Month: November 2019

Image shows the fabric of a doll's face inside an embroidery hoop, with a lovely blue eye on the doll's face. All around the eye, an embroiderer has used the satin stitch to sort of "paint" the eye, its eyelashes, and an eyebrow. The stitches are very delicate and lovely. Overlay says, "How to do the satin stitch" with a watermark of "chellyWood.com"
18-inch doll clothes patterns, Crafts and Hobbies, Madame Alexander Doll Clothes Patterns, Tutorials: Crafts, Yarn and Embroidery

How to Do a Satin Stitch (Hand Embroidery) for the Swedish Pocket Purse #Crafting #Embroidery #Dolls

As the tutorial’s title implies, this video demonstrates the use of the basic satin stitch using hand embroidery, which I used to create the little hearts on the Swedish pocket purse, an accessory that’s part of the Swedish traditional costume ensemble. Today’s video also demonstrates the surface satin stitch, which is very useful for creating a sort of “painted” look on a doll or soft … Continue reading How to Do a Satin Stitch (Hand Embroidery) for the Swedish Pocket Purse #Crafting #Embroidery #Dolls

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The image shows an 18 inch doll modeling a handmade lace-up Renaissance or Medieval style vest. The overlay says "free vest pattern" and offers the link ChellyWood.com as the source for free printable PDF doll clothes patterns for 18 inch doll clothes like this vest, which is part of a Swedish traditional doll clothes ensemble.
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Sew traditional Swedish felt-lined lace-up vest for 18 inch dolls w/ #FreePDF #sewing patterns #Sweden

Here are the free, printable sewing patterns for the 18-inch doll lace-up, felt-lined vest that you see in the video above: Free printable sewing pattern for 18 inch doll lace-up Swedish traditional felt-lined vest (click here for PDF download) Tomorrow I’ll offer more free patterns for making the entire outfit shown in the image on this page.   This month I’m “remastering” some of my old … Continue reading Sew traditional Swedish felt-lined lace-up vest for 18 inch dolls w/ #FreePDF #sewing patterns #Sweden

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This is a free printable sewing pattern for doll clothes to fit an 18 inch doll. The pattern downloads as a PDF, and you can print it at home from this safe online resource, ChellyWood.com (a doll clothes sewing website that’s best known for providing free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Today’s free printable 18 inch doll clothes pattern is part of a Swedish Traditional dress / costume for 18-inch dolls. It includes an apron, a Pilgrim-style bonnet, a shirt with a collar, long sleeves, and cuffs, a calf-length skirt, and a vest. It also includes a felt pocket - purse in the traditional Swedish style.
18-inch doll clothes patterns, Madame Alexander Doll Clothes Patterns

Felt-lined, lace-up Swedish traditional folk vest for 18 inch #Dolls #FreePDF #Patterns

Here are the free, printable sewing patterns for a felt-lined Swedish traditional folk vest that you see in the image above. Tomorrow I’ll post the tutorial video for making this cute little vest: Free printable sewing pattern for 18 inch doll Swedish felt-lined folk vest PDF download This month I’m “remastering” some of my old videos and changing JPG image to PDFs, so you can … Continue reading Felt-lined, lace-up Swedish traditional folk vest for 18 inch #Dolls #FreePDF #Patterns

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The image shows a Madame Alexander 18 inch doll wearing a handmade skirt with a gathered waist and a waistband, along with a white blouse. The overlay says "free skirt pattern," and it offers the URL ChellyWood.com, a website known for its free printable sewing patterns for doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes.
18-inch doll clothes patterns, Madame Alexander Doll Clothes Patterns

Sew a gathered-waist skirt for 18″ dolls with today’s tutorial and #FreePDF #Patterns for 18 inch #Dolls

Here are the free, printable sewing patterns for the 18-inch doll skirt that you see in the video above: Free printable sewing pattern for 18 inch doll gathered skirt with waistband (click here for PDF download) Tomorrow I’ll offer more free patterns for making the entire outfit shown in the image on this page.   This month I’m “remastering” some of my old videos and … Continue reading Sew a gathered-waist skirt for 18″ dolls with today’s tutorial and #FreePDF #Patterns for 18 inch #Dolls

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This is a free printable sewing pattern for doll clothes to fit an 18 inch doll. The pattern downloads as a PDF, and you can print it at home from this safe online resource, ChellyWood.com (a doll clothes sewing website that’s best known for providing free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Today’s free printable 18 inch doll clothes pattern is part of a Swedish Traditional dress / costume for 18-inch dolls. It includes an apron, a Pilgrim-style bonnet, a shirt with a collar, long sleeves, and cuffs, a calf-length skirt, and a vest. It also includes a felt pocket - purse in the traditional Swedish style.
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18 inch doll skirt free PDF patterns! #Dolls #Sewing #dollclothes

Here are the free, printable sewing patterns for the 18-inch doll skirt with waistband that you see in the image above. Tomorrow I’ll post the tutorial video for making the shirt: Free printable sewing pattern for 18 inch doll skirt with waistband PDF download This month I’m “remastering” some of my old videos and changing JPG image to PDFs, so you can easily download all … Continue reading 18 inch doll skirt free PDF patterns! #Dolls #Sewing #dollclothes

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The image shows a Madame Alexander 18" doll modeling a handmade long-sleeved shirt with collar and cuffs. The collar and cuffs have been embroidered with red decorative stitching. The overlay says, "Free shirt pattern" and in fact, if you go to ChellyWood.com, you'll find a free printable pdf pattern for sewing this shirt, to fit 18 inch dolls. All free doll clothes patterns are available using the creative commons attribution mark.
18-inch doll clothes patterns, Madame Alexander Doll Clothes Patterns

Sew an 18″ doll’s shirt or blouse with today’s tutorial and #FreePDF #Patterns for 18 inch #Dolls

Here are the free, printable sewing patterns for the 18-inch doll shirt that you see in the video above: Free printable sewing pattern for 18 inch doll shirt with collar and cuffs PDF download You may also find one of these links helpful: How to use rickrack Embroidery tutorial videos Tomorrow I’ll offer more free patterns for making the entire outfit shown in the image … Continue reading Sew an 18″ doll’s shirt or blouse with today’s tutorial and #FreePDF #Patterns for 18 inch #Dolls

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