When you dress your dolls, are the clothes removable?

[aethelberga]

I'm sick of looking at all my naked dolls and am now setting about dressing them.

I'm starting with trying to knock up a dress pattern for a poppet &  because I want the clothing fairly tight, It's difficult to make it all in one piece and then dress the doll. A tight waist doesn't go over her childbearing hips or her fat head, and tight sleeves don't go over her big fat hands. But if I dress her in pieces & sew the clothing right to her body, I feel like I'm cheating, especially as I'm trying to improve my skills & seem a bit more professional.
So what do you all do? Do you sew the clothing right to the body, or do you make the clothes separately & dress the doll

[Kookaloo_Starr]

When I made a Poppet for a little friend of mine I made the clothes loose and easy to remove/replace/dress again but the dolls I've made recently have had their clothes sewn on or made as part of their body.

[sewmess]

My "art" dolls I usually sew the clothes on, but they are all specifically representative of things and shouldn't have a wardrobe.

For the doll with wardrobes, may I suggest elastic, snaps and velcro.  Depending on your level of manipulation, you could even do zippers and buttons.  I'm also a big fan of corseting or using lacing.  I usually use elastic and snaps, reserving velcro for dolls for little ones.

[mellomarie]

 I agree with that... I try to always make removable clothes, so I normally use buttons and elastic. They work pretty fine!
Are u going to make some specific clothes?! Or is it going to be your design?

[FreakieGeekie]

It depends on who/what the doll is for.
I made a mini plush for my friend and I sewed the clothes onto him because that's what she wanted.
I've made plushies for relatives' children and made the clothes removable because children like to play dress up with their dolls.
I'm making a few dolls for myself now and they'll have removable clothes. I'm going to make various outfits for different seasons so I can dress them up accordingly. Example: I'll be making a Santa suit for the Snape plushie I'm making and am thinking of making him a pair of bunny ears for Easter.

[bambam91]

Ooohhhh Snape plushie

I have not made cloth dolls for approximately 2 years. And I have not made a poppet yet.

But on my cloth doll I used to incorporate my shoes and stockings onto the legs, so they were not removable, but I used to make the dress removable, but very very hard to do so. But it depends who it is for.

[FreakieGeekie]

Ooohhhh Snape plushie

I have not made cloth dolls for approximately 2 years. And I have not made a poppet yet.

But on my cloth doll I used to incorporate my shoes and stockings onto the legs, so they were not removable, but I used to make the dress removable, but very very hard to do so. But it depends who it is for.

Run away from the poppet pattern! The poppets will own your soul!
Seriously, they're fun and easy to make!