Month: October 2018

Please visit ChellyWood.com for FREE printable sewing patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. The image shows a Made to Move Barbie modeling a hand sewn white tank top or sleeveless summer top with a feather stitch embroidery embellishing the collar. The overlay says "Doll's shirt" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com, where you can find lots of free doll clothes sewing patterns to fit Barbies and many other dolls of various shapes and sizes.
Barbie Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Made to Move Barbie, Tutorials: Crafts, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls, Yarn and Embroidery

#Sew a fashion #dolls tank top w/free #patterns and tutorial @ ChellyWood.com

Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate it on October 31st! Just in time for the harvest season, here’s the tutorial to go with yesterday’s pattern. This is, as I’ve said, a re-design of an old pattern and tutorial video, but I’ve added a feather stitch to embellish the edges of the sleeveless top, which adds a nice detail to this tank-style top. You … Continue reading #Sew a fashion #dolls tank top w/free #patterns and tutorial @ ChellyWood.com

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This is a free printable sewing pattern for 11.5 inch dolls like Mattel's Barbie dolls. The pattern includes shorts, capri pants, and a tank top shirt. Instructional tutorial videos accompany this free barbie doll clothes pattern, and these tutorials can be found at ChellyWood.com.
Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns

#Autumn Harvest #Dolls’ Clothes #Patterns: a New Look to an Old Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

This week we’re re-visiting what used to be my “Summer Wardrobe” pattern for 11.5-inch fashion dolls like Mattel’s Barbie and similar-sized dolls. This was one of the earliest patterns I posted on ChellyWood.com, which is why it is hand-drawn. You can see that I’ve re-named it the Summer or Fall Wardrobe Pattern. People who live south of the equator–Australians, Africans in southern regions of the continent, … Continue reading #Autumn Harvest #Dolls’ Clothes #Patterns: a New Look to an Old Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

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2 Enchanting 2B True -- Doll Pics, Barbie Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Momoko Doll Patterns

#Fall #Harvest Separates for Barbie and Other Fashion #Dolls w/FREE #Patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Does that doll’s outfit look familiar? I’m guessing it probably doesn’t, even though it should. Adding embellishments to a garment (rickrack trim, a swatch of lace, bias tape, or embroidery) can magically transform the look of a garment! So let’s say you have an old stand-by pattern that you already know how to sew. You’ve made three or four outfits in different colors and prints … Continue reading #Fall #Harvest Separates for Barbie and Other Fashion #Dolls w/FREE #Patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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Image of a white daisy on a red felt background with overlaid words "Daisy Stitch Tutorial"
Crafts and Hobbies, Pincushions, Tutorials: Crafts, Yarn and Embroidery

Hand #embroidery tutorial: the chain #stitch detached @ ChellyWood.com #dolls and #crafts

This is an older tutorial–one that I made in 2015–so the audio is a bit choppy. Since then, I’ve built up my following so I can afford nicer video software for editing my videos. So I apologize for the choppiness of the video, but I think it gets the point across. These little daisies can appear in the flower baskets on your windmill pincushion, a … Continue reading Hand #embroidery tutorial: the chain #stitch detached @ ChellyWood.com #dolls and #crafts

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The image shows a close-up of an arrowhead stitch in red embroidery floss on a blue-and-white gingham fabric. The overlay says, "Arrowhead stitch" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com, where the tutorial video is available for free. This tutorial video (also available on YouTube) shows how to do an arrowhead (or arrow head) stitch, using hand-embroidery methods. It's part of a bigger project: a windmill pincushion sampler. The pattern for the windmill pincushion sewing and embroidery sampler project is free to download at ChellyWood.com.
Pincushions, Tutorials: Crafts, Yarn and Embroidery

