Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.
In October of last year, I re-posted my entire tux set of patterns for Ken dolls, and at that time, I said I was working on revising the jacket tutorial because people had complained that it was too difficult to see my black stitching on the black felt. And frankly, they were right about that.
So I’ve finally completed the revised tutorial, using bright orange/red stitches on light blue felt, to make the whole process easier for everyone to see.
And I couldn’t be happier with the final product!
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To make this jacket, you’ll need craft felt, 1/4 inch double-fold bias tape, and size 3/0 snaps. I’ll be re-posting the other garments in a later blog post — the short-sleeved shirt and the trousers — but for now, if you’d like to make the trousers, navigate over to this blog post for that pattern and tutorial.
I also mentioned Fiskars Stitchers in my video because they’re handy for clipping curves and the underarm area.
As you can see, this is a cropped jacket. It wouldn’t be hard to revise this pattern to make it more boxy, if you’re good at pattern alterations.
But if you need help with pattern alterations, I do have a paid course that I teach in that very subject. Scroll down below the free patterns to learn more.
One last thing… At the end of today’s video, I mentioned a band called WILLIS. This link will take you to their website.
I pay a premium price for Animoto Pro, the software that I use to make my videos, but for Black History month, my videos are featuring African American musicians and acknowledging them to help promote them and their bands. I’m truly grateful to all the musicians who create great music that I can use in my videos, and WILLIS is one such band.
Hopefully you’ll take a moment to visit their website and see if you like some of their creative projects.
*Today’s free printable PDF sewing patterns will fit the following dolls or action figures:
- 11 3/4 inch (29.8 cm) Ever After High male dolls
- 12 inch (30 cm) Ken dolls (modern)
- 12 inch (30 cm) Ken dolls with muscular body (1968 to 1980’s versions)
- 12 inch (30 cm) Articulated Ken dolls
- 12 inch (30 cm) Jake dolls (Spin Master)
- 12 inch (30 cm) Regular Fashionista Ken dolls
- 12 inch (30 cm) vintage Ken dolls (crew cut Ken and Allen)
And here are the patterns and tutorial videos you’re looking for:
- Here’s the free, printable PDF sewing pattern for making today’s easy-to-sew felt dinner jacket for male fashion dolls
- The tutorial for making the jacket is found at the top of the page
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- How to do a backstitch
- How to gather fabric
- How to use a needle threader
- How to do a basic straight stitch
- How to use bias tape
- How to choose fabric
- How to tie a knot using a needle and thread
- How to press seams open, using a hot iron
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*Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, JoAnn Fabric, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please visit the website’s Privacy Policy page.
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.
Tammy’s Dad dolls were part of Ideal’s “Tammy” family of dolls. The Ideal Toy Corporation no longer exists, but you can learn more about the dolls they became famous for at the Doll Reference website.
Ever After High, all Ken dolls, 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.
That collar is pretty cool! I don’t think I’ve ever seen one so well-made! I love your posts, Chelly!
I prefer this style of collar because it’s so easy to sew.
On March 1st, 2024, Debora G Domingues left a comment on the article entitled “Articulated Ken dolls vs. regular Ken dolls,” which talks about how articulated Ken and regular Fashionista Ken have very slightly different measurements; I wanted to post it here so everyone making this jacket could see her helpful thoughts and ideas:
“[Hmm], this is interesting! That slight differences explains why I thought you had revised Ken’s Tux pattern when you posted the black articulated Ken in the blue dinner jacket on February 15th.
You can see from the photos of Ken in the black jacket, that although they have the same sleeve measurement, the sleeve covers part of regular Ken’s hand in the photo of the black jacket.
That doesn’t happen in the articulated Ken’s pictures. It’s the shoulders’ difference, not the arm’s [length].
Additionally it appears that the jacket is slightly wider on the regular Ken than on the articulated Ken. This is because the pattern was made based on articulated Ken’s measurements. With the shoulders lower and 4 millimeters smaller in total, the jacket is overall a little big on the jointless Ken, as if he had borrowed the jacket from a slightly taller, more muscular brother.
But if the patterns were designed the opposite way, ‘taller’ articulated Ken would not borrow regular’s Ken jacket. Maybe we could use a wider seam allowance when sewing to regular ‘five articulations’ Ken.”
Deborah, thank you for leaving this thoughtful comment! I’m sure it will help some of my followers make alterations to the jacket to suit the Ken they’re sewing for!