Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.
Today’s tutorial video is a re-make of the one I posted on YouTube in 2015. The original video isn’t a bad one, but back in those days, I didn’t have good studio lighting, and I’d like to think I’ve learned a few tricks since then, to make the lessons easier for people who are just learning how to sew.
For example, you’ll notice in the newer version, I used orange thread on blue fabric, to make the stitches easier to see.
Now before I share links to the fabric I used, the miniature scissors that I recommended in this video, and the elastic I recommend for this project, I’m obliged to make the following statement:
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Okay, with that statement out of the way, I recommend using a solid cotton fabric for your doll or action figure’s pants. I used Dritz quarter-inch-wide elastic for the waistband in mine, and it is a sturdy choice.
And in today’s video, I also recommended purchasing a pair of Fiskars Stitchers mini scissors, for clipping small seams like the crotch.
If you use a lightweight denim or cotton that looks a lot like denim, you can also make Ken a pair of “jeans” with this pattern, as you’ll see in the image below:
*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) Articulated Ken dolls
- 12 inch (30 cm) Regular Fashionista Ken dolls
- 12 inch (30 cm) vintage Ken dolls (crew cut Ken and Allen)
- 13 inch (33 cm) Tammy’s Dad vintage dolls
And here are the patterns and tutorial videos you’re looking for:
- Click here for the free printable PDF sewing pattern for making the pants
- The tutorial video showing how to make these pants is found at the top of this page
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to do a backstitch
- How to pull elastic through a casing
- How to use a needle threader
- How to do a basic straight stitch
- 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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For anyone who would like to expand their dolls’ wardrobes, you should really check out my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course and my “Design Your Own Doll Pants Patterns from Scratch” classes on the Creative Spark online learning platform. Here’s my bio page on their website, where you can learn more.
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Disclaimer/Credit/Affiliate Marketing Link:
*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.
Chelly, is there a reason I did not get an email this morning with this post? I usually receive around 8 am or so. Thanks
Chelly, found it. For some reason Yahoo put it in Spam today and I am just checking my Spam.
As a school librarian, I help teachers with tech problems now and then. It’s my understanding that if you don’t open and read emails from a certain addressee often enough, your email program may start to think it’s just spam and that’s why you’re not reading the emails. So eventually an email program will start to mark them as spam for you.
I subscribe to Grammar Girl‘s emails, and although I don’t have time to read her newsletters all the time, I do open one every few weeks so my email program won’t start sending them to spam.