The doll shoes available for sale are either made of bright plastic and are not particularly original, or are quite expensive. If you are wondering how to make shoes for a doll with your own hands, this article is for you! In it, we will share several completely simple and at the same time interesting workshops on the manufacture of ballet shoes, shoes and sandals from improvised materials: fabric, beads and knitting threads.
We suggest you make unique and very beautiful shoes that perfectly complement the outfits of your child’s toys. Choose the method most suitable for you and get to work.
How to make doll shoes: crochet shoes
We bring to your attention a simple master class on creating charming shoes from knitting threads. It is perfect for small legs of textile dolls: tildes and rags. If you are even a little proficient in crocheting, take on this technology to create charming ballet shoes. For work, you will need thin yarn, a suitable size hook and two small beads for decorating crafts. We will start making shoes for dolls with our own hands by creating a “magic” ring and making 8 single crochet posts. Next, tighten the ring and continue circular knitting. With crochets, we knit several rows, forming the toe of the shoe. If necessary, we make increases and do not forget to try on the shoe on the doll’s leg.
We knit the sides and the sole of the product
After completing the toe of the shoe, we proceed to knit the soles and side parts - a direct panel. To do this, we stop working in a spiral and knit the required number of rows with single crochet, regularly turning the knitting. When the sole reaches the required length, we proceed to the formation of the heel of the shoe. We carry out half the row, and then bend the canvas in half, face inward. We connect the edges, making the heel seam from the inside. Now gently twist the shoe. We finish the work by strapping the product with crochets in a circle. By analogy, we carry out the second shoe. Now we just have to complete the strap and decorate the product with beads that will play the role of a fastener. That's all, charming tilde doll shoes are ready! You see, you can tie such beauty fast enough, spending a minimum of supplies.
Original sandals for Barbie. We will tell you how to make shoes for dolls from beads
If you are even a little familiar with the features of beadwork, take this workshop for yourself, in which we will present the technology for creating doll shoes from beads and glass beads. To make sandals, you need the following supplies and tools:
- cardboard;
- beads of gold color;
- two large white round beads;
- two golden round beads;
- four openwork cups for beads;
- two decorative beads in the shape of butterflies;
- two nails;
- fishing line;
- glue stick;
- neoprene glue;
- Super Moment glue;
- wire;
- a small piece of leather or leatherette;
- white cloth.
We will start the work with manufacturing the sole. On cardboard, sketch and cut two insoles.
Attach the blanks to a piece of leather, circle them. Cut two more pieces. In leather insoles (they will become the outer part of the sole), where the heel of the shoe will be, make one hole in the nail. Insert a nail into them. Take prepared beads and cups. Do the heels like this: on each carnation, first string two cups, then two large white beads, then again the cups and, last but not least, two golden beads. Do not forget that the entire structure must be well fixed with Super Moment glue.
We continue to create beautiful sandals for Barbie
Leave the heels for a while alone and proceed to the design of the toe. To get started, take the fabric and cut out two more insoles, leaving a small supply of fabric for hem around the entire perimeter. Cover the cardboard insoles with a cloth using glue stick. Place the soles on the legs of Barbie and bend them slightly so that the shoes will rise. Now take a piece of fishing line, string the required amount of beads on it and wrap the doll’s leg twice. At the same time, make sure that the beads do not appear under the sole, if necessary, displace them. As a result, you should get a beautiful double strap. Tie a knot under the sole. Follow the exact same strap on the second shoe. Then apply neoprene adhesive under the cardboard insoles. Cut 2 pieces of wire slightly smaller than the length of the sole. Put them on the insoles and glue two leather soles with bead heels on top.
The final stage of manufacture
Take a small piece of fishing line. Attach it to the strap of two rows of beads in the center of the sock as shown in the figure. Tie a knot. Now pass both ends of the work line through a decorative butterfly bead. And then string the required amount of beads on each end, forming a second strap around the ankle. Tie the ends of the fishing line. By analogy, issue a second shoe. If the heel does not hold upright, glue the top of the white bead to the sole with Super Moment glue. That’s all, elegant shoes for dolls are made by yourself!
We hope you enjoyed our workshop! Now you know how to make shoes for a doll from beads, beads and cardboard. As you can see, this is not a big deal. Go for it!
Stylish leopard high heel shoes. Master class number 3
How to make shoes for dolls from textiles? Simple enough. To do this, you will need to purchase the necessary tools and supplies, as well as devote some of your free time to creative work. What do you need in order to make shoes for dolls with your own hands? First, you need a piece of leopard-colored fabric and scissors. Secondly, you need cardboard and two wooden blocks for the manufacture of heels. Thirdly, two beads, a thin elastic band, glue and fabric sealant will be needed. After the preparatory work, you can start making shoes.
First, treat the fabric with sealant so that it does not crumble and become denser. How to make shoes for dolls? Read on! Decorate the prepared wooden blocks with a cloth, leaving the allowance on top. It will be needed for gluing the heel to the sole. Then we cut out the details from the fabric: insoles, socks and backdrops. We cut out two more insoles from cardboard, they will be needed to form the sole. On cardboard blanks we glue insoles from fabric. We attach them to the legs of the doll and give them the necessary shape. Then glue backs, socks and heels.
Carefully cut off the excess tissue. In order to make a fastener, at the end of the strap gently sew the elastic band, forming a loop from it, and on the other hand we attach a bead. By analogy, we make out the second shoe. That's all, do-it-yourself leopard doll shoes! We hope you find this article helpful. Good luck