dolls clothes

Kazonline

I remember when I was a little girl yep, once upon a time) I loved going to jumble sales etc to hunt for clothes for my dolls. I also then enjoyed washing them by hand when I got them home - you'd never have guessed how allergic to housework I'd become as an adult!!!
My most prized posession was a cradle my grandad made for my doll - so,so special because he'd made it. Even now I remember him sneaking to the shed at the bottom of the garden to work on his 'secret' project (I lived with my grandparents)
I also took great pride in knitting a blanket for my doll - I can't recall for sure how old I was, but I think I must've been about six. Now I can't knit a thing!
Kaz x

Threadhead

My 11yo dd has taken an interest in sewing clothes for her dolls/build-a-bear. She has plenty of old curtains and bed sheets to practice with, and I can show her the basics on the sewing machine. However, we are stuck for patterns - can anyone help please?!

TIA
Thready

hob

what size are u dolls? are we talking like barbie?

Threadhead

The build-a-bear is about 14 inches tall - a kind of teddy thing. The dolls are baby-born type thing, so about the same size.

champys

Simplicity do quite a lot of dolls patterns. Not for free, alas, but you can often get them quite cheaply if you buy them from the US (many of them are downloads so no postage or waiting time). Have a look at this link for example. If you are going to do lots of this, then it may well be worth your while investing a little in some base patterns.

~BamNaggy~

Scroll down the page on this link, there are lots of free dolls and teddy bear clothes patterns. Also human clothes too....

http://www.!!!!!!!!!.com/planet/mcshelpsite/sewingstuff/freepatterns.html/#dolls


where the link says !!!!! replace it with the word - angel fire -(no space between the two words) - for some reason it won't print it.

rosieben

BamNaggy, your link isnt working, the forum doesnt like one of the words in it could you just type the missing word, may have to space between the letters for it to appear

did a search and it looks like its angel fire

crossposted, sorry I hadnt refreshed screen after I made a cuppa

Gettingtherequickly

Hi

Hope someone can help or point me in the right direction.

My friends little boy is desperate for a Ken doll (as in Barbie & Ken), we are sorting that out for him, but I would like to be able to make some changes of clothes for him.

Anyone know where I can get patterns for some?

TIA

Gracie_1827

here's a few http://craftatticresources.blogspot.com/2010/06/ken-now-has-enough-of-his-own-free.html

jackyann

I use these a bit, but can't comment on the doll clothes http://www.!!!!!!!!!.com/planet/mcshelpsite/sewingstuff/freepatterns.html