As I said on Wednesday last week, my agent has been in talks with C&T Publishing, and they have asked me to teach a class on their Creative Spark Online Learning platform. Last week I asked, “What type of class would you like me to teach?” but very few people left comments. So let’s try Plan B… If I offered the following classes, which one … Continue reading Please vote! @ ChellyWood.com #SewingProjects #DollClothes
This is an older video, but it has been somewhat popular on my YouTube channel. Since my article was published in the March & April issue of Doll Castle News magazine, I’ve been following a theme of doll photography tips and tricks on Mondays, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to revisit this helpful tutorial, showing how I make my “invisible” doll stands. Now in my article … Continue reading Doll Photography Tip #11: Make an “Invisible” Doll Stand @ ChellyWood.com #DollPhotography #DollStagram
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Hello everyone. Today’s doll clothes sewing project is a revision of an older pattern — one I’ve had on this website for quite some time. However this lovely dress pattern was only available as a JPG in the Barbie section of the site. Today I’m making available as a … Continue reading Sew a pretty strapless dress for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingProject for a #SewingMom
Fashion dolls are typically made of hard plastic, and yet we want them to look life-like in our photos. So how do we avoid the glossy look of a doll’s hard-plastic “skin?” This doll photography tutorial video helps you solve this notorious problem. My regular followers know that in my day job, I’m a school librarian, but you probably don’t realize that I teach classes … Continue reading Doll Photography Tip #10: Avoid Glossy Doll “Skin” #Photography #Dollstagram
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’ve had these patterns available in JPG form on this website since 2014, but it’s time to switch these popular patterns to a PDF format for easier download. *You need to be aware that the list of dolls who “fit” these doll clothes patterns isn’t exactly right. Curvy Barbie … Continue reading Sew a pretty summer outfit for Curvy Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Curvy #DollClothes
Indoor photography can be a real hassle when you have to set up the kitchen table for a photo shoot right after breakfast, hurry though your photos, and then take the kitchen-table-studio apart again in time for serving lunch or dinner. In 2015, I moved all my doll photography stuff out to the kids’ playhouse. They were in junior high and high school, and they … Continue reading Doll Photography Tip #9: Set up a Studio for Photographing Your Dolls #DollCollector #CraftRoom
We’ve all taken them: the photo that’s too dark or too bright. This video tutorial suggests ways to counteract problems with light and shadows. However, if you want to know more about how to adjust your DSLR camera and its ISO, aperture settings, etc., the place to look is Chelsea and Tony Northrup’s book, Stunning Digital Photography. I learned everything I know about my camera … Continue reading Doll Photography Tip #8: Light and Shadows #Photography #Tutorials
Please click on the doll clothes you would like to make. Not what you’re looking for? Behind the scenes, I’m creating a series of classes in doll clothing design techniques, so you can design your own doll clothes for your dolls, using simple techniques, household tools, and your amazing imagination! Click on this link to learn more about my paid courses on the Creative Spark … Continue reading FREE Vintage Pepper Doll Clothes Sewing Patterns (Gallery)
For your free pattern, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Here we have it! A full set of underwear — complete with sports bra and panties — to fit Pepper and other similar-proportioned dolls in her same size range. Of course it makes a great bikini as well! As many of you already know, Pepper is the “little sister” of vintage Tammy … Continue reading Sew a bikini or full underwear set for vintage Pepper dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #Collectibles
For your free pattern and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Today I’m sharing a pattern that has appeared on this website before, but for whatever reason, I keep forgetting to add it to the galleries. On this St. Patrick’s Day, I really do plan to make sure it appears in the galleries, but … Continue reading Let’s make a St. Patrick’s Day outfit for Ever After High dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #StPatricksDay #EverAfterHighDolls
For your free pattern and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s blog post is another re-post, but I keep forgetting to put this project into the gallery for MH/EAH dolls. I even re-posted it a couple of months ago and yet… I still forgot to add it to the galleries! So for St. Patrick’s Day this year, I’m … Continue reading Sew a St. Patrick’s Day skirt for Ever After High and similar-sized dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #SewingPatterns #EverAfterHigh
Where do you take photos of your doll? Is it indoors? Outdoors? In a studio? On the kitchen table? No matter where you do your dolly photo shoot, the setting needs to be believable to get a really good photograph of a doll. In this video, we’ll compare shots of dolls that lack that believability factor. Some additional things to think about when creating a … Continue reading Doll Photography Tip #6: Believable Surroundings for #PicturePerfect #DollPhotography
For your free pattern, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Here we have it! A full set of underwear — complete with sports bra and panties — to fit Skipper and other similar-proportioned dolls in her same size range. Of course it makes a great bikini as well! Please note that there’s a bikini top on the pattern page for the bottoms, … Continue reading Sew a bikini or full underwear set for Skipper dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SkipperDolls #SewingPatterns
For your free pattern, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today we’re going to sew a bikini top or sports bra to fit most 10 inch fashion dolls. Tomorrow I’ll be posting the full outfit of a bra and panties or the full bikini set, but for now, you can locate the swimsuit bottoms / panties on this page. As you can … Continue reading Let’s sew a sports bra or bikini top for 10″ dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SkipperDolls #SewingPatterns
Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Last week I gave you the patterns and tutorial video for making the London print skirt, but this very versatile skirt goes with a lot of the shirts in my Wellie Wisher-sized doll clothes ensemble. So today I’m showing you another possible combination. If you really like the adorable “London print” … Continue reading Sew the “London Print” skirt and a V-neck shirt for your 14 and 1/2 inch dolls (36 to 37 cm dolls) @ ChellyWood.com w/ #AmSewing for #WellieWishers
