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In a quilted frame the text reads "Advance 2896" and a photo of a Bubblecut Barbie shows her wearing a Halloween candy printed black dress. An arrow points from the Barbie to the View 5 image on the envelope of a Sew-Easy Advance pattern for Barbie.
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What can you do when a doll dress is too small? Here’s one idea… #LittleThings #SewingTips

Last Monday’s blog post was all about a mystery surrounding the bodice from my Sew-Easy Advance 2896 doll clothes pattern, View 5 dress. Today’s blog post will pick up where I left off, so if you didn’t read about last week’s bodice mystery, click here to go back to that mysterious story to learn more. *Please note: when you click on links to various merchants … Continue reading What can you do when a doll dress is too small? Here’s one idea… #LittleThings #SewingTips

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Click on the "Website Navigation Guide" button to learn more about how to navigate on ChellyWood.com, to find the free doll clothes sewing patterns and tutorial videos you need, to make a whole wardrobe of doll clothes for your doll or dolls.
Crafts and Hobbies, Daily Patterns, Links, Tutorials: Crafts, Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

How to find free doll clothes sewing patterns online @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #DollClothesPatterns

Navigating on ChellyWood.com You’ve reached the page that shows how to navigate ChellyWood.com, to find the free printable PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit the doll you’re wanting to sew for. If you want to find just baby doll clothes sewing patterns, you may find this tutorial video helpful too. If you’re looking for Barbie doll clothes patterns, this tutorial video is … Continue reading How to find free doll clothes sewing patterns online @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #DollClothesPatterns

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This thumbnail shows harvest colors of fabric with three images of Barbie dolls in holiday or harvest or Halloween outfits. The text reads, "Halloween slash harvest holiday music for crafting."
Crafts and Hobbies, Music Videos for Crafters, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection

Please consider adding today’s holiday crafting music video to your YouTube playlists for the holidays! #HolidayCrafting #MusicVideo

Okay, folks, I’ve created yet another music video to inspire your crafts! If you look back at this blog post, you’ll understand that by adding this music to your playlists on YouTube, it not only gives you music to inspire your crafting and sewing projects, but it also help the YouTube algorithm to understand that my channel is worth watching! So if you like the … Continue reading Please consider adding today’s holiday crafting music video to your YouTube playlists for the holidays! #HolidayCrafting #MusicVideo

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On a turquoise blue linen background, a pair of cartoon-like pinking shears lie open, with their teeth exposed. The text reads "pinking shears" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears at the bottom of the image.
Fan Mail, Interviews With Crafters, Sewing Chat, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Sewing Basics

Are pinking shears a useful tool for beginners who are just learning how to sew doll clothes? #SewingTips #DollClothes

I recently received an interesting “fan mail” question about pinking shears from a follower named Debora. She wanted to know my thoughts on pinking shears. Debora asked, “Chelly, how do you use pinking shears, anyway? All over the Internet, you can find crafters who seem to get really excited about them and use them for everything. Especially among people who sew for dolls, because honestly, … Continue reading Are pinking shears a useful tool for beginners who are just learning how to sew doll clothes? #SewingTips #DollClothes

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In a quilted frame the text reads "Advance 2896" and a photo of a Bubblecut Barbie shows her wearing a Halloween candy printed black dress. An arrow points from the Barbie to the View 5 image on the envelope of a Sew-Easy Advance pattern for Barbie.
Holiday Crafts, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

I discovered an unexpected gem in vintage Sew-Easy by Advance Barbie patterns! #VintageClothes #VintageBarbie

If you’ve ever bought a vintage doll clothes pattern, you may have found a hidden gem inside the pattern envelope. Sometimes I’ll find an old receipt, a pre-cut outfit with its original vintage fabric still pinned onto the pattern, or a hand-written note that the previous owner left, to help them remember little nuances about the pattern (see image above for one such example). But … Continue reading I discovered an unexpected gem in vintage Sew-Easy by Advance Barbie patterns! #VintageClothes #VintageBarbie

