If you Can Crochet, you Can Make Barbie Doll Clothes
Most people who crochet have made doilies, motifs, edgings or insertions at some time. If you can make these, you can easily convert them into beautiful clothes for a Barbie doll. The wonderful thing about crochet is that you can easily change the size by using smaller thread or a smaller hook. If you have a pattern that you love but find the motif is too large, you can make it smaller, and vice versa. These are ideas I used many times over the years to make doll clothes.
Remember, there are so many varieties of thread; white, ecru, pastels, bright colours, metallic.
Beading adds a wonderful look to Barbie’s clothes. Ribbon is run through small holes and either tied or you can place a small piece of velcro on each end.
Any motif can be filled in or very lacy; simply place the lacy motif over a piece of fabric lining and tack the corners.
Barbie’s dimensions are:
Bust: 6″
Waist: 3 3/4″
Hips: 5″
To make a cape:
Crochet any square motif.
You will want it an inch wider than Barbie’s shoulders.
Crochet a beading row and run small ribbon through the beading.
Tie around Barbie’s shoulders.
To make a skirt:
Each skirt will have either elastic thread around the top to make a full skirt or sew up the back to 1″ from the top and put ribbon beading around the top.
Remember that the elastic must go over Barbie’s hips so it must measure 5 1/2″ when stretched.
Also remember to leave enough elastic to tie. After you tie, run the ends back through the top and snip leaving at least 1/2″. I put a dab of liquid sewing on the ends to keep from unravelling.
Crochet two motifs larger than Barbie’s hips and join.
or
Crochet several small motifs and join (this can be made in different colours for a patchwork look).
Crochet a picot or ruffled edging around the bottom.
To make a pinafore apron:
Crochet one large motif for the bottom of the apron and a smaller motif for the apron bib.
Crochet beading on the top of each motif and join the two motifs.
Run ribbon through the beading for ties.
To make an easy top:
Use your favourite insertion pattern. Crochet two; each measuring 6 1/2″ wide and as long or as short as you wish, depending on whether you want it midriff, waist length or longer. Join the sides to the arm pits and join the insertions at the top with just one or two stitches so it will pull over her head.
A Slinky Dress or Top from Elastic Thread:
Using elastic thread (gold metallic is the fashion right now), crochet a square in sc 5 3/4″ wide and choose your length (waist, mini, knee or full length). This dress will be sleeveless and slide onto Barbie. It must be narrower than her bust or it will slide down. Add a gold ribbon around her waist.
To make Beading:
Join thread at corner; * ch 2, sk 2 ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * across.
Run ribbon through beading.
About the Author
Karens Variety is a craft patterns retail site with a large selection of new and used crochet, knitting, needlework, cross stitch, plastic canvas, tatting, embroidery, macrame, dolls and sewing patterns, craft books and PDF reproductions of vintage patterns and pattern books. Learn more by visiting the site; subscribe to the Newsletter. Enter the monthly Contest
2004 Princess & The Pauper My Size Barbie Doll Advertisement
|
|
Barbie My Favorite Barbie American Girl Doll $49.99 The first doll to have bendable legs! Faithful reproduction of the 1965 Barbie. You’re the All American Girl, Barbie! Order this and you’ll own a piece of doll history. One unusually cherished Barbie Doll is the 1965 American Girl Barbie in her multi