Category: Crafts and Hobbies

Chelly’s favorite hobby is sewing for dolls, but sometimes she makes other stuff too. Keep watching for more tutorials and patterns for her other crafty projects.

This is a collage of fabrics in various prints in solids, including all of the following colors: maroon, pink, white, orange, and a burgundy wine color.
Crafts and Hobbies, Tutorials: Sewing Basics

How to Choose Mix-and-Match Fabrics for a Doll’s Wardrobe @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #Fabrics

I had so much fun this weekend! Yesterday’s blog post gave you a bit of a preview, but here’s what happened in greater detail. A lot of people don’t know this, but I’m lactose intolerant. That means I can’t drink cows’ milk. (Don’t worry; I’m going to get to the fabric part! I promise!) However I can drink goats’ milk. And last spring a local … Continue reading How to Choose Mix-and-Match Fabrics for a Doll’s Wardrobe @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #Fabrics

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The Chelly Wood doll points to a pink dress. In America, we would call this type of dress (that's sort of strappy at the shoulders and is intended to go over the top of a blouse) a "jumper," but in the UK they don't say "jumper" for this type of dress. The dress, which is very straight (not flared or A-line at all) is pink with tiny multi-colored polka dots.
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Upcoming Tutorials, Videos, Projects, and Patterns

Today I’m going to give you a brief preview of the many projects I’m working on behind the scenes. As I’ve said in a previous blog post, I’ve started filming for my next class. That takes a lot of time and concentration, so I have to get lots of blog post materials prepped before I start to work on my Creative Spark coursework. And here’s … Continue reading Upcoming Tutorials, Videos, Projects, and Patterns

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The image shows someone doing needlework in a hoop with three skeins of embroidery floss beside them, in the colors blue (top), green (center), and red (bottom). The words at the top of the purple-background-square frame say, "how to thread an embroidery needle" and these words are, indeed, underlined with an embroidery needle.
Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Yarn and Embroidery

How to Thread an Embroidery Needle Tutorial Video From ChellyWood.com #EasterCrafts #DollClothesPatterns

I made this video in 2015, and my records show that it was first posted here, on ChellyWood.com, on 12 November 2015. For those of you who know me in real life, that’s why I look so much younger in this video! For those of you who just started to follow this website, don’t worry! The quality of my videos has gotten better over time! … Continue reading How to Thread an Embroidery Needle Tutorial Video From ChellyWood.com #EasterCrafts #DollClothesPatterns

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In this photo, a modern Skipper doll models a pajama set which includes easy to sew flannel shorts and a super easy to make felt sleeveless shirt. The overlay says "Free Pattern" and offers the logo for ChellyWood.com on a purple cotton background with tiny white polka dots.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, Creatable World Dolls, Daily Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s sew spring pajamas for Skipper w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #KidsCrafts #DollClothesPatterns

For your free pattern, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s project is super easy! Even beginners and kids-learning-to-sew can make this spring time pajama outfit for a Skipper doll or similar sized dolls. To make this outfit, you’ll need some craft felt, flannel small-print fabric, 1/8 inch elastic, and a few tiny Dritz snaps. Today’s patterns will fit these dolls: Skipper dolls … Continue reading Let’s sew spring pajamas for Skipper w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #KidsCrafts #DollClothesPatterns

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A purple background square of fabric that's dotted with tiny white polka dots surrounds a photo of a Mini Elsa Toddler doll wearing a little pink felt shirt and matching pink print skirt along with the words "free pattern" and the ChellyWood.com logo.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Holiday Crafts, Mini Elsa Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew Easter doll clothes for Elsa Mini Toddler doll w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SewingFun

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern. Yesterday I gave you the tutorial video for making the Easter egg skirt. Today I’m giving you the whole ensemble: the pink felt top, plus the Easter egg skirt worn by my mini Elsa doll in the image at the top of this page. Click on this link, if you … Continue reading Sew Easter doll clothes for Elsa Mini Toddler doll w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SewingFun

