>>1209 So, I just finished (sort of) a DIY onsie made out of an old t shirt and a pair of underwear. A basic list of steps follows. Things you need: A) a T shirt, preferably stretchy and sort of tight fitting, but not uncomfortably so B) a pair of underwear C) Some velcro straps or other fastener of some sort, ie snaps, etc D) safety pins E) needle and thread and/or ability to use a sewing machine, but can be done all manual 1) take underwear and cut along the narrow part that goes between your legs so that it is cut in half. 2) sew along both sides of this cut so that the fabric doesnt get unraveled or anything, also to hold the two flaps/layers together. 3) take old T shirt and underwear and use a bunch of safety pins to roughly pin them together, not worrying too much about position at this point. 4) put it on like a regular shirt, then see how it fits with where you put the pins. Try stretching the two flaps on the underwear together like it will be when its done to see how well it fits, how snug, etc. The big thing I adjusted here was how far down to pin the T shirt on the underwear. I decided to use the entire shirt instead of cutting off part of it and sewing the new bottom of the shirt to the underwear waist band both because I thought that it would look better this way, and because having that cut in the fabric where the hem was before might weaken it, and I really didnt want to sew all the way around it if I could avoid it. 4.5) A couple of things that I learned in hindsight: First, if the T shirt reaches below the waist band of the underwear, especially if its more than an inch or two, consider starting off with two layers of safety pins, one on the bottom of the shirt pinned below the waist band of the underwear, and the other at the waist band of the underwear pinned to somewhere above the bottom of the T shirt hem. This makes sewing easier later on, as otherwise you keep getting folds of fabric hanging down and getting in the way on the inside. The second big thing I learned is to draw a line in addition to the safety pins along where you want to have the stitching go. This makes it MUCH easier to follow a consistent curve all the way around in my opinion. Draw this line while you are still wearing it so you know the line is where you want it. (use a washable marker or maybe some masking tape?) 5) Now comes the long part. Just sew around the line/between the safety pins! I did this by hand with a needle and thread because I don't have any experience with a sewing machine and I wanted to be discreet while making it, so I suppose this wouldnt take too long if you were using one. 5.5) If you have a second ring of safety pins, sew along that row as well 6) Next, take some velcro strips/straps and sew them along the flaps of the underwear. This will make it easy to put it on and off. Other ideas might work too, velcro just seems the easiest. Right now I am wearing mine with temporary tape holding it together, but snaps or even adhesive velcro would work fine too. Your done! I finished mine just today, and it turned out reasonably well all things considered. I think I am still going to just buy a onesie to be honest though. All things considered, it feels pretty good!

Shoot, forgot to write the subject when I created the thread. If the BO and/or mod has the ability to edit that after creation without too much trouble, would you mind making the subject something along the lines of "DIY ABDL items"?

>>1211 I'm usually able to change things such as this, but for some reason it's being weird on me right now, both on my phone and my PC. It might be because of the issues the site has been having. Sorry about that, I will try again the next few times I log in.

>>1213 cool, thanks! If it doesn't work out it isnt the end of the world either.

>>1209 I've had some success making onesies like this: 1. Get a womens longline t-shirt/tunic made of that soft, stretchy material. Buy some extra strong thread and some needles (supermarkets and even convenience stores often stock basic clothing repair kits and thread.) 2. We will be sowing the front and back of the garment together at the bottom, leaving leg holes at the ends. Measure out a snug leg fit by pinching the bottom of the tunic around the broadest part of the wearer's thigh and mark the join. Repeat for the other leg/side. The existing hems at the bottom of the front and back panels offer a strong anchor point for our stitching. For a neat effect, turn the garment inside out so that when stitched together, the two hems form a new hem in the middle, which will have the join facing inwards. Start the new seam at one of the marks made earlier with a few random stitches in all directions to prevent unravelling and to protect the initial knot. Then use tent stitch (weave in and out of the joined fabric, but double back every other stitch to prevent scrunching) to join the front and back together. If short on time, the middle part can be done using running stitch (simply weaving in and out) since it doesn't need to be as strong or as fixed in shape. At the other end, make a few stitches on top of each other, as before, and tie off. The result is a nice wide crotch with not too much stitching to do. It will never be a proper onesie but it saves worrying about online shopping/delivery issues and it's a pretty cheap way of doing it. I can't recommend extra strong thread enough as a time saver when joining existing hems (since the underlying fabric can take the strain of a small number of highly strained stitches because it is already doubled up) and for durability.

What's the feasibility of turning a surplus navy dress uniform into an ABDL sailor suit. I was thinking taking dress white shirt, cutting the sleeves removing the patches and adding little anchor patches instead, and taking dress blue pants. Adding an elastic waist so it can be worn over a diaper or underwear. I can probably replace the buttons with cute anchor ones from Joann's or something. Hopefully the end result would be something like the bottom picture

I am not a great carpenter. But I do have some experience and access to a shop. I am looking for building plans for ABDL furniture. People have told me in the past that I can just take existing furniture plans and upscale them, yes that's true, but I lack those skills. I am no good at that. I need plans that area already scaled for ABDL. Anyone have any plans like that? I want to build a crib like this, https://adultbabymoebel.hpage.com/bettchen-wiegen-liegen/gitterbett-premium-2011.html I reached out and asked if he would make some plans for me, but I never heard back. I will gladly pay for good plans. Let's trade ABDL furniture build plans.

