Month: June 2023

In a purple cotton frame with tiny white polka dots, we see the words "free pattern" beside the image of an American Girl Wellie Wishers doll (African-American Kendall) modeling a handmade red-white-and-blue swimsuit in a bikini style. The logo for ChellyWood.com appears in one corner.
13-inch doll clothes patterns, 14-inch doll clothes patterns, 15-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Hearts for Hearts Girls, Holiday Crafts, Wellie Wishers Patterns

Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (top and bottoms) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s free PDF sewing patterns are for making a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, and 15 inch doll size range. For a full list of all the dolls that will fit into today’s free swimsuit pattern, please scroll down to the first set of bullets. If … Continue reading Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (top and bottoms) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

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In this blue-background thumbnail image, an American Girl doll Wellie Wishers doll models a swimsuit bikini top. The text reads, "free pattern" over the top of the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit top (or a “training bra”) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial shows you how to sew a “training bra,” sports bra, or a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit top for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch and 16-inch doll size range. For a full list of all the dolls that will fit into today’s free swimsuit pattern, please scroll down to … Continue reading Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit top (or a “training bra”) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

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This thumbnail shows an image of a woman with her hair up in a bun, sitting at an antique sewing machine, sewing sheets. the text reads, "Sheets don't sew themselves!" The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in one corner. This is the thumbnail for a blog post and video about the history of sewing before the industrial age.
Crafts and Hobbies, Interviews With Crafters, Links, Yarn and Embroidery

How much did women sew in early America? A video from the DAR Museum

  A few of you who are regular website followers may have stumbled across one or two blog posts where I mentioned that I’m a member of the DAR — the Daughters of the American Revolution. As such, I follow the DAR Museum’s YouTube channel, and I love it when they give us insight into the history of sewing! Today’s “guest” video is one such … Continue reading How much did women sew in early America? A video from the DAR Museum

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A Barbie stands sideways, modeling a reversible tank top and 3-tiered skirt, framed by a turquoise blue cotton frame and beside the photo of the Barbie doll, it says, "free pattern" above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Made to Move Barbie, Vintage Francie, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a summer outfit for Barbie! With free sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Barbie #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s patterns will fit Barbie dolls and similar-sized fashion dolls. Before I offer up all my helpful links for sewing today’s project, I need to make my required disclaimer statement: As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how affiliate marketing works on my … Continue reading Sew a summer outfit for Barbie! With free sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Barbie #DollClothesPatterns

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With a quilted frame around it, we see a section of a McCall's vintage fashion doll clothes sewing pattern for making a cape that will fit a fashion doll like Barbie and similar-sized dolls.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

Learning to sew with McCall’s vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern 6420 #sewvintage #DollClothesPatterns

Do you know what’s amazing about the McCall’s vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern #6420? It’s double-sided! Yup! There are images of the different doll clothes you can make on both the front AND the back of this pattern envelope. Can you believe it? Check out the other side: As you can see, it’s got a swimsuit pattern, an underpants pattern, and Ken’s felt shoes– whoa! … Continue reading Learning to sew with McCall’s vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern 6420 #sewvintage #DollClothesPatterns

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been re-designed to look like the real doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood) is seated at her desk in her office. The wall of the office is a mottled purple color behind her open laptop. The doll's fingers touch the keyboard which is resting on an extended arm of the desk. Her computer screen shows the ChellyWood.com "Share Your Creations" page with three doll clothes displays under the introductory text. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower left corner of the image.
Daily Patterns

The website is a little bit glitchy right now, but I’m working on it…

Hi everybody… Since I launched my new store feature, ChellyWood.com is a little bit glitchy. I’m going to spend the weekend troubleshooting some of the problems I’m seeing — slow loading, site redirections and misdirections, and if you see any additional glitches, please mention them in the comments, so I can investigate and fix them. Thanks, in advance for your help, and thank you for … Continue reading The website is a little bit glitchy right now, but I’m working on it…

