I wish I had time to make every outfit in this set of patterns! Sew Easy by Advance 2899 for vintage Ken dolls has got to be one of the rarest doll clothes patterns in my collection.
Check out the cravat in View 1! It has tiny paisleys on it! Ooh, he’s a dapper fellow…
Today’s blog post gives you an opportunity to revisit the posts I’ve written about this pattern, including a very popular one: do these patterns fit modern BTS dolls?
If you’re working with the Sew-Easy Advance Ken pattern number 2899, or if you’re just curious about it, you may learn something new about this pattern by reading my previous blog posts about it, so here are the links to those blog posts:
- Vintage doll clothes patterns make a great holiday gift for doll collectors
- Do vintage Ken clothes fit modern BTS dolls?
- What are you working on? Tell me about your sewing projects!
- How to sew Ken’s collar so it lays down flat
- How to sew a facing on a neckline
- What ever happened to the ascot?
- Can modern Ken wear 1960s Ken’s doll clothes? I have results to share!
- What is a “facing” in sewing?
- Okay yes, BTS dolls can wear vintage Ken clothes, but…
- What are raglan sleeves?
Click through to one of those blog posts to read about today’s featured pattern.
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