Category: Old Patterns from Chelly’s Collection

Here we see a photo of the Marie Osmond 6664 "Butterick's Personality Doll Wardrobe" envelope and its photo of an actual Marie Osmond doll modeling a red western shirt with white front yokes and a pair of shiny black pants. The pattern options to the doll's right are showing a yellow jumper (in the USA sense of "jumper" -- a sleeveless dress which is sometimes worn over a shirt): a floor length caftan dress with ribbon ties at the sleeve and a waistband; a blue, V-neck long-sleeved shirt with cuffs and a waistband; a long-sleeved white shirt with a collar and cuffs; a purple evening dance dress with a zig-zag-cut skirt and a bodice with straps that tie at the shoulders; a short camel-colored caftan blouse with a waistband and ribbon ties at the sleeves' ends; a green flared ice skater's skirt; a green body suit with long sleeves and a turtle neck. The Chelly Wood doll stands to the left of the envelope. The Marie Osmond doll is on the pattern envelope itself because Butterick 6664 is designed to fit the Marie Osmond Barbie doll.
Marie Osmond dolls, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tammy Doll Patterns

Can vintage Ideal Tammy dolls wear Marie Osmond Barbie doll clothes (Butterick 6664)? #MarieOsmond #Sewing

All of my regular blog followers know that I love Ideal Tammy dolls, but did you know that I’m also a fan of Marie Osmond? Yup! I had the Donny and Marie Osmond dolls as a kid, and for many years, my Marie Osmond Barbie-sized doll was my go-to plaything. Marie Osmond was beautiful! She was talented! And she had her own variety TV show! … Continue reading Can vintage Ideal Tammy dolls wear Marie Osmond Barbie doll clothes (Butterick 6664)? #MarieOsmond #Sewing

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Framed by a blue and purple quilt, the ChellyWood.com logo accompanies a close-up image of Simplicity 4883 Ideal Tammy doll clothes patterns and a pattern for making a shoe box closet that would work for most 11 inch or 12 inch fashion dolls like Ideal Tammy, Mattel's Barbie dolls, Rainbow High dolls, and dozens of other fashion dolls in this size range.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Uncategorized

Changing the fabric can make a BIG difference! #Sewing #Fabrics

I often have people contact me to request pajamas for the doll of their choice. Even if I’ve never made a specifically labeled “pajama” pattern for a doll, it’s likely that I’ve made patterns you can use for pajamas. What do I mean by this? The fabric makes all the difference! *Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and … Continue reading Changing the fabric can make a BIG difference! #Sewing #Fabrics

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and re-wigged) stands beside the Advance 2899 vintage doll clothes patterns for a 1960's Ken doll. This pattern was published in 1962.
BTS Dolls, Doll Measurements, Fan Mail, Ken Patterns, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection

Can BTS dolls wear 1960s Ken’s doll clothes? #Kpop #Jimin

I’m back with another analysis of my Advance 2899 sewing pattern for male fashion dolls. Last week we looked at how modern Ken and Ryan dolls fit into this pattern, and today, by request from one of my followers, I’m going to show you how well these patterns work for my Jimin doll from the Mattel BTS doll collection. *Please note: when you click on … Continue reading Can BTS dolls wear 1960s Ken’s doll clothes? #Kpop #Jimin

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and re-wigged) stands beside the Advance 2899 vintage doll clothes patterns for a 1960's Ken doll. This pattern was published in 1962.
Doll Measurements, Fan Mail, Ken Patterns, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection

Can modern Ken wear 1960s Ken’s doll clothes? I have results to share! #Memorabilia #VintageKen

I really enjoyed making my 1960’s Ken doll a wonderful ensemble, using this vintage Advance 2899 sewing pattern for male fashion dolls. While I shared my sewing and learning process with you, some of you sent me questions about this particular pattern. For example, some people were curious about whether or not this pattern would fit a modern Ken doll. So I tried my Advance … Continue reading Can modern Ken wear 1960s Ken’s doll clothes? I have results to share! #Memorabilia #VintageKen

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and re-wigged) stands beside the Advance 2899 vintage doll clothes patterns for a 1960's Ken doll. This pattern was published in 1962.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, 12-inch doll clothes patterns, History and Research, Ken Patterns, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sewing and Fashion History

