DIY ken doll clothes

Somehow we are in the Barbie stage. How did this happen? Shaving Fun Ken was one of my childhood favorites - his beard hair actually disappeared with warm or cold water. It was really

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Yes, I realize you've seen this dapper fellow before, but I've recently re-mastered the tutorials for making the felt coat/jacket for Ken, as well as the pants/jeans/trousers. The short-sleeved shirt with a front pocket and collar is new to ChellyWood.com, but I

Baby it's Cold Outside! We live in snowy, freezing Chicagoland. I know Barbie, Ken and the sisters must all live in California because most of the factory made clothing is made from very little material-it must be HOT wherever they come from. So short of paying huge vintage prices for the few pieces of winter wear available on the internet---Mattel issues winter clothing---seldom if at all, I decided to make some winter clothes to fill in the doll wardrobes for the reality play the Grand…

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Happy Parents Day! Because parents do so many things to make life great for their kids, I'm posting a special pattern today that has often been requested... It's a camp shirt (or you could make it just an ordinary shirt without

A silk shirt for her and a Yohji inspired cotton shirt for him . Whether it's for the Ken doll or just for Barbie, nothing is more quint...

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Camo Cargo Pants & Hoodie Sweatshirt-KEN Original

Yesterday I showed you the preview of this pattern. Here's the pattern itself, which is free to the public with its "Creative Commons Attribution" symbol. (Scroll down to "Additional Information," to learn more about Creative Commons Attribution and what it means.) To make it really easy for you to print, I've included a link to

In the past few months, on ChellyWood.com, I've been getting requests for more modern clothes for male dolls. Since I really like the flexibility of the highly articulated Liv Dolls, I thought I'd design some clothes for my male Liv Doll, Jake (from Spin master). These dolls are no longer in production, but they're available used,

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Here we see my handsome-as-ever Texas A&M Ken modeling a pair of elastic-waist pants made of pale denim blue cotton. This is a lightweight cotton fabric, and that makes these pants super easy to sew. I've been negligent to begin converting