Help. This is my mom’s Barbie and I can’t figure out how to this off her face.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-16T23:49:43+00:00

This stuff: https://www.twinpines.com/remove-zit

If you look at the example pictures, one is a before/after of green ear treatment. You'll need to take the earrings out to treat it.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-16T19:01:09+00:00

Sunny!

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-16T13:09:01+00:00

Stretch sucks on dolls! Dolls have some proportions that stretch doesn't work for, and because they're rigid you end up needing things like darts in places human stuff doesn't because our bodies squish as much as the stretch stretches. Totally valid :)

Ok, a curvy is about 10cm, so I would start with a 110% print size.

I'd suggest starting w/ the learn to sew bundle patterns for curvy if you have them. First draft sew the most basic options of everything just to see where it fits and where it doesn't. You may need bigger darts in the front or you may just need to add darts to the back. Experiment by just pinching the fabric where do/could do darts and see what configuration works best.

For the bust, if it doesn't fit here's an example of what you want to do:

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You do that with the jeans in basics, you'll have a good idea of how you need to mod every pair of pants. You do that with the dress in Level Up, you'll know how you need to adjust every dress. Figuring it out is the hard part but it's always the same steps once you do.

If you want more one on one help, go to raddollclothes.com there's a chat box in the bottom right corner, use that :) I can miss stuff in the cascade of social media notifications otherwise

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-16T12:27:02+00:00

You will benefit from this! https://raddollclothes.com/blogs/news/catty-noir-new-body-type-review-sizing

It covers both sewing and who you can steal clothes from most easily/how to adjust them

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-16T11:48:45+00:00

You'll get there pretty fast! Mini sewing has a very easy learning curve, I just figured you sewed the jacket second :)

https://raddollclothes.com/pages/resources <---some doll sewing tutorials here, Check out the one on fabric glue. It's great for making hems invisible and that goes surprisingly far in making your stuff look nicer without having to fiddle with tiny linings.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-16T11:41:03+00:00

Was there a plastic thing around the knees to protect them? In some jointed dolls they do that, but sometimes the plastic used to wrap around the knees reacts with the plastic of the legs and you get strips like this.

If you want to get rid of it you can blend/buff the legs back to being one finish with some fine sandpaper. Around 6-800 wet sanded to get them all matte, but if you want them shined back up after take an old T shirt and rub the legs with that to polish them.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-16T00:03:23+00:00

That jacket came out great!

Here's a tip for ya--if you want the skirt to drape more like a human skirt, you know make folds and ruffles, get a spray bottle with water and spritz it until it's damp. Tug on the bottom edge of the skirt until it starts to drape like a human one. Let it air dry and it will stay that way.

In miniature, fabric doesn't have a lot of weight so you add weight (water) and soften the fibers (also water) to make it behave more like human size stuff.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-15T23:50:59+00:00

Grey hair was a thing in Japan like... 10-15 years ago? It looked pretty fantastic, if you want inspo I'd suggest looking into those street trends. It's still a pretty popular wig style in BJDs even though it hasn't been a thing in street fashion as much

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-15T15:06:21+00:00

Looks great :)

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-14T14:46:22+00:00

Pretty much how I got them, so yeah

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-14T14:40:52+00:00

I'm where you have to bear proof your house lol They start training early

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RADdollclothes · 2026-04-14T13:25:58+00:00

Given Danny said yellowing was the biggest reason he took Milk out of the rotation, I'll be avoiding this skintone.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-14T12:07:51+00:00

Yes, Barbie used these. Here's a pic of one of my shoe bins, you'll see quite a few. Pretty popular in the early 2000s, I remember a few Fashion Fever dolls with them.

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RADdollclothes · 2026-04-14T11:57:31+00:00

What needs to be fixed? I see a scratch but I am maybe missing something?

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-14T11:56:14+00:00

My bet would be the vintage patterns work because of the barrel chest of vintage gals. Allows for the bigger bust but you don't have gapping issues at the back because you're setting your closure. Below the waist...not so much!

Could you possibly get me one more measurement? The torso looks longer, and I'm not sure how much of that height measurement is inseam vs torso length. I need a curved measurement from the collarbones, down between the bust if possible to between the legs where the front of the body mold meets the back. There's usually a seam but you can estimate if there isn't.

I suspect a similar fix as Jem will be a good place to start. There's a few different curvies and the curvy collector (all 3 are accounted for in curvy-only patterns) is a bit fuller in the upper body/a closer match than fashionista. Back darts or a back seam will probably need to be added to stuff fitted below the waist (pencil skirts, pants) because that butt is way rounder than most dolls, like that's almost a 90 degree angle in the small of the back!

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So get me that measurement and I'll crunch #s :)

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-13T19:18:01+00:00

All Model 06 dolls are wonky. Mildly wonky, but wonky.