What ever happened to the ascot (men’s formal neckwear)? #JimNabors #Birthday

In View 1 of the Advance 2899 pattern envelope you see above, that little 1960’s Ken doll is wearing a red jacket and under that jacket, he’s wearing a type of neckwear called an “ascot.” But what is an ascot? And why don’t we see people wearing them these days? Along with my explanation of how I sewed an ascot for my vintage 1960 Ken … Continue reading What ever happened to the ascot (men’s formal neckwear)? #JimNabors #Birthday

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and re-wigged) stands beside the Advance 2899 vintage doll clothes patterns for a 1960's Ken doll. This pattern was published in 1962.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Uncategorized

How to sew a facing on a neckline: Ken doll dinner jacket! #Sewing #Troubleshooting

I’ve been working with the vintage Ken doll clothing pattern, Sew Easy Advance 2899, and this time, specifically, I’ve been sewing the jacket from the View 1 image on the envelope. Like many Ken-sized coat patterns, this dinner jacket comes with a facing piece, which must be attached around the front inside section of the jacket, to help form the lapels. When I saw that … Continue reading How to sew a facing on a neckline: Ken doll dinner jacket! #Sewing #Troubleshooting

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and re-wigged) stands beside the Advance 2899 vintage doll clothes patterns for a 1960's Ken doll. This pattern was published in 1962.
Ken Patterns, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tips for Beginners, Uncategorized, Vintage Ken

How to Sew a Patch Pocket on a Ken Doll’s Shirt (Advance 2899) #SewingTips #VintageSewing

Last week I gave you a few tips and pointers on sewing a collar for Ken’s View 2 long-sleeved shirt, in the Advance 2899 doll clothes sewing pattern. This is a vintage sewing pattern from 1962, and I’m really enjoying sewing with it! This week, I’m going to talk about how to sew on a patch pocket, like the pocket you see on my Ken … Continue reading How to Sew a Patch Pocket on a Ken Doll’s Shirt (Advance 2899) #SewingTips #VintageSewing

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and re-wigged) stands beside the Advance 2899 vintage doll clothes patterns for a 1960's Ken doll. This pattern was published in 1962.
Ken Patterns, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Uncategorized, Vintage Ken

How to sew Ken’s collar so it lays down flat #VintageKen #SewingTips

Recently I sewed the collared shirt shown in View 2 of this vintage 1962 Advance 2899 sewing pattern for Ken dolls. While I was working on this, I got a message from one of my followers, asking if there’s a trick to sewing Ken’s collars so they will lay flat. And yes, there are a couple of tricks. Today’s blog post will address them. *Please … Continue reading How to sew Ken’s collar so it lays down flat #VintageKen #SewingTips

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A purple and blue quilted frame encompasses the edges of a photo of Butterick's 6664 doll clothes sewing pattern which is standing upright next to a Black Barbie who models one of the dresses shown on the pattern's packaging. This dress is a long 1980's style of caftan. It should be noted that a photograph of celebrity Marie Osmond appears on the envelope of the Butterick 6664 doll clothes pattern. The Chelly Wood dot com logo is also shown at the side of the frame.
Marie Osmond dolls, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

Doll clothes sewing patterns with errors… UGH! #VintageSewing #EpicFail!

When I think of doll clothes sewing patterns that are just flat WRONG, I always think of the shirt pattern from View 3 of Advance 2896. The pink shirt on the left (above) was made using the Advance 2896 shirt pattern exactly as the directions indicate on the pattern instructions. The brown floral version on  the right (above) was made with my own alterations to … Continue reading Doll clothes sewing patterns with errors… UGH! #VintageSewing #EpicFail!

