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Production Process - November 2024 (Doll Clothes Custom Order Service)

Nov 19, 2024

【Complete Production Process Revealed】Customer Photo Recreated! Full Record of a Custom-Made Production

✨ The Miracle Born from Artisan Skill! Doll Costumes from Photos ✨

We created a completely custom-made costume for a Tokyo Doll 40 (40cm tall) based on a character photo sent by the customer. The original pattern, absolutely impossible to obtain commercially, was reproduced at a specialized printing factory. All 8 items, from the intricately shaped dress to the delicate accessories, were completed exactly as shown in the photo. We are now revealing the entire production process, from paper pattern creation to final finishing.

【Production Item Details】 (All produced with the same pattern and texture as the photo)

① Bodysuit - Innerwear exclusively for 40cm bodies with original pattern printed fabric

② Dress - The main item, rebuilt by disassembling its complex three-dimensional structure into flat patterns

③ Socks - Precisely detailed items with a unified original pattern extending to the feet

④ Head Ribbon - Delicate ornament with the same design as the photo, adorning the head

⑤ Choker - Precisely crafted accessory to accent the neck

⑥ Hand Band - Ornament reproducing the details exactly as seen in the photo, adorning the wrists

⑦ Shoes - Footwear completely recreating the same design as the photo, handmade from scratch

⑧ Rod-shaped Weapon - Specially crafted prop perfectly reproducing the character's setting

🎯 Amazing Reproduction Technique Highlights

◆ Complete Digitization of Original Patterns

Design supplementation with imagination for parts not visible in the photo
Fabric production at a specialized printing factory (1-2 weeks from print data creation to completion)
Precise pattern placement calculation by computer

◆ Technical Challenge for Complex Shapes

3-stage verification system: paper pattern → mock-up fabric → final production
Technique for disassembling three-dimensional dress structures into flat patterns
Precise fitting exclusively for 40cm bodies

◆ Perfection Proven by Before & After Comparison Please see the astonishing degree of matching between the photo (Before) and the finished product (After). This is the culmination of artisan skill achieved over a 90-day production period.

The commissioned costume uses original patterns on most parts, including the bodysuit, dress, socks, and shoes. Since this fabric is not commercially available, we create print data with a computer and have the fabric printed at a fabric printing factory to prepare the materials. It takes about 1 to 2 weeks for the fabric to be completed after sending the print data to the fabric printing factory, so we do this work first.

The dress for this costume has a very complex shape, so first, we will disassemble the dress into flat patterns. While looking at the character drawing sent by the customer, we will create each of the flat patterns using paper material. ☟

We attach the paper patterns to the doll and adjust the shape. ☟

Once the paper material is confirmed, we then create each part using temporary fabric material. ☟

We attach the fabric pieces to the doll and make final adjustments to the shape.☟

Now that the shape of all fabric parts has been determined. Next, we will create the print data to send to the printing factory. We will draw the pattern data on top of each part of the bodysuit, dress, and socks using a computer, referring to the character's drawing. ☟

Not all patterns are visible as flat surfaces in the photo. For the hidden, unseen parts, the designer adds imagination and draws them in to create flat data. The more complex the pattern and the more hidden parts there are, the more difficult it becomes to digitize. ☟

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