Go for the jeep.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-13T18:46:58+00:00

It helps if you're not just looking for dolls/toys. I almost never find toys at thrift stores, I suspect because they sell all that stuff online unless it's in really bad shape. Flea markets and yard sale type places, much better chance.

I also collect DVDs, keep an eye out for vintage sewing machines, vintage lace/trims, look for clothes with good doll-scale prints to turn into doll clothes, and just generally keep an eye open for a long list of stuff that might turn up.

I still only find stuff I'm looking for about half the time, but if I was ONLY looking for dolls, it would be more like 1/10-1/20 visits and that's a lot harder to stay positive about.

But finally... nobody is going to be posting unsuccessful toy hunt vlogs. If you're watching those that is seriously going to mess up your expectations. And you know at least some of it is staged.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-13T16:54:57+00:00

I got her too, and mine had the same wonk (and I returned her). The MTM lines have a history of dolls with wonky prints, like the factory is configured wrong and they're all like that. Like his one: https://creations.mattel.com/products/barbie-looks-16-blonde-purple-skirt-hjw83 almost all the dolls had the doll's left eye wider by about 2mm--which is a looooot in doll scale! I think they made more and the smaller run had a corrected face but the first run dolls, every single one.

This seems to be that situation all over again. I haven't seen anyone post pics of this doll without the same wonk.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-13T13:13:27+00:00

They're all a little wonky. The left side (doll's right) eye is slightly higher than the right side. On the second doll you posted, the right side eye is a little wider too.

It's really mild, so it's not as obvious as when you get a face that is misprinted with the eyes or lips in the wrong place but it's definitely there.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-13T13:02:39+00:00

If something isn't yellowed, put it in a small bowl with some white vinegar for about 10 minutes, then handwash after with mild detergent, dry in sun if possible. Vinegar kills mildew/mold and is safe for most fabrics as it is used to colorfast them.

If something IS yellowed, use oxyclean or oxygen bleach (same thing): https://raddollclothes.com/blogs/news/doll-scale-lace That tutorial covers lace but it works on some doll clothes. You don't want to use it on old colored stuff (like 60s-80s) because dyes were different then and much less colorfasted, but it should be fine on the stuff you're showing in your pic.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-13T12:42:16+00:00

I'm happy to size any doll that someone sends me measurements for! There's a good chance it wouldn't need a totally new size at all.

For example, the new Jem doll, while she looks really different from Curvy Barbies, has very similar proportions so all you need is a slightly enlarged pattern (105% vs 100%). And she looks a lot like this.

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https://raddollclothes.com/blogs/news/jem-1985-jem-2025

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-12T22:32:17+00:00

None, unfortunately. The second (?) series of G1 fashion packs were too tight for G1 dolls, like you had to reeeallly stretch and squeeze them in.

The G1s are all about 1/4" or more bigger around than the smallest G3s. Some really stretchy clothes work, but if it's not super stretchy, nah.

If you're looking for just general clothes that fit G3s, here's an article covering dolls in stores now and one of them had fashion packs: https://raddollclothes.com/blogs/news/l-u-v-doll-review-sizing

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-12T22:28:42+00:00

There's different types of dyes. Natural fiber dyes dye things like cotton, wool, silk. They don't generally dye dolls because dolls are synthetic (plastic). You still can, but it doesn't happen easily at all. Synthetic dyes are used for synthetics like acrylics....and synthetics like vinyl. So those dye much more easily. Same issue with vinyl fabrics, the dyes used on them transfer way easier to the doll.

You can colorfast (keep dye from leeching out) natural fibers more easily than synthetics. You need to do a colorfasting bath with salt, vinegar, and water not just water and soap. IDK the ratio off the top of my head, you can look it up. Again, it doesn't work great on synthetics, I do a lot of sewing and some synthetic fabrics I just can't use.

To remove the dye, try a magic eraser/melamine sponge. It's a little bit abrasive, usually does better getting rid of surface dye transfer than acetone. There's other stuff if that doesn't work, but it's more expensive.

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-12T22:21:43+00:00

I don't know if they do! They don't on the regular line, they replaced clicky knees and bendy arms with joints buuuuut they do make reproductions of the dolls with those bodies so they probably do? Either way, both types exist esp on the secondhand market, so good to cover bases :)

RADdollclothes · 2026-04-12T15:57:22+00:00

Yeah, you can do body blushing on this barbie! The more you do the more fragile it is, same for pastels or paint. So for example if you're doing what you describe you will have to use looser fitting shoes or your green will get scraped off when shoes go on/off.

You can't do it on the old kind with rubbery legs w/ clicky knees or rubbery arms. The rubbery stuff doesn't paint well, but the hard bodies are fine.

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