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The image shows the Chelly Wood doll holding up a McCall's Crafts sewing pattern which displays the finished projects of a Barbie sized wedding dress, various pants and shirts, a cape, and evening gowns. The article that goes with this image offers advice for buying sewing patterns for making doll clothes, using the eBay auction platform. Please visit ChellyWood.com for additional sewing ideas plus free printable sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
Buyer's Guide, Interviews With Crafters, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Selling Your Crafts

Tips for Buying Used Doll Clothes Patterns on eBay @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #DollClothes

  Have you ever purchased doll clothes sewing patterns on eBay? I have. In fact, the pattern pictured above, McCall’s Crafts pattern 4400, was one I purchased about a year ago. Yes, the pattern you see in the image above is outdated, but there are some timeless patterns in this set, as well as out-of-style fashions. The wedding dress pattern can be used for a … Continue reading Tips for Buying Used Doll Clothes Patterns on eBay @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #DollClothes

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The image shows 11-inch to 11.5-inch (28 cm to 30 cm) fashion dolls wearing hand-made Halloween costumes and/or Cosplay costumes. These doll clothes include a pirate costume, an 18th century colonist costume, a medieval costume, a musketeer outfit, a cat costume, a ninja costume, and a pilgrim's dress with bonnet. All of these patterns are free to download and print at ChellyWood.com (a library of free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes).
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Curvy Barbie, Disney Princess Dolls, Ever After High Doll Clothes Patterns, Made to Move Barbie, Momoko Doll Patterns, Monster High Doll Clothes Patterns, Project MC2 Dolls, Tall Barbie, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Free Cosplay / Halloween Costume Doll Clothes Patterns for 11 to 11.5 Inch (28 to 30 cm) Dolls (Gallery)

With Halloween right around the corner, I want to remind everyone that if you go to my page of 11 to 11.5 inch fashion dolls, and you scroll down toward the bottom, there’s a link to all of these wonderful costumes which you can make for your dolls, for Halloween! (It’s there all the time, not just on Halloween, by the way.) Please click on … Continue reading Free Cosplay / Halloween Costume Doll Clothes Patterns for 11 to 11.5 Inch (28 to 30 cm) Dolls (Gallery)

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In this thumbnail framed in purple fabric with tiny white polka dots, an Arklu Lottie doll models handmade doll clothes including a dress, bolero jacket (coat) and purse. The text reads, "free patterns" and the site offers free printable A4 and American PDF sewing patterns for making these dolls' clothes.
7-inch Dolls, Daily Patterns, Lottie dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s make a bolero jacket for Lottie dolls with today’s free patterns at ChellyWood.com #Sewing #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Last week I gave you the free PDF sewing patterns for making a pinafore dress to fit your 7 inch Lottie dolls. Today I’m giving you a bolero project — a tiny little jacket — that will go with last week’s pinafore. YAY! Please note: when you click on … Continue reading Let’s make a bolero jacket for Lottie dolls with today’s free patterns at ChellyWood.com #Sewing #DollClothes

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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, Tammy Doll Patterns, Tips for Beginners

Reversible Garment Examples and What Can Go Wrong! #SewingTips #SewingHacks

Among all the hundreds of free sewing patterns here on ChellyWood.com, I actually do have a couple of examples of reversible garments. I recommend the reversible tank top you see above, for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a good starter project if you’re new to sewing reversible garments. Second, as a clothing item, it fits a lot of different dolls. Furthermore, if you’re up … Continue reading Reversible Garment Examples and What Can Go Wrong! #SewingTips #SewingHacks

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The purple square thumbnail reads "free pattern" and shows an image of a Lottie doll in a pretty green pinafore dress.
7-inch Dolls, Daily Patterns, Lottie dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s sew a pretty pinafore dress for Lottie dolls with today’s free patterns at ChellyWood.com #Lottie #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* This dress turned out so pretty! I just love it, and I think you will too. Later, I have a bolero project — a tiny little jacket — that will go with it. I’m still working on the video for the bolero, but I will post it right here … Continue reading Let’s sew a pretty pinafore dress for Lottie dolls with today’s free patterns at ChellyWood.com #Lottie #DollClothes