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The Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and re-wigged) stands beside the Advance 2899 vintage doll clothes patterns for a 1960's Ken doll. This pattern was published in 1962.
Ken Patterns, Miss Revlon, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sindy, Tammy Doll Patterns

What are you working on? Tell me about your sewing projects! #SewingProject #Motivation

In my day job as a school librarian, we just got done administering standardized tests (an extremely stressful for time for both students and staff), so I found myself feeling a bit unmotivated over the weekend. In my sewing room, I have a bunch of irons in the fire, but I spent more time watching other people’s sewing videos than I did with my own … Continue reading What are you working on? Tell me about your sewing projects! #SewingProject #Motivation

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This is a thumbnail for the "Tape Measure Tuesday" Momoko Doll measurements blog post for Chelly Wood dot com. The hashtag for this feature is #TapeMeasureTuesday, and this blog post will give you specific sewing measurements for the body of a Momoko doll from Sekiguchi (Pet Works).
Momoko Doll Patterns, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Uncategorized

How do I know what sized doll clothes patterns to buy? #MomokoDoll #TapeMeasureTuesday

Let’s say you’ve just bought a doll that doesn’t have commercial patterns made for it because it’s sort of an unusual, rare, vintage, or foreign-made doll. How do you know what size sewing patterns to buy for your doll? That’s the topic of today’s blog post. Stick with me to the very end, please, and you’ll learn a lot about how to locate the sewing … Continue reading How do I know what sized doll clothes patterns to buy? #MomokoDoll #TapeMeasureTuesday

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A vintage Skipper doll models a red bolero jacket over a black and white gingham dress. She stands beside Simplicity vintage Skipper pattern number 5861 for sewing doll clothes. There's a quilted blue and purple frame surrounding the whole image.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Uncategorized

What is the best fabric for circle skirts? #SewingTips #DIY

On the back of this Simplicity 5861 vintage sewing pattern for Skipper dolls, the View 2 line drawing of the dress shows the ideal drape of a circle skirt, after the doll’s dress has been made. With dolls, though, the circle skirt doesn’t usually drape like that! Scroll down to the next image, and you’ll see that after I made the View 2 dress for … Continue reading What is the best fabric for circle skirts? #SewingTips #DIY

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The Chelly Wood doll (AKA Spin Master Liv doll) stands next to the vintage Barbie sewing pattern Advance 2896. This thumbnail image is surrounded by a purple and turquoise blue quilted frame.
Fabric, Littlechap Dolls, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

Progress with Judy Littlechap’s Wardrobe — Which dress should I design with Advance 2896’s bodice? #Sewingchat #VintageSewing

My official date of retirement from my day job as a school librarian is almost one month away, and I’m buzzing with excitement! I would put a lot more time into these blog posts (and other doll related projects), if I wasn’t exhausted after work every single day. So I think you’ll understand when I say, even though I purchased my Judy Littlechap doll in … Continue reading Progress with Judy Littlechap’s Wardrobe — Which dress should I design with Advance 2896’s bodice? #Sewingchat #VintageSewing

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With close-up images from pattern envelopes belonging to Advance 9938 and Advance 2895, we can really see that the tulip dress looks a lot like the view one dress from Advance 9938 after adding the skirt from Advance 2895.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tips for Beginners, Vintage Barbie

Can I mix the bodice and skirt patterns from two different pattern envelopes? YES! Here’s how… #Sewing #Barbie

Have a look at the View 1 dress on pattern envelope Advance 9938. I really wanted to make that cute little Barbie dress, but unfortunately, it didn’t come with this used pattern that I bought on eBay. However, as we saw at Christmas time, this Advance 9938 did have the view 3 bodice, which is similar. Furthermore, I had the lovely gathered skirt from view … Continue reading Can I mix the bodice and skirt patterns from two different pattern envelopes? YES! Here’s how… #Sewing #Barbie

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The image shows the Chelly Wood doll (it's really a Spin Master Liv doll that has had its face repainted and its hair dyed white-ish-grey) holding up a Simplicity doll clothes pattern #4883 for sewing a wardrobe to fit vintage Tammy dolls from Ideal Toy Corp. The article associated with this image asks blog followers to leave comments describing the first doll clothes pattern they learned to sew from as a child. Visit ChellyWood.com to join the discussion!
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tammy Doll Patterns, Tips for Beginners

Vintage fabric trim — making the crop top from vintage Simplicity 4883 for Ideal Tammy #DIY #SummerProjects

The garment trim you see above was part of a box of old lace and garment trims that my mother-in-law gave me. I suspect that this little piece of trim had been removed from a garment that was no longer useable because the trim was partially gathered and had little threads hanging from the area I’ve labeled as “fraying gather edge.” It was also yellowing … Continue reading Vintage fabric trim — making the crop top from vintage Simplicity 4883 for Ideal Tammy #DIY #SummerProjects

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