>>23918 >needs plans in the first place >> I lack those skills How hard is it to multiply your measurements be a set amount? Do you need daddy to use the power tools for you as well?

>>23921 Don't make fun of me. Help me. :)-

>>23924 i think anyone who thinks they need pre made plans for something like that is beyond help, but for some stupid reason ill try. step 1 measure whatever mattress you are going to use. 2 decide a rough measurement for what height you want. 3 get some 4x4 posts and cut to Hight. note if this is your fist time holding a saw make it from shitty pine. it will suck, but it was going to suck anyway better to fuckup with cheap materials a few times first. 4 cut some 4x4s going long ways you remember those measurements from before? yah that long. 5 drill through the vertical posts and into the horizontal runner, now screw them together @ the hight you want your mattress to sit on & cap the holes off. 6 do the same thing for the headboard and footboard side, use pocket screws here. 7 pocket hole screw some horizontal slats between the runners. you should now have a shitty 4 post bed right? 8 now do all 4 sides the same way as before but move them up by the thickness of your mattress. 9 get some sort of veneer to go in between those two parts and use finish nails to attach it from the inside. 10 get yourself some dowels. remember what size they are because you will be making a second trip back for more than you thought you needed. 11 decide how far apart to make them you should be getting the idea by this point. just start and figure it out as you go from here. the one in that pic looks extremely simple, you don't need any fancy joinery, or any tools beyond a measure tape, saw, and a drill. its not that complex, just look at the picture and you can see how all the pieces go together.

>>23926 Well. You get an A for the effort. Thank you very much. I hope you are having a really nice day wherever you call home.

>>23918 Don't waste your time, just get a second hand double size bed, put the bars of the size you need and that's it.

>>12764 It would be better to buy the fabric they use for such suits and have it made to your own measurements, as the sailor's dress can vary too much if you cut the sleeves.

>>23926 There's a few problems with this guide, though. Pocket screws don't resist shear forces as well as, say mortis and tenon. I think that's a reason why using 4x4 posts can be misleading. Rather, what I am working on designing is using 1" thick hardwood throughout. I think my idea can be integrated with 4x4 corner posts like so: 1. Use (2) 1x6 boards sandwich'd together to make a box around the mattress of choice, and use dovetail joints to secure them 2. Inlay 1x4 boards inside the 1x6 rectangle. The 1x4 boards will allow you to install the mattress supports (usually 1x2 or 1x3 pine boards or something) 2a. The sandwiched 1x6's will allow you to install the crib's bars, however you like (mortis and tenon, glue and screw, etc) 3. At a quick thought, you could likely take your 4x4's and lag bolt them near the corners of your 1x6 box on the exterior. Won't be pretty, but once you install the top bars of the crib, it'll be rock solid and heavy as hell

>>23929 I am more than capable of making some less-than-attractive, but functional and sturdy, crib-like piece of furniture. Any dummy could do that... Does not make you smart or special. I do not want to make something that is depressing to look at. I want to build something really nice, like that picture I shared. Anyways, you do you. I am going to get build plans, nice build plans, and I will then share them with everyone. And I hope that makes some of the other AB's out there happy and they find resources like build plans useful. I like to share.

>>23947 This comment was not directed at >>23947 I linked to that comment by mistake. Sorry!

>>23947 Just look take a look how your bed is built, take some measurements and build crib. I'm not saying it's super easy but bro if you need premade plans for this you have some lack in cognitive skills. Crib is basically regular bed with taller legs and bars + the vertical supporter for them

>>23941 you aren't wrong. But i was going of the picture provided and assumed the complete lack of competence would rule out some of the things you mentioned like mortis and tenon, or dovetail joints. Then again id personally rather work with metal rather than wood any day so its not like anyone should trust anything i have to say on the subject

So I'm not much of a sewer but I've been given a free old sewing machine and figure ill try my hand at it. I'm planning to make a couple cloth diapers more like those modern aio or pocket diaper styles. I have some questions first though and I'm hoping some other anons have answers before i just go into trial & error. Material being the big one, most seem to use PUL but I cant find any so I'm thinking of using waxed cotton or oilcloth. I've waxed some of my cloths before to wonderful effect which made my think of using it here. any obvious problems wit this idea or am i better off buying online somewhere? another thought is leg gussets, see pic related, idk if its going to be worth the hassle to figure out thoughts? and the big one is every tutorial for baby diapers i find uses a serger or zig zag stitches for the elastics, my machine only does the basic forwards lockstitch, is the idea doomed to fail from the start?