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In this purple background thumbnail, the text reads "Ken versus GI Joe: Who is the best dance partner?" There's an image of a blond Barbie dancing with African American Ken from Texas A&M articulated EMT dolls, and standing out as the third leg is a somewhat shorter crew cut GI Joe (also African American) with kung fu grip hands.
Doll Collecting, Doll Measurements, Doll Play Videos, GI Joe, History and Research, Sewing Chat

GI Joe vs. Ken: Who makes a better boyfriend for Barbie? — Please leave a comment! #gijoe #retro70s

  This is not my advertisement, but I certainly remember the ad from when I was a kid, and my brother had this exact same GI Joe! Of course I own a GI Joe today, and I’ve designed some attractive clothing for him, which you can find on this page, on ChellyWood.com. Before I dive into this ad and what it means to me, I … Continue reading GI Joe vs. Ken: Who makes a better boyfriend for Barbie? — Please leave a comment! #gijoe #retro70s

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Ideal Pepper models an orange swingy cropped tank top (vest in the UK) and a pair of cargo pants made with Halloween print retro patterned black cotton fabric. She marches alongside the words "free patterns!"
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 8-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Pepper Dolls (Vintage), Whole Costumes for Dolls

Make Halloween doll clothes for Ideal Pepper or Pedigree Patch dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #IdealPepper #PedigreePatch

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. This Halloween cropped tank top and retro-style Halloween cargo pants outfit was first posted, here on ChellyWood.com, to fit the Creatable World dolls. I’ve also found that it fits many other dolls too. Scroll down to see a full list of … Continue reading Make Halloween doll clothes for Ideal Pepper or Pedigree Patch dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #IdealPepper #PedigreePatch

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Three black question marks on a purple gingham background. Each question mark is turned at a slight angle, to create an arc of question marks. The image below the question marks is the Chelly Wood dot com logo. The purple gingham represents fabric.
Crafts and Hobbies, Doll Clothes for Sale, Doll Collecting, Doll Makeovers, Interviews With Crafters, Vintage Barbie

Can you help doll collector Mandi Lee identify these items? #FridayFollow #DollCollecting

  I follow lots of different doll-related YouTubers, but recently I started following Mandi Lee, largely because this unboxing video was so much fun to watch! In this video, YouTuber Mandi Lee goes through a bunch of vintage dolls, miniatures, and doll clothes that she found on Facebook Marketplace. She asks viewers to help her identify some of the cool items she has in this … Continue reading Can you help doll collector Mandi Lee identify these items? #FridayFollow #DollCollecting

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A 6 inch Breyer rider doll (Breyer horses' dolls) models home-made doll clothes including a shirt and skirt, beside a text that reads "Free patterns!" There's a logo in the corner, reminding us to visit ChellyWood.com for free sewing patterns and sewing lessons for making dolls' clothes for the Breyer dolls/Breyer horse riders/Breyer rider dolls.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, Breyer Doll Clothes Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Make a cotton shirt and top for 6 inch Breyer Rider dolls w/today’s free sewing patterns! #Sewing #Breyer

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Today’s doll clothes will fit a wide variety of tiny dolls, but as you can see here, I’ve made this little white cotton short-sleeved top and this colorful elastic-waist skirt to fit a 6 inch Breyer Rider doll. It’s a relatively simple outfit to make, as you’ll see in … Continue reading Make a cotton shirt and top for 6 inch Breyer Rider dolls w/today’s free sewing patterns! #Sewing #Breyer

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On a purple background, a woman's hand holds up a yellow card with a blue stripe running down the left side. At the top of the bleu stripe, the Dritz logo appears as white logo image and text on top of a black background. The card holds 10 of the 12 sew-on snaps that were originally place on the card. Two of the snap locations are now vacated and holes are punched through the card where the snaps would have been.
Crafts and Hobbies, For Sale in the Store, Tips for Beginners

How to Sew Snaps (AKA Poppers) With a Hole in the Middle #Sewing #DollClothes

I’ve had a similar video available on my website for quite some time, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized my original “How to Sew Snaps on Doll Clothes” tutorial video doesn’t have any voiceover. So today’s blog post is going to catch that video up with new technology. As I’ve said before, by adding voiceover to my older tutorials, I’m making them easier … Continue reading How to Sew Snaps (AKA Poppers) With a Hole in the Middle #Sewing #DollClothes

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