- Description: Simple unlined flared pants. Can be easily modified into skinny jeans or capris.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Tips: Lightweight denim and pinwhale corduroy is best. Test for staining - Blythe legs stain easily!
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Hi! Thank you so much for posting these fabulous patterns for Blythe. I am a bit mystified by the scale. There is a line on each that one has to check for measurement. The line is always too short when I print. Is the solution a matter of enlarging the pattern on a copy machine by degrees until the line measures correctly? Or am I completely missing a more obvious solution.
Thank you for your help.
Dian
hmm, I kjust tried it and the line came out just over 6 inches. Are you printing it directly out of a browser or are you saving it and then printing it? I find I get the best results when I save it and then print it from my image editing software, like photoshop or paint.
Yes, I saved it and opened with “Paint” and it printed exactly the same. Some of the patterns (when I print them) are closer to the scale than others. I feel very self conscious even mentioning it because you have been so generous to offer them to us. The 6.25 inch scale prints @ 6 and 1/8th inch…but the ones that have the ruler longer..closer to 8 inches…they print even further off the mark as much as 3 inches. I thought perhaps I just needed to print them out and then enlarge on a copier but somehow, I am not having any success at hitting just the right percentage. The patterns are drafted so nicely, I’m sure I’m doing something wrong. It seems you have taken much care to present these…do you think it is possible to print them without having “Photoshop”? (which I don’t have)
And I’m also wondering…am I being too exact on some? For example…”easy A-line dress” suggests the reference line is 4.25″. When I print it out, it is 3 and 15/16. That’s 5/16 off the mark. Feel free to contact me at my email if you don’t want to go into it here..although I wonder if anyone else is having this dilemma.
Gratefully,
Dian
don’t worry about it at all! I certainly don’t take offense - I share these because I want people to play with them and not have to go to too much hassle - I’m glad you are pointing out your little snags.
we were using .pdf files for a while, they take longer to make (and some people don’t like them because they don’t want to download software) but maybe we need to offer the option if lots of people are having trouble printing these up.
if your pattern is coming out just a few eighths off the mark, they are probably okay - I may have rounded up or down a teeny bit.
one more thought - you may want to check your printer settings when you print the file to make sure that there isn’t an option like “fit to page” that’s turned on.
also, some really excellent image editing software that’s a tiny, quick download and is easy and free is irfan view. I notice MS Paint doesn’t give you artwork dimensions anywhere, maybe it doesn’t adhere to the original image’s dimensions when it opens them
link to irfan view:
http://www.irfanview.com/
Oh thank you so much!! I’ll download irfanview and try that. I will also check that “fit to page” option to make sure it is turned off. I have been so excited about doing this, as if you couldn’t tell! I already have lots of great fabrics and trims and I’m breaking in a vintage Singer machine I got on Craig’s list that should work beautifully on these small items. One of the reasons I am fussing so over the scale is (don’t laugh) I don’t have my doll yet!!! I have been trying to get Rendez Vous Chous Chous from Japan and the seller hasn’t returned my email with a quote. I’ll have a full wardrobe sewn by the time she arrives! I am looking into other sources for a doll…it has been suggested that Hong Kong is an easier source.
Irfanview worked! Thanks for all the help.
The strategy I like to use is to enlarge it until the scale is right, then trace it onto paper off of my monitor.
Thank you so much, I love this pattern! I have made it a few times and it has come out so well!
Thank you so much for this lovely pattern!
I made my girl a pair of red satin flares and although they’re a really tight fit around her tighs (must have done something wrong, but when I put some talc powder on her legs it works) I adore them!
I have a really though time letting her wear anything else at the moment
(if you want to see some pictures just let me know)
To print patterns on the net correctly. Before printing straight from the website, I go to File —Page Setup and then I turn all my margins to 0. The computer automatically resets them to the smallest allowed value and then the pattern seems to print to scale. Not sure if this will work for everyone but just thought I would share it as an option.
thanks for all the tips - i was having a problem printing these as well.
thanks for the patterns - i finally made the flared pants and the t-shirt! they turned out so cute! I’m going to try and post a picture here. your’re patterns are awesome! thanks for sharing them!
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lisa - thanks for showing us your picture! your holly looks so sweet in her new clothes
. Nice job on the embellished neckline of the top!
could i make skinny jeans by this pattern? :3
OH MY GOSH!!! my poor blythe!!! she has stains on her legs!*stupid me, i shoulda listened to your wisdom*
is there any way of removing it!?!?!?
sammy: if you straitghten out the lines where the pants flare, the pants will be straight-leg instead.
a popular way of removing leg stains is to apply Oxy 10 acne cream with 10% benzoyl peroxide to the stain and put her in a sunny window. the peroxide has a bleaching effect. Oxy 10 seems to work better than other brands.
To prevent dye from getting on your Blythe you should always pre-wash the fabric but even then dye can still stain your Blythe’s legs… This is what I recommend: You can line these pants by cutting the same pattern in a non dyed plain white fabric and attaching each piece to the matching piece on the inside before you sew the pattern, sew the lining along with the pattern, and wa-la your done. If that makes sense.
thanks a million!!!
just a quickie to say thanks guys - after aes n ages trying to get this to print to the right size,, a combination of irfanview & screen-tracing has worked!
Right, where *did* I leave that sewing machine…
ps - meant to say, for me the settings that worked were changing the size to 120% of the original, if anyone else has the problem again.
hello - i just made these pants and was wondering if they have a snap? i am not sure if i made it correctly and left a little room for a snap closure. so far they are very cute!!
Hi missy - there’s a little mark on the pattern for a button/snap in the back. sounds like you made them correctly!
I would love to try to make these for my Pullip Raphia could you email me the pattern that would be great thanks
just saw where to download thanks
silly me
I got my first Blythe this week and I made these for her this evening. I am not really a seamstress at all but it was so easy, even I could manage! I made them out of denim (offcuts from shortening my own jeans!) and they are fantastic. Thanks so much!
I have no idea how, but the waist on these came out huge for me. I think I can take it in. They’re so cute