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A purple background square of fabric that's dotted with tiny white polka dots surrounds a photo of a Mini Elsa Toddler doll wearing a little pink felt shirt and matching pink print skirt along with the words "free pattern" and the ChellyWood.com logo. An arrow points at the skirt, indicating that the blog post will focus on the skirt, rather than the whole ensemble.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Holiday Crafts, Mini Elsa Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

Sew a skirt for Elsa Mini Toddler doll w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SewingFun

  Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern. Like yesterday’s blog post said, I’m busy making a wardrobe for my niece’s mini Elsa doll. My niece’s birthday is coming up, and she asked for a few doll clothes for her 6 inch Elsa doll who only has pajamas to wear. So today’s video tutorial shows you how … Continue reading Sew a skirt for Elsa Mini Toddler doll w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SewingFun

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The image shows two flowers embroidered on pink felt, using the Algerian Star and Rambling Rose Stitches with Detached Chain Stitch Leaves
Crafts and Hobbies, Daily Patterns, Interviews With Crafters, Yarn and Embroidery

Learning at the Laundromat @ ChellyWood.com #Embroidery and #DollClothesPatterns

Last weekend our dryer quit working, so, as it was raining (and therefore I couldn’t use the laundry line), I had to take my wet laundry to the laundromat to finish. When I was in college, I used my laundromat a lot, so I know that there’s a whole lotta waiting involved at a laundromat. These days most people look at their phones while they … Continue reading Learning at the Laundromat @ ChellyWood.com #Embroidery and #DollClothesPatterns

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With a purple and turquoise blue background behind her, a woman sits at her embroidery hoop with scissors and floss beside her. The embroidery needle in her hand has thread that leads to a heart shape near the words "the whipstitch and more" which makes up the heading for this blog post featured image.
Tutorials: Crafts, Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Yarn and Embroidery

How to do a whipstitch with Chelly Wood #Embroidery #SewingByHand

In many of my videos, I reference the “whipstitch” or sometimes spelled “whip stitch.” This is a super helpful stitch to know how to do, when sewing doll clothes. But did you know my website also has a whole embroidery tutorial section? The whipstitch tutorial is just one of many embroidery tutorials I’ve made over the years. Click here to see them all. Now be … Continue reading How to do a whipstitch with Chelly Wood #Embroidery #SewingByHand

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With a purple frame around it, we see a hand with a tiny sewing project right in the middle of the palm of the hand. Beside this photo, we read the words "sewing in the time of covid." Below these images is the ChellyWood.com logo overshadowed by a graphic image of the corona virus.
Crafts and Hobbies, Interviews With Crafters

Sewing with Covid Fingers… #SewingProjects with #DollClothesPatterns

These are the projects I’m working on. I don’t know if you can tell, but those are some awfully tiny little doll clothes. Teeny tiny! Itsy bitsy! And… I have covid again. Ugh. At least, it’s the form of covid that I always seem to get. Whenever my husband gets covid, I get… something. I’m one of those weird freaky people who gets “covid toes” … Continue reading Sewing with Covid Fingers… #SewingProjects with #DollClothesPatterns

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In this photo, the Chelly Wood doll (actually a Spin Master Liv doll that has had its face re-painted and its wig dyed grey to look like the doll clothing designer, YouTuber, and writer Chelly Wood) stands in her sewing room with her arms spread out wide in a welcoming stance. On the doll's right (your left) we see her hutch filled with tiny folded fabrics. There's a window directly behind her. At her side is her sewing desk with tiny fabrics, a miniature sewing machine, and other sewing supplies on top. To her left (your right) behind the doll, there's a sea blue mannequin displaying an in-progress sun dress with a tape measure around the mannequin's neck. Hanging from a sea blue hanger on the wall is the white party dress with tiny polka dots that often appears in Chelly's videos on the mannequin. The floor is hard wood. The wall is purple. Chelly's desk chair has been upholstered in sea blue fabric. In the corner of the image is the logo for ChellyWood.com
Crafts and Hobbies, Creative Spark Online Learning

Help me choose the topic of my next Creative Spark class! #DollClothesPatterns #SmallTalk