How to Do the Arrowhead Stitch in Hand #Embroidery @ ChellyWood.com #DIY #Crafts

For a while now, I’ve been posting these little embroidery tutorials because they’re leading up to a windmill pincushion project that I’m planning to post the patterns for in November. If you haven’t seen my windmill pincushion yet, be sure to watch this video; it appears in there several times. The arrowhead stitch is relatively easy to make. It creates the pattern you often see … Continue reading How to Do the Arrowhead Stitch in Hand #Embroidery @ ChellyWood.com #DIY #Crafts

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The image is a header for a youtube tutorial showing how to make a pair of boxer shorts or summer shorts to fit GI Joe, broad Ken dolls, or other bigger-bodied action figures. The YouTube tutorial also says that free patterns are included with the youtube video diy tutorial showing how to make these boxers or shorts. The overlay on the image offers the URL of the website where more free patterns and tutorials can be found: ChellyWood.com
12-inch doll clothes patterns, GI Joe, Ken Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

Follow steps to #sew a pair of #DIY shorts for #BroadKen #dolls or #GIjoe

Here we have my DIY tutorial video, showing you each step toward the creation of a pair of boxers or summer-style shorts for your broad-bodied action figure (i.e. GI Joe and similar-sized action figures) or fashion dolls (i.e. Broad Ken and similar-sized male fashion dolls). As I noted in Monday’s post, Mattel’s Ken now comes in a broader version, so the patterns I made for … Continue reading Follow steps to #sew a pair of #DIY shorts for #BroadKen #dolls or #GIjoe

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This is a FREE pattern for boxers, summer shorts, basketball shorts, elastic-waist trousers, or pajama pants to fit broad-bodied, muscular action figures and male fashion dolls like Mattel's Broad Ken dolls, GI Joe action figures, and similar-shaped 12-inch male dolls. The pattern includes instructions for seam allowances, a creative-commons attribution symbol, and a measurement tool. There's also instructions for locating the free sewing tutorial videos on YouTube and the URL of the doll clothes patterns website: ChellyWood.com. This is one of many free printable doll clothes patterns found at ChellyWood.com (designed by doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood).
12-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, GI Joe

Let’s sew #boxers for broad male #dolls or #actionfigures w/free #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Yesterday I showed you the preview of this pattern. Here’s the pattern itself, which is free to the public with its “Creative Commons Attribution” symbol. (Scroll down to “Additional Information,” to learn more about Creative Commons Attribution and what it means.) To make it really easy for you to print, I’ve included a link to the pattern as a media file below: Free printable sewing … Continue reading Let’s sew #boxers for broad male #dolls or #actionfigures w/free #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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The image shows a GI Joe doll wearing a pair of handmade shorts or boxers. Behind him, on a spackled wall, is a classical painting, and under that is a work desk with computer, printer, and an office-style desk lamp. A folding chair is pushed up to the desk. G.I. Joe seems to look off into the distance, modeling his argyle shorts/ underwear with a nonchalant look on his scarred fact. The GIjoe action figure is African American, with sculpted abs and bare feet. The overlay offers the website where the free printable sewing patterns for making these shorts can be found: ChellyWood.com.
12-inch doll clothes patterns, 2 Enchanting 2B True -- Doll Pics, GI Joe, Ken Patterns

This week we’re #sewing a pair of #boxer #shorts for male #dolls and action figures @ ChellyWood.com

This week’s free, printable sewing pattern is for making a pair of boxers or summer shorts to fit broad-bodied dolls like G.I. Joe action figures, Broad Ken dolls, and similar-sized 12-inch male dolls. I know that a lot of my followers like to sew for Barbie and Ken, but were you aware that Ken’s shape has recently changed? Yes, Mattel still offers the slender, sleek … Continue reading This week we’re #sewing a pair of #boxer #shorts for male #dolls and action figures @ ChellyWood.com

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28-inch doll clothes patterns, American Girl Doll Patterns, Barbie Patterns, Best Fashion Friend Just Play Barbie (28 Inches Tall), BJD Patterns, Madame Alexander Doll Clothes Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Happy #summer #sewing to my southern-hemisphere #friends @ ChellyWood.com #dolls

