Which came first, dolls, or crafting?

I've always been crafty but I think doll collecting has increased my sewing skills tremendously.

 

I had dolls before I could make the right clothes for them

 

Crafting came first. I have been doing props (like swords or guns out of cardboard) since I was... 12?
I also loved to do things with beads and modelling play dough and stuff like that.
But when dolls came, I switched to sewing, wig making and things directly related to them.

 

I'v been sewing and crafting long before i even discovered the hobby that being said, i wouldn't consider myself great at either since sewing was more an off/on thing and so was crafting but i think having the dolls makes me more excited to try and get better and make things that look really nice!

 

I'm useless at crafts so my dolls came first but I'm determined to learn to make something!!

 

I sewed and knit before BJDs, but they were the catalyst for honing my skills.

 

I learned to knit and crochet long ago! But it wasn't until I started collecting dolls that I started learning to sew.

 

I would say dolls came before crafting. I used to do some craft stuff when I was younger, but not to any heavy extent. I got my first doll a few years ago, and it wasn't until recently I started to be crafty for her(and eventually their) sake.

 

I've been in love with dolls ever since my childhood. I learned to knit, but it couldn't keep my attention so I didn't stick with it. I latter learned to sew and continued to take lessons for costume making at my college. My parents got me my first doll half way through my 2nd year. Once I got my doll I started expanding my sewing skills and I also know how to my lace wigs and hope to learn to do faceups also.

 

I had always been crafty since I grew up watching my mom craft. Sewing, painting, sculpting, ect. I love doing things with my hands. I think the only things that translated well into doll stuff was sewing and character design since I was really into character creation and figure drawing as a kid. After I got my first doll and fell out of the hobby I learned how to do makeup and style hair which has helped with faceups and wig making/styling (...somewhat, I'm still not very good) when I came back.

 

I could already sew, but I had to learn how to paint/blush dolls. I'm not amazing at it, but I'm content in what I can do currently.
One of the things I love about this hobby is how many skills I can learn if I want to. I'm currently working on learning how to make shoes!

 

I learned how to sew and crochet for my dolls.... Not ball joint dolls. I learned when i was about 6 or 7 so i could make things for my barbies and other dolls. I started sewing by altering storebought clothes to fit better and crocheting little blankets

 

Crafting has been a part of my life since childhood, though the only thing I'd say I actually got good at was traditional pencil drawings. Unfortunately, I don't have the patience for it that I used to... and sketching on resin doesn't work quite the same.

 

Even me who could basically sew and knit need "a doll" first to determine the right scale so my answer is Doll come before Crafting.

 

Dolls in general came first. When I was a child I would crochet and sew clothes for my small dolls and Barbies. My grandmother would crochet and knit for my larger dolls.
As a teenager I got involved in dollhouses and I kept that up until our last move, some 15 years ago now. I discovered BJDs about 10 years ago.

I'm not great at face-ups, or even at sewing for larger dolls (my sewing machine and I have a definite love/hate relationship), but I'm getting there...

 

I have always been crafty. I bought my dolls to practice my pattern making and sewing skills since their clothing a lot smaller and faster to make. But I have been making doll clothing for years before I got any bjds. I remember cutting up balloons to make dresses for my Polly pockets. so maybe I did start with dolls.

 

I’ve always been artistic and crafty...and there’s very few things I haven’t done over the years. But once I discovered BJDs, that was it! It was the hobby I’d always been looking for because I could do absolutely everything to express my artistic vision through these dolls! I can create characters, do face-ups, make wigs, sew complete wardrobes, make props, decorate rooms, and build upon their storylines to create an entire world! I’m frankly in creative heaven!

 

Arts and crafts came first, I was into that since I was little. I only learned to sew a little bit before I got my first dolls. These hobbies flow so well into each other!

 

I haven't gotten a proper doll yet, but I've been making things like little dresses for my Barbies since with my mom. I've also made a couple pieces of clothing for myself before, so I'm hoping I could make some things for my doll when I get one. ;v;

 

I was going to say dolls first, but after reading everyone else's replies, I've realized that the crafting actually came long before my dolls ever did! I really got into embroidery in grade school (though I never got good at it and stopped after a few months) plus I've always enjoyed painting and sewing. Heck, my first-ever cosplay was of Attack on Titan's Mikasa Ackerman, and I'm still proud of the fact that I hand-cut and sewed the 3D-maneuvering gear harness myself! Beyond that, I've also loved stuffed animals and I'd always be the one to try patching them up when they got ripped. It felt natural to extend that to my BJDs when I got into the hobby, even to the point of picking up crocheting so I could dress them up even better!