
Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.
Doesn’t Broad Ken look charming in his holiday plaid snowflake fabric pajama pants? And pajama pants are super easy to make! All you’ll need is small-print cotton fabric and 1/8 inch wide elastic.
Please note that the link to my “How to sew pajama pants” tutorial below will take you to a tutorial that shows how to make a pair of elastic-waist pants OR pajama pants. Yes, this is the right tutorial. The instructions are the same, whether you’re making PJ pants or regular elastic-waist pants. The only difference will be in the type of fabric you use.
Did you know that I have more patterns for Broad Ken doll clothes? Click here to view the gallery of Broad Ken doll clothes patterns. And, of course, if you want to learn how to expand your Broad Ken doll clothes pattern collection, there’s my class on doll clothes pattern alterations, from Creative Spark.
If you’d like to learn more about my doll clothes pattern alteration class on the Creative Spark website, please click here.
Today’s free printable PDF patterns will fit the following dolls or action figures:
- 12 inch (30.5 cm) GI Joe action figures
- 12 inch Broad Ken dolls
- 12 inch WWE wrestler action figures
- 12 inch Action Man action figures
- 17 inch (43 cm) Endless Hair Kingdom Princess Barbie dolls (fits as capris)
- 16-17 inch (40.5 cm to 43 cm) Tonner Fashion Dolls (fits as capris)
And here are the patterns and tutorial videos you’re looking for:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for Broad Ken pants or pajama pants or shorts
- Tutorial video showing how to make the pajama pants
- Tutorial video showing how to pull elastic through a casing
- Tutorial video showing how to hem pants, using the whipstitch
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To honor the trademark rights of the doll and action figure companies mentioned in this blog post, I am including links to their websites here. Please feel free to visit their website and consider purchasing one or more of the dolls mentioned.
GI Joe and Action Man action figures are owned and distributed by Hasbro Pulse, which holds the registered trademark for these toys (™). Please visit the Hasbro Toy website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys. This link will also help you find Action Man figures specifically, and those figures are still distributed throughout the United Kingdom.
Broad Ken, the WWE wrestler action figures and the Endless Hair Princess Barbie are products offered by Mattel, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Mattel Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Tonner fashion dolls are products that were once offered by the Tonner doll company, which held the registered trademark for them (™), but it is no longer in business. However you can still learn about this company’s history on Wikipedia and purchased used dolls from eBay.