This digital PDF doll shoe pattern will let you sew some adorable Mori Girl style flats for your 18 inch doll.
If you see a girl that looks as though she is a fairy tale forest dweller who has just stepped out of an enchanted wood, chances are good you’ve spotted a Mori Girl. Born in Japan as a subculture, Mori Girl style embodies living in the moment and living in harmony with nature.
Mori (meaning forest) Girl style is all about natural fibres and colours from nature – creams, browns, greens and autumnal oranges, reds and yellows. The style also favours a lot of layering.
These shoes can be used as a footwear for Mori Girl style, but also work as cute, everyday shoes!
These shoes coordinate with other KeLibu Mori Girl patterns designed to fit 18 inch dolls.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Tools and Materials:
- 10 ¼ inch W by 3 ½ inch H piece of light to mid-weight leather or vinyl with some give*
- 3 ½ inch W by 3 inch H piece of lightweight coordinating fabric for the insoles
- 3 ½ inch W by 3 inch H piece of 2 mm foam OR cork for the outer soles
- 3 ½ inch W by 3 inch H of chipboard or cardboard (a cereal box works great!) for the inner soles
- 2 pieces of hook tape that are ½ inch W by ¾ inch H and two pieces of loop tape that are 3/8 inch W by ¾ inch H
- Optional – 2 inches of 1/8 inch wide ribbon if not using vinyl/leather for the bow detail
- Optional – 16 inches of 3/16 wide craft foam (2 mm), cork (thin) as trim for soles OR the vinyl leather used to make the uppers
- Optional – double-sided tape
- Leather/vinyl needle
- Matching thread
- Hand stitching needle
- Hot glue gun and/or craft glue
- Doll feet to use for fitting
- Gift wrap tape. I use Scotch Magic Tape.
- Optional: Mod Podge Matte or white glue if you are using cork for the soles to seal the cork
- *Lightweight leather/vinyl and thin hook and loop tape that is made for doll clothing works best for this pattern. Using thicker leather/vinyl and hook and loop tape may result in a tighter boot. If you opt to go with a mid-weight vinyl or leather, use the Back pieces that say Med. vinyl/leather on them.
Download, Print & Sew!
Start your project immediately with this digital PDF pattern. It includes step-by-step instructions with full color pictures and full size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the file (e.g. Adobe Reader for Windows or Preview for Mac).
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