How to make a No-Sew Sleeveless Top for a Fashion Doll

Most girls, especially tweens, enjoy playing with fashion or other 11-inch dolls. Tweens are old enough to make clothes for their fashion dolls.

It's so rewarding to easily make clothing for dolls instead of spending costly amounts on fashionable doll clothes.

This tutorial shows how to make a no-sew sleeveless top for a 12" fashion doll using just a strip of knit fabric. No sewing machine is involved! An old or outgrown T-shirt is perfect for this project. And the top can be made in a few minutes.

The fabric measurement can be easily adjusted to fit dolls of different sizes.

Scroll down for our video and photo tutorial, and create a fun top for your doll today!

This fashion doll tutorial is for 11.5-inch dolls like Barbie, Aziam Kidz Yoga, Queens of Africa, Lammily, and One World Dolls. It is also for 10.5-inch dolls like Monster High and Hasbro Disney Princess. 

Check out this page if you want to make more DIY 12" fashion doll crafts, such as other clothes and accessories.

WHAT YOU NEED to make a sleeveless doll top

• 1 1/2" wide X 12" long piece of fabric (knit works best)

INSTRUCTIONS to make a simply no-sew sleeveless doll top

STEP 1: Start the material on the Front of the doll

Raise the arms of the fashion doll to put on the top easily. Position the strip on the front of the doll. Have one side of the strip longer than the other with the shorter end about 4".

Wrap the shorter fabric end around the back of the doll and position it downward. This will be the tail used to tie the two ends of the fabric together.

Step 2: wrap the fabric around the doll's torso

Take the longer end of the fabric and wrap it straight across the back of the doll, overlapping the short end.

Continue wrapping the longer fabric around to the front of the doll across the stomach.  It will overlap the first wrap at the bottom.

Then, wrap it around to the back.

Step 3: tie a knot in the back

Tie the two ends of the fabric in a knot at the back of the doll. The shirt should be secure.

Step 4: arrange the sleeveless top

You can straighten up the wraps by smoothing any puckers and folding under the raw edge.  Place the arms down and your shirt is complete!

You can arrange the top so that it covers the doll's belly or have her belly showing.

That's all there is to it! The sleeveless doll top is finished with no sewing involved!