Recycling old clothes for dolls

[crazykimochi]

No, the buttons don't open, I could make it to where they can, but I'm lazy, lol~ There's no closure in the back, the neck part is wide enough for the dolly to slide her body in.

[Evelien]

Awesome! ^^

I should totally go through my clothes again to see what I can use for the greater, uh, smaller good ^^

[mica]

I just finished lounge / pajama pants from the sleeves of a toddler PJ top I found at thrift store for $1.00.
The wrist bands made perfect already made waist band, and the pattern of tiny school buses etc is cute!
Just cut off the sleeves of toddler pajamas

Hanging out in PJ's by mystisland, on Flickr

[crazykimochi]

Made Zeph some pants with an old shirt~


Zephii by ❥Crazy Kimochi, on Flickr

[Evelien]

OMG I love her clothes again <3

[Daeriel]

Reviving this thread...

I love being able to recycle clothes. It makes me feel less wasteful than throwing them away, I feel like I save money, and the outfit is usually more meaningful as a result.

Here's Angelina showing off her "upcycled" outfit. The top is made from an old sock I used to love as a kid, and the pants are made from a pain of my roommate's beat-up cutoffs.

[ikittycat]

I do it all the time to find better deals on used fabrics. I buy old clothes and turn them into new outfits for my dolls. I have made pants, skirts, dresses, shirts, and more.

[catshem]

I confiscated so many clothes we were gonna toss for the extra fabric its not even funny (okay maybe it is) I literally have a bin full of fabric. I wish I sewed more often.

[E-Beth]

Oh, one of the first things I did when I had ordered my doll was hit the thrift store.
I've made a coat from an old wool sports coat I found there (no doll yet, but I just could not wait!).

I'm not fond of my button choice.


Yeah, that's my sleeve ham standing in for a doll. With the palm of my hand visible and looking slightly creepy below.
And that's the door of my sewing room.

[iron_dog]

Khale has a new outfit. The over robe was made from a shirt of mine that had reached the end of its wearable cycle *sniffs*. I loved the shirt so much, I couldn't bear to throw it out so I made Khale an outfit out of it. The under robe is sheer fabric I got... somewhere. All ribbon trim was from the dollar store.