If you live in the southern hemisphere then summer is approaching soon… True, this past week I’ve posted the fall-themed “Sunflower Harvest” dress pattern for dolls, but I’m going to wrap up the week with a post for my faithful followers who live south of the equator, as they’re looking forward to the warmer weather of spring and summer. Yep! Today’s post is for all you … Continue reading Happy #summer #sewing to my southern-hemisphere #friends @ ChellyWood.com #dolls

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Image shows a basic blanket stitch in red embroidery floss on a blue/green background. The overlay states: Blanket Stitch "with" Corners and offers the URL ChellyWood.com. This is the YouTube header for a youtube tutorial video showing how to do a basic blanket stitch, including a blanket stitch that uses corners. The tutorial offers both visual and written instructions for making the blanket stitch for hand embroidery, including a method for wrapping the floss around a corner when doing the blanket stitch by hand. Visit ChellyWood.com for additional craft tutorials and hand embroidery tutorial videos.
Crafts and Hobbies, Holiday Crafts, Tutorials: Crafts, Yarn and Embroidery

How to Do Hand #Embroidery: Blanket Stitch w/Corners @ ChellyWood.com #Stitchery #DIY

Some of you have left comments on my YouTube channel, stating that you’re looking forward to making my windmill pincushion project, which I’ll be posting in November. The string of embroidery tutorials that I’ve been posting lately, including this basic blanket stitch tutorial, are leading up to the windmill pincushion project. If you watch this video tutorial for blanket stitching (hand embroidery), you’ll see images … Continue reading How to Do Hand #Embroidery: Blanket Stitch w/Corners @ ChellyWood.com #Stitchery #DIY

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The image shows a fashion doll dress that has been handmade to fit Barbie-sized dolls, like Mattel's Made to Move Barbie, Queens of Africa dolls, Disney Princess fashion dolls, and many other 11.5 inch fashion dolls in the Barbie size range. This is the header for a youtube video tutorial that shows how to sew this dress, and as it states, there is a "free dress pattern" for this project, which can be downloaded and saved from ChellyWood.com.
Barbie Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Made to Move Barbie, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

Today’s tutorial shows you how to #sew an #autumn #dolls’ dress @ ChellyWood.com

On Monday, you got to see preview images of the “Sunflower Harvest” dress. On Tuesday, you were given the free printable sewing pattern for making this dress. Today I’m sharing my YouTube tutorial video, which offers directions for sewing this adorable harvest-time dress. But just in case you missed Tuesday’s post, here’s the pattern again, and as the YouTube tutorial thumbnail states, it’s FREE! Free … Continue reading Today’s tutorial shows you how to #sew an #autumn #dolls’ dress @ ChellyWood.com

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The image shows a free printable dress pattern for a basic dress, which can be made into a "fluttery" holiday dress, great for birthday gifts, Christmas, Halloween, Easter, or other holidays. The dress pattern fits Mattel's Barbie, Mattel's Midge, and most other fashion dolls in the 11.5 inch (i.e. typical Barbie) size range. This dress can be made with or without sleeves. Free tutorial videos show how to make this dress for Barbie-sized dolls in the sleeveless or cap sleeve methods. This free printable pattern for a Barbie-sized dress is watermarked with the website ChellyWood.com and has been marked with "Creative Commons Attribution" for public use.
Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns

Free #autumn #dress pattern for fashion #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

  Today’s free pattern for a Barbie-doll-sized dress may look familiar to some of my regular followers. That’s because I posted it last spring as the “Springtime Flutter Dress” pattern. However that dress was the sleeveless version, and it didn’t use a petticoat. This week’s “Sunflower Harvest Dress” version uses the same pattern, but we’ll be making it with a scalloped-edge petticoat and cap sleeve. … Continue reading Free #autumn #dress pattern for fashion #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

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