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The image is a thumbnail with a turquoise blue background, upon which are the words "free pattern" alongside an image of a Wellie Wishers doll (from American Girl) modeling a pair of handmade underpants or bikini bottoms. The fabric from which the underwear or swimsuit bottoms has been made is a blue jersey fabric with a white star print that also has red white and pale blue popsicles printed on it. The underpants have elastic at the waist and around the top of each of the doll's legs. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the corner of the image.
13-inch doll clothes patterns, 14-inch doll clothes patterns, 15-inch doll clothes patterns, 16-inch doll clothes patterns, Hearts for Hearts Girls, Holiday Crafts, Wellie Wishers Patterns

Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (or just regular ol’ underwear) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial shows you how to sew a pair of underpants or a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch and 16-inch doll size range. For a full list of all the dolls that will fit into today’s free panties/bikini bottoms pattern, please scroll down to the … Continue reading Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (or just regular ol’ underwear) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a craft fair store with bags, bobs, bits, and T-shirts on display. The text says (at the top) "ChellyWood LLC" follwed by "sewing supplies," "handmade items," "and more." There's a sign hanging from a push pin that says "Open" as well.
Crafts and Hobbies, Doll Clothes for Sale, For Sale in the Store, Interviews With Crafters, Selling Your Crafts

Chelly’s online store is now open! And a little walk through the history of this website…

While I was sick with West Nile virus, I had a lot of time on my hands. I thought about what’s going to happen to this website when I retire from my full-time job as a school librarian. I worried that retirement would bring everything to a dead stop because I wouldn’t be able to afford to pay for things like the software I use … Continue reading Chelly’s online store is now open! And a little walk through the history of this website…

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Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

Learning to sew with McCall’s Crafts pattern number 4400 #sewing #DollClothesPatterns

If you’re looking for a wide variety of patterns for Barbie, McCall’s 4400 has some great options. It offers three styles of pants, four evening gown styles, a wedding dress, a cape, business attire with two totally different looks, and a cute shorts-with-top casual summer outfit. Wow! What a selection! Clicking on the links below will help you revisit my blog posts on McCall’s 4400 … Continue reading Learning to sew with McCall’s Crafts pattern number 4400 #sewing #DollClothesPatterns

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This is a thumbnail image for a blog post article written by doll clothing designer, YouTuber, and writer, Chelly Wood, written about doll-sized aprons and mannequin pincushions. There's a photo of about a dozen different colored Barbie-doll-sized aprons with overlaid text that says "Aprons! Aprons! Aprons!" and below this text is the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
Crafts and Hobbies, Pincushions, Plushies/Stuffed Animals, Selling Your Crafts, Tutorials: Crafts

What should I do with all these lovely handmade Barbie-sized aprons? #DollCrafts #DollClothesPatterns

Back when I purchased the little Dawn-doll-sized Remco I Dream of Jeannie doll, I was at a thrift store and discovered a clear plastic bag filled with somebody’s handmade, Barbie-sized aprons. I bought the whole bag for very little money, but when I brought them home, I didn’t know what I was going to do with them. And then, as most of you know, I … Continue reading What should I do with all these lovely handmade Barbie-sized aprons? #DollCrafts #DollClothesPatterns

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This Do-a-Pick game thumbnail shows a 1970s Ken doll wearing "Shore Lines" doll clothes with flippers and a windbreaker that zips down the front. The text in the thumbnail says, "ken doll boyfriend bribe." There's a colorful yell, blue, and green rainbow or cloud behind a cell phone that has the Ken image on it. All of this is on a purple background.
Do a Pick! Game, Doll Play Videos, Vintage Barbie, Vintage Ken

