Image shows Texas A and M Ken doll dressed as Friar Laurence in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He wears a hooded robe and sandals. He stands in an Italian garden with a cobble-stone path behind him and a small topiary nearby. Caption reads "Chelly Wood dot come for free, printable sewing patterns and tutorials."

#Medieval monk or #SundaySchool character #DIY project w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com

By the heading I’ve chosen, you probably won’t be surprised when I tell you that the costume I designed for my Friar Laurence to wear in the stop-motion video I’m producing of Romeo and Juliet is quite popular with Sunday School teachers. I guess they use it to make costumes for Father Christmas, Jesus, holiday angels, and various Bible characters. I’ve received a number of emails … Continue reading #Medieval monk or #SundaySchool character #DIY project w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com

Image of Black doll dressed in wooly wig and wearing a medieval friar's costume, complete with medieval hood, rope sandals, and rosary.

FREE #Bible character or #StPatrick doll clothes pattern fits #KenDoll @ ChellyWood.com

  Would you like to make a monk’s habit, St. Patrick-style costume, or biblical character’s costume for one of your Ken dolls? This is just the pattern for it! As many of my regular followers know, I’m making a stop-motion video of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with Barbie, Ken, and some other dolls. My website, ChellyWood.com offers free sewing patterns for each of the costumes … Continue reading FREE #Bible character or #StPatrick doll clothes pattern fits #KenDoll @ ChellyWood.com

Image of sewing pattern for making a Lebanese traditional dress that fits Barbie-sized fashion dolls. Inlaid within the dress pattern is a photograph of a Barbie doll wearing the dress this pattern makes.

Free #Sewing Pattern for #Bible Characters’ Doll Clothes to Use in #SundaySchool Classes

This week we’ve started sewing a Middle-Eastern outfit that is actually based on Lebanese traditional clothing, but could easily be used by Sunday School teachers for teaching Biblical stories. This is the pattern we’re working with: On Tuesday this week, I gave you the pattern for the sherwal pants, which are a sort of underpants, to be worn under this garment. Wednesday I offered the … Continue reading Free #Sewing Pattern for #Bible Characters’ Doll Clothes to Use in #SundaySchool Classes

Image of Black Barbie seated in a Middle-Eastern diorama. She holds a pottery-style pitcher and wears traditional Lebanese clothing or Arabic-looking costume.

Sew #BibleStory Clothes or #Lebanese Traditional Clothing for #BarbieDolls (Free Patterns)

Yesterday I showed you how to make the sherwal, the underpants worn with traditional Lebanese clothing. Tomorrow I’ll give you the free, printable pattern for the dress that goes over the sherwal (see image below). This is not only modeled after traditional Lebanese clothing, but if you think outside the box, it seems like it would make a great costume for playing out the Bible stories in Sunday School. Can’t … Continue reading Sew #BibleStory Clothes or #Lebanese Traditional Clothing for #BarbieDolls (Free Patterns)