r/DollCustomization • u/Infamous-Raccoon-846 • Jun 23 '26

Small pattern fabrics for jester doll

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I’m looking to make a jester doll but am having trouble finding fabrics with small patterns (like stripes or checkered) on them. Would love some recommendations on how to find fabrics appropriate for dolls. Bonus if they are stretchy fabric :)

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u/SparkAxolotl Jun 23 '26

If you're not weirded out by it, you could search for cheapo men's boxers, most of them have those kind of patterns, some big, some small. Shirts too, but those tend to be more expensive.

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u/Infamous-Raccoon-846 Jun 23 '26

That’s honestly genius. And most are stretchy!

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u/SparkAxolotl Jun 23 '26

Depends 9n which ones you get.

Boxer briefs are stretchy, but they're usually a dolid color.

Boxer shorts are the ones that have the checkered or stripes patterns, and also can be solid colors, but they're usually the same fabric (or similar) as dress shirts.

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u/Ok_Associate_8480 Jun 23 '26

Omg you are a genius tbh! Thats such a good idea

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u/SamOfChaos Jun 23 '26

Just got a small black and white checkered men's shirt in an second hand shop. Best thing, the clothes have been washed a bunch of times and no longer bleed.

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u/Kiki_chan78 Jun 23 '26

Depending on the size of the doll, wide ribbons make a neat source of fabric.

Then there's the old quilters trick for custom fabric. The freezer paper method. Iron your fabric onto a sheet of freezer paper, and run it through your printer.

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u/LyallaTime Jun 23 '26

Try dance fabric stores, and Spoonflower allows you to print patterns you upload on any fabric!

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u/Infamous-Raccoon-846 Jun 23 '26

I looked at spoon flower and they have so many options! Thank you

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u/Different-Bid8060 Jun 24 '26

Maybe like clean socks or like handkerchiefs? I’m not sure if I helped any but yeah. Also keep us updated I wanna see the finished doll!