Month: September 2020

Interviews With Crafters, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Sewing Basics

How to Tell When a Sewing Pattern Is NOT for Beginners (Part 2: Know Your Fabrics) #LearningToSew #Fabrics

  Last week we took a look at this pattern from Simplicity (doll clothes pattern #4654) which is a fantastic pattern for those of us who have been sewing for a while. However, in the image below, I’ve underlined some key terms that tell us this isn’t the ideal pattern for the absolute beginner. I’ve underlined some of the recommended fabrics on the pattern, and … Continue reading How to Tell When a Sewing Pattern Is NOT for Beginners (Part 2: Know Your Fabrics) #LearningToSew #Fabrics

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This is the featured image for a blog page on the website ChellyWood.com, where you can download and print free PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes, including but not limited to doll clothes for Bratz dolls and many other 8-inch to 9-inch fashion dolls (that's a 20 cm, 21, cm, 22 cm, or 23 cm doll). Here we see a mirror image of a Bratz doll wearing a handmade outfit. The figure on the left wears a pink tank top with a 3-tier ruffled skirt; the figure on the right wears a purple tank top with the same 3-tier ruffled skirt. These two tank tops are in fact the same tank top, but it has been sewn to be a reversible garment.
8-inch doll clothes patterns, Bratz Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorials for making Bratz doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #BratzDolls #DollClothes

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to the tutorial videos. Today’s pattern for a tank top is actually reversible, so if you scroll down toward the bottom, you’ll see the same tank top on my Bratz doll, but it has been flipped around to the purple side. The tutorial video for today’s skirt … Continue reading Free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorials for making Bratz doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #BratzDolls #DollClothes

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This is the YouTube header for a tutorial video that shows you how to make a reversible tank top for Bratz dolls and other 8" or 9" (20 cm to 23 cm) dolls. The image shows a Bratz doll wearing the tank top, which is made of cotton fabric with fabric straps. The overlay says, "8 inch to 9 inch dolls DIY summer to with free patterns" and you can access the free patterns through ChellyWood.com
8-inch doll clothes patterns, Bratz Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a reversible tank top for Bratz dolls with this week’s free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #BratzDolls #DollClothes

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. I often get requests for more free Bratz doll clothes patterns, so I thought it was time to address these requests. But let me also state that the 8″ Bratz dolls can sometimes swap clothes with many of the other 8″ … Continue reading Sew a reversible tank top for Bratz dolls with this week’s free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #BratzDolls #DollClothes

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Here we see a vintage Francie doll seated in a folding chair. She models handmade doll clothes that were made using the free printable PDF sewing patterns found at ChellyWood.com including a raglan-sleeved T-shirt and a three-tier (3-tier) skirt. The raglan-sleeved shirt is white with a red collar and red sleeves (made of jersey fabric). The 3-tier skirt is green with red apples and darker green leaves (made of cotton fabric). The doll also wears a pair of red flip-flop sandals. The watermark reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making this and many other outfits.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Vintage Francie, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Welcome fall by sewing something fun for your vintage Francie doll w/free printable PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #sewingfun #WelcomeFall

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Last week we made a raglan-sleeved T-shirt and a pretty 3-tier skirt for Disney Princess dolls, but this outfit can fit on a lot of other dolls too. I just love how it looks on my vintage Francie doll! With that cute apple-patterned cotton 3-tier skirt, she looks like … Continue reading Welcome fall by sewing something fun for your vintage Francie doll w/free printable PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #sewingfun #WelcomeFall

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The image shows a Ken doll dressed as Romeo and a Momoko doll dressed as Juliet. The image has been altered using Paint2 style in Comic Life, to give it a soft, painted look to the photograph.
Chelly's Books, Doll Makeovers, Doll Play Videos, Romeo & Juliet, Selling Your Crafts

Which Romeo and Juliet do you like best? Please VOTE! #GraphicNovel #LiteraryClassics