Let’s Do a Pick — Mom’s boyfriend bribes you with a new Ken doll… #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Talking Ken in Beach Clothes Talking Ken in Breakfast at 7 Regular Ken wearing Shore Lines What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Mom’s boyfriend bribes you with a new Ken doll… #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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This image shows a Remco I Dream of Jeannie six inch doll holding her tiny hand up to wave at the camera. She wears a little handmade stocking cap and a handmade coat. The text, white words over a purple frame, say, "Doll clothes swap with Dawn and Pippa" followed by a question mark. This is part of a blog post article that asks the question, "Can Palitoy Pippa dolls and Topper Dawn dolls swap clothes with a Remco I Dream of Jeannie doll?" This blog post asks this question because Chelly Wood (the writer, YouTuber, and doll clothing designer) has created some sewing patterns that will fit her I dream of Jeannie 6 inch fashion doll, and she wants to know if her free doll clothes patterns will also fit Pippa and Dawn dolls.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, Doll Measurements, Interviews With Crafters, Palitoy's Pippa Dolls, Remco I Dream of Jeannie Dolls, Topper Dawn Dolls

Can Topper Dawn Dolls, Palitoy Pippa Dolls, and Remco’s I Dream of Jeannie Doll Swap Clothes? #DollCollector #DollCrafts

A few months ago, I found this little sweetheart at a second hand store (thrift store). She was completely nude of course, but I had been watching for a Topper Dawn Doll or a Palitoy Pippa Doll for a number of years, although since I do live in the US, I didn’t think it was likely I would ever run across a Pippa in a … Continue reading Can Topper Dawn Dolls, Palitoy Pippa Dolls, and Remco’s I Dream of Jeannie Doll Swap Clothes? #DollCollector #DollCrafts

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Here we see a close-up of a Mattel Barbie's face. She's wearing a pillbox hat, made of felt, which was sewn using the Simplicity 7601 doll clothes pattern. This lovely Barbie has pale pink lipstick, what might be considered an olive complexion or perhaps a Mediterranean complexion, light brown eyes, and blond, curly hair. The pillbox hat rests gently over her curls, and the felt the hat is made from is a pale purple, almost lilac color. The hat is tipped slightly over her right eye. The coat she wears is barely seen in the image, but it too, is made of the lilac felt. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Uncategorized

The benefits of sewing with felt when making doll clothes #SewEasy #DollClothesPatterns

As far as fabrics go, felt is relatively cheap, it’s available in most people’s stashes, and it’s easy to sew by hand or on a sewing machine. But is it okay to use for doll clothes? That’s what today’s blog post is going to address. I really love felt for making doll coats and hats, as you can see in previous blog posts I’ve written … Continue reading The benefits of sewing with felt when making doll clothes #SewEasy #DollClothesPatterns

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The photo shows Sew Easy by Advance doll clothes around-the-clock wardrobe (pattern number 2896. Six different costumes are pictured on the envelope. view one is a pair of pajamas; view 2 is a basic dress with short sleeves; view 3 is a white shirt with green skirt; view 4 is a Jackie-Kennedy-esque sleeveless dress with a white collar, view 5 has a sleeveless bodice on a dress with a ruffle trim; view 6 shows ankle pants and a boat-neck shirt.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

Learning to sew with Advance sewing pattern 2896 #VintageSewing #DollClothesPatterns

I love, love love this vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern, from Sew-Easy Patterns by Advance, which was published in 1962. It’s called the “Around-the-Clock” wardrobe, and it was designed to fit the original Mattel Barbie dolls. Today’s blog post gives you an opportunity to revisit those older posts right here, so you can learn more about the Sew-Easy Pattern 2896, if you’re working with that … Continue reading Learning to sew with Advance sewing pattern 2896 #VintageSewing #DollClothesPatterns

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A turquoise blue woven fabric frames a photo of a Disney princess Elsa doll modeling a handmade tank top with matching skirt. The skirt has a rickrack, lace, and ribbon trim. The text overlay says "free pattern" and the shirt and skirt patterns can actually be easily downloaded as a free printable PDF sewing pattern at Chelly Wood dot com
13-inch doll clothes patterns, 14-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Make Disney princess summer doll clothes w/my free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #summercrafting #dollclothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos. Today’s skirt and sleeveless summer top doll clothes project will not only fits the Disney Animators toddler dolls (13 inches tall), but many other dolls in a similar size range, including Wellie Wishers. It will even fit the 17 inch Velvet and 18 inch Crissy dolls from the … Continue reading Make Disney princess summer doll clothes w/my free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #summercrafting #dollclothes

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