Please scroll down to the images below to see examples… In January, I finished my first Creative Spark class, and I’ve learned a lot about online classes along the way. The folks at Creative Spark would like me to teach another class, but what would YOU like me to teach next? Please use this form to cast your vote: These images represent examples, showing what’s … Continue reading Help me choose the topic of my next Creative Spark class! #DollClothesPatterns #SmallTalk

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Within the square frame of a quilted image, we see a photo of a Made to Move Barbie wearing a handmade kilt-style wrap around skirt, made of green plaid fabric, side-by-side with the image from the cover of Simplicity pattern 8281 from 1977. The real doll and the drawn image from the pattern are standing in identical poses, with feet spread slightly apart and hands at their sides. Both wear a tee shirt with the wrap skirts.
Holiday Crafts, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection

Make a doll’s wrap skirt into a kilt for St. Patrick’s Day @ ChellyWood.com #FreeDollClothesPatterns #StPatricksDay

The image above shows the Simplicity 8281 vintage sewing pattern from 1977, and I have to admit that I’ve been sort of obsessed with the skirt in View 5 of this pattern for quite some time. So last night I decided to make a St. Patrick’s Day green plaid kilt, using this wrap-around skirt pattern. Here’s how it turned out, and I must say I’m … Continue reading Make a doll’s wrap skirt into a kilt for St. Patrick’s Day @ ChellyWood.com #FreeDollClothesPatterns #StPatricksDay

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The background image shows a basket of sewing goodies. In the foreground, we see the words "how to store unfinished sewing projects."
Crafts and Hobbies, Daily Patterns, Tutorials: Crafts

How to Store Unfinished Sewing Projects #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

We all have them. Yes, you know you do. Those projects that you have cut out and left sitting on the ironing board–those unfinished sewing projects–we like to think they will disappear if we just kick them under the bed, but they do not. They stick around. For years. Until you face them… Yep, even I have unfinished sewing projects. Would you like to know … Continue reading How to Store Unfinished Sewing Projects #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

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Framed in purple, a brunette Barbie with Steffie face mold stares out of a photo at the camera past the words "who is this lovely lady?" and the logo for ChellyWood.com
Crafts and Hobbies, Doll Makeovers, Interviews With Crafters, Selling Your Crafts, Tips for Beginners, Vintage Barbie

Can you help identify this Barbie doll? #CollectibleToys #VintageDolls

Can you help me identify this Goodwill find? I recently discovered this lovely lady at my local Goodwill, for less than $3.00, and what a find! Her hind quarters indicated that she was a vintage Barbie doll, but her face doesn’t look that old. So I think we have a “mix-and-match” going on here. Sometimes a year will be printed on the back of the … Continue reading Can you help identify this Barbie doll? #CollectibleToys #VintageDolls

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11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Whole Costumes for Dolls

A new variation on yesterday’s free Valentine’s Day dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Isn’t this the perfect fabric for my pencil-skirt Valentine’s Day dress? I just love how this dress turned out! Yesterday I re-posted the Valentine’s Day pencil skirt dress pattern that’s always so popular here on ChellyWood.com right around the start of February, but today I’m posting another variation on … Continue reading A new variation on yesterday’s free Valentine’s Day dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothesPatterns

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On a square purple cotton background, we see the words "How to alter doll clothes patterns is live" and a bright pink arrow points at a scene from Chelly Wood's class on how to alter doll clothes patterns.
Crafts and Hobbies, Creative Spark Online Learning, Daily Patterns, Interviews With Crafters, Selling Your Crafts, Tutorials: Crafts

Update on my Creative Spark class… #DollClothes #SewingClass

  Yes, my Creative Spark class, “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” is now live on the Creative Spark platform. You can sign up any time you want! Here are a few FAQ’s people have asked me about my paid course(s): Will you be teaching any more classes for Creative Spark? Yes! To see all of the courses I’m offering, click here on my Instructor’s … Continue reading Update on my Creative Spark class… #DollClothes #SewingClass

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