As some of my regular followers already know, I’ve created three acts of Romeo and Juliet in stop motion, but the fourth and fifth acts have not yet been completed. (My shortened version didn’t do well on YouTube, so I removed it.) And many of you know that I’m both a school librarian and a writer. As such, I’m aware that schoolteachers all over the … Continue reading Which Romeo and Juliet do you like best? Please VOTE! #GraphicNovel #LiteraryClassics

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Here we see the Chelly Wood doll from the ChellyWood.com website and the ChellyWood1 YouTube channel. She holds up a sewing pattern for 18 inch doll clothes. The pattern's cover image shows Simplicity 18" doll clothes pattern #4654 which includes patterns for making a lined hooded raincoat or coverup, a tank top and skort, a short-sleeved everyday dress, a sunny sleeveless top with capri pants, a T-shirt with cargo pants, and a crop top with skort or shorts. There's also an 18-inch doll pictured on the pattern wearing a denim jumper with overall straps. The doll wears a striped tee shirt under the overall-style jumper. (This is "jumper" in the US sense of the word -- not a "sweater" as we'd say in the US, but more of a dress with the style of overalls). The watermark on this photo reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. This image also has a header that says, "Today's topic of discussion: what makes a pattern difficult for beginners?" And in fact, if you navigate to the link to the article that accompanies this image, doll clothing designer, YouTuber, and writer Chelly Wood discusses all the features that make this particular pattern difficult for a beginner who is just learning to sew. This article is designed to help anyone who teaches sewing classes, is teaching another person how to sew, or people who are, themselves, just learning to sew, what to avoid when purchasing store-bought patterns.
Interviews With Crafters, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Sewing Basics

How to Tell When a Sewing Pattern Is NOT for Beginners (Part 1) #SewingForDolls #Handmade

I started sewing doll clothes when I was very young, back in the early 1970’s, but I didn’t really learn how to read patterns and pattern instructions until I was about 15 or 16. Reading the instructions on the back of a pattern can seem daunting to a child who is learning to sew, and therefore I don’t advise it for kids under age 12. … Continue reading How to Tell When a Sewing Pattern Is NOT for Beginners (Part 1) #SewingForDolls #Handmade

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10-inch doll clothes patterns, 11-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a raglan-sleeved T-shirt and a 3-tier skirt for your Disney Princess doll w/free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos @ ChellyWood.com #dollclothes #DisneyDolls

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. This week we’ve been focused on the raglan-sleeved T-shirt shown in the image above, but today I’m also giving you the free printable PDF sewing pattern for the 3-tier skirt worn by my Merida doll in these photos as well. Today’s patterns will fit these dolls: Queens of Africa … Continue reading Sew a raglan-sleeved T-shirt and a 3-tier skirt for your Disney Princess doll w/free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos @ ChellyWood.com #dollclothes #DisneyDolls

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11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Queens of Africa, Skipper Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Vintage Francie, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Today’s sewing tutorial shows how to make a T-shirt for fashion dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HandSewn #DollShirt

For your free patterns to go with today’s tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s free pattern was originally associated with Barbie and Spin Master Liv dolls, but with today’s tutorial, we’re also connecting this pattern with the 10.5-inch Disney Princess fashion dolls, like the Merida doll you see in the video. It’s still the same pattern (although it’s now … Continue reading Today’s sewing tutorial shows how to make a T-shirt for fashion dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HandSewn #DollShirt

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11-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a raglan-sleeved T-shirt for fashion dolls with today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #ilovesewing #sewcialist

For your free patterns please scroll down to the second set of bullets. We’ve had this pattern on ChellyWood.com for quite a while, but it was one of my earlier patterns. The early version was only available as a JPG image, and it didn’t have a lot of instructions or even seam allowance lines. So for today’s free pattern, I’ve re-designed this pattern to share … Continue reading Sew a raglan-sleeved T-shirt for fashion dolls with today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #ilovesewing #sewcialist

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