A Vogue pattern for vintage Skipper, Vintage Skooter, or Modern Momoko dolls… #MomokoDoll #DollCollectors

Every now and then, people ask me where they can find patterns for vintage Skipper or Skooter dolls. Today I’m recommending this Vogue Craft 9964 pattern to anyone who doesn’t have the budget to buy an antique pattern, but wants to sew with a commercial pattern that will work for vintage Skipper or vintage Skooter dolls.

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As I’ve said in a previous post on buying older patterns on eBay, you can’t always be sure that the entire pattern is there when you buy used patterns online. But since this is a reproduction pattern from a more recent era, it pops up more frequently on eBay and is more likely to be in tact when you buy it.

As I was writing today’s blog post, I looked up Vogue Craft Pattern #9964, on eBay, and as I suspected, unopened, factory-folded versions of this pattern are available for half the price of a truly vintage Skipper pattern like Simplicity 5861 (see below).

A vintage Skipper doll with brown hair and bangs (fringes) models a red and white dress embellished with red one-eighth inch ribbons and bows. She stands beside Simplicity 5861, where we see a nearly identical dress in View 6 on the image drawn on the pattern's envelope. The other doll clothes pictured on the envelope for Simplicity 5861 for Skipper include (view 1) a jumper with collared shirt; (view 2) a sleeveless black and white gingham dress with a circle skirt and a bolero; (view 3) a green pleated skirt with matching green knee-high socks and a yellow V-neck shirt; (view 4) a pair of yellow pants with a button-up-the-front floral shirt; (view 5) a pretty blue swing coat with scarf; (view 6) a long ball gown with red bodice that uses ribbons (appearing to tie in bows at the shoulders) for straps and having a long white skirt that's also embellished with ribbons and bows. This Simplicity 5861 pattern is from 1964, and the fashions suit that era. It sold for fifty cents, when new. — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

I paid over $20 for the pattern above, uncut, but it’s actually a fairly rare find. I had searched eBay for this pattern for more than a year, waiting for an uncut version for under $30 when I stumbled across my Simplicity 5861 pattern; whereas you can easily find Vogue Craft Pattern #9964 for around $10.

Of course one thing you can do to save money, is make an offer instead of paying the price that’s listed.

Another thing you can do is this: look up what the pattern actually sells for, by using the “Advanced” feature at the top of eBay, near the search bar. Here are the steps for that:

Click “Advanced
Under “Enter Key Words,” type Vogue Craft Pattern 9964
Under “Search Including” click “sold items” (this will also highlight “completed items”)
Drop down to the bottom and click “search”

This will take you to a page that shows all the Vogue Craft Pattern 9964 that have sold on eBay in recent months. Granted, some people pay top price, but when I did an advanced search for sold patterns, I found two examples of this Vogue 9964 selling for $10, and a third example of similar reproduction patterns selling with two additional Vogue Craft patterns–three patterns in total–for just $12.99! So there are deals to be had!

Simplicity 5861 vintage doll clothes patterns for 9 inch Skipper from the 1960's is shown along with some of the patterns contained inside the pattern envelope. — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

But be wary of partial patterns being sold, and patterns that don’t come with instructions… If you’re not sure about the dangers of purchasing antique patterns, I recommend that you read this blog post before you venture into that unknown territory as an online buyer of patterns.

Before I end this post, I wanted to draw your attention to what I’d written on the back of today’s recommended Vogue Craft Pattern #9964:

This image shows the back of the Vogue Craft Pattern #9964, which is a pattern for making doll clothes to fit vintage Skipper and vintage Barbie dolls. The specs for making the outfits suggested on the front are displayed on the back of the pattern, along with handwritten notes that Chelly Wood made when she used this pattern to help her design pants to fit a Momoko doll.

It can be kind of fun to revisit one’s old pattern collection, as it was in this case. I had forgotten that I’d used the Skipper pants pattern from this package to help me design a pair of Momoko pants! If you’re unfamiliar with Momoko, she’s a lovely articulated doll from Japan.

