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Lolita Tutorials

Lolitas don't only wear expensive imported clothes, many Lolitas use a bit of craftyness to make their own clothes and accessories! There are lots of great tutorials out there if you're interested in making your own Lolita pieces and here's a list of some of my favorites. These range from beginner to intermediate in a variety of fields from sewing to sculpting, I've also included tutorials related to hair and makeup as well as general clothing care.

These tutorials are on a variety of sites, communities, and forums, so there's no guarantee that they will be there forever! If you would like to save a tutorial (or any web page) onto your computer for future reference, in your internet browser go to File > Save Page As and make sure the file type is set to "Web Page, complete". I keep a whole folder with saved tutorial pages, just in case!

I am only adding clear tutorials with lots of pictures and photos of the finished result. I will be adding new tutorials to this list when I find them!


General Tips and Tricks

Sewing and Crafting Tutorials
Skirts

Blouses

Dresses
Headwear and hair accessories
Bows and other decorations
Misc.
Modifying Lolita pieces
Sweets jewelry and deco

Other jewelry

Decor

Patterns 
Some of these patterns may be out of print and you will need to hunt them down on the second hand market.

Tops

Dresess

Patterns with usable parts (You're going to have to modify these pieces, sometimes add a whole new skirt, lengthen/shorten hem lines, or maybe just add a few details).
  • Free empire waist dress (good bodice, will need to attach it to a properly shaped skirt)
  • Drindl  (The skirt will need to be shortened and some fullness will need to be added to the skirt)
  • Simple darted dress pattern (good bodice, will need to attach it to a properly shaped skirt) 
  • Vogue 8019 (torso shortened, fuller skirt added, click here for an example of it modified into a Lolita dress)
  • Simplicity 3673 (skirt needs to be fuller click here and scroll down for an example of it modified into a Lolita dress. Skirt part can also be used to make a classic high waisted skirt.)
  • McCalls M5619 (need to draft a properly shaped skirt, but the sleeveless and short-sleeved tops are perfect!)
  • Butterick B4443 (good bodice, will need to attach it to a properly shaped skirt)
  • McCalls M6123 (good bodice, will need to attach it to a properly shaped skirt)
  • McCalls M5923 (good bodice, will need the either make a properly shaped skirt or modify the current skirt so that it's flared and can fit a petticoat)

Beauty Tutorials
Hair

Makeup and skin care
Nails
Clothing Care Tutorials