baby-ish to me.
And the fabric gives me seizures.
On Etsy everyone makes the Liberty Jane swimsuit or an equivalent one-piece.
And you can do a lot of things with it.
But if you are trying to think outside the box and offer something new - you're going to need something else in your bag of tricks.
What do you do if you want to sew something a little bit different?
I recommend looking for two-piece patterns because
that is the common style in the human world.
Try QT Pie's Scrunchy Swimsuit pattern:
I think this one deserves more attention.
QT Pie also has the Take the Plunge pattern:
But if you want to stick with one-piece....
The QT Pie Summer Fun Sporty pattern has a very unique style:
Also, look for Lee and Pearl's halter tiered pattern:
Back to two-piece patterns...
I like the Peppermintsticks Making Waves pattern:
Here is a beautiful version of that pattern from Up Owl Night Crafting:
Up Owl Night has many neat swimsuits for sale,
including ones from the Lee and Pearl pattern:
And I also recommend making rash guard tops (like Lea's).
Pixie Faire has two rash guard patterns:
While I was browsing Etsy for this post I noticed that
Dollicious has come up with a cool design for her swimsuits:
Very impressive!
And don't forget the board shorts for the boy dolls:
http://www.pixiefaire.com/products/surfs-up-board-shorts-18-doll-clothes
And don't forget the board shorts for the boy dolls:
http://www.pixiefaire.com/products/surfs-up-board-shorts-18-doll-clothes
Overall, my main recommendation is to stop creating one swimsuit pattern
in 600 different fabrics that all have pink in them and flowers.
Blergh.
There are definitely a lot, A LOT, of ugly doll swimsuits on Etsy.
And if I see another pink, flowery one I may vomit.
Sorry, folks, but that's my opinion.
Cough, cough.
Anyways.....
Thank you for visiting us today!
Stay tuned for more swimmy-suit discussion tomorrow!
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1 comment:
Wow that is a lot of swimsuits! Yes I've seen so many really rank suits on the inter web. Me personally, I'm not to keen of putting my dolls in swimming togs but I should get better at that! I really enjoyed AG's version I think it was last year, white with pink flowers and came with a matching towel dress :) I have that and I quite like it :D Thanks for the great post
Lydia from Lydia's Dolls
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