Scroll down to the Momoko measurement infographic, to see a detailed photo of her. You can buy so many delicate little miniature accessories for Momoko, that it makes her a really fun doll to collect!

In the photocollage below, my Stacie doll is wearing an outfit I made using the View 3 patterns from Simplicity pattern number 5861 (by far, my favorite vintage Skipper pattern), and she’s also wearing a pair of shoes that were designed for Momoko:

Left to right, an African American Mattel Stacie doll models first a sleeveless top with pleated skirt and knee high socks, then the same outfit with a bolero jacket, open at the front to expose hand-stitched snaps, and finally the ensemble again but with the jacket closed at the front. The text lets you know that these handmade doll clothes are available for sale at Chelly Wood dot com. — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

How cute are those little red Mary Janes? I just love them! In fact, my sister went to Japan last spring, and I had her buy me another pair of blue Mary Janes for Momoko, while she was there, because OH! I love those little shoes!

And I want to reiterate… I enjoyed sewing the patterns in the Simplicity 5861 for vintage Skipper more than I did the patterns in Vogue Craft 9964, but like I’ve said, the Simplicity 5861 patterns are a rare find in pristine working order. So that’s why I’m recommending Vogue Craft 9964 today instead. It’s just a lot easier to find the Vogue repro pattern in good condition.

You can read more blog posts about the vintage Skipper outfits I’ve created using Simplicity 5861, using links from this page. But I digress…

This is an infographic showing the exact measurements (in cm and mm) for a Momoko doll from Sekiguchi (Pet Works), including the doll's neck circumference, neck to shoulder seam measurements, collar to true waist, underarm to true waist, sleeve inseam, sleeve outseam, bust, waist, hip circumference, pants inseam, pants outseam, pants leg circumference, and height in both inches and centimeters. — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

I was next going to tell you more about Momoko, since she’s mentioned on the back of my Vogue Craft 9964 pattern.

Here’s the link to my Momoko doll clothes pattern page, where you can find plenty of my free printable PDF sewing patterns to fit Momoko. And here’s a link to the Momoko doll company page, if you’d like to learn more about her and all the lovely accessories she comes with.

What I did to create my Momoko pants and shirt patterns from these vintage Skipper patterns is this… I made alterations. (Cue the subtle transition to Chelly’s money-making venture!) Scroll down a bit if you’d like to learn how to make alterations to the patterns you already own!

Most of the commercial patterns I display and talk about here on ChellyWood.com are also available for sale on eBay. However, if you’ve never purchased a pattern on eBay before, it’s a good idea to read the article I wrote called, “Tips for Buying Used Doll Clothes Patterns on eBay.” It will save you time, money, and will likely prevent buyer’s remorse.

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Look, I know you’ve probably already heard about it, but my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course on the Creative Spark online learning platform will teach you how to alter pants, skirts, dresses, and shirts too. If you haven’t looked into it yet, you can click here to learn more.

In this image, we see a woman's hands making an alteration to a pants pattern for a little 8 inch plush doll with jointed arms and legs. She works on a cutting mat with a pen, a pencil, a ruler, and two different paper patterns; one for pants and the other is a shorts pattern. The words say, "how to alter doll clothes patterns" and the URL for the class is also offered as follows: https://creativespark.ctpub.com/courses/alter-doll-clothes — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

I also have a new course on the Creative Spark Online Learning platform which teaches you how to design your own doll pants patterns from scratch, including leggings, overalls, and fly-front jeans. Click here to check out that new course, which is only $19.99!

The image shows an 18 inch doll next to an 8 inch doll, to demonstrate that Chelly's "How to Design Doll Pants Patterns" course is for dolls of any shape or size. In one photo, both dolls wear a tee shirt with leggings. In the other image, both dolls wear a T-shirt under a pair of green polka dot overalls (green with tiny white polka dots). The text says, "How to Design Your Own Doll Pants Course Only nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cents! There are two bonuses mentioned on the advertisement as well: Chelly's re-sizing formula and a complementary pattern for 18 inch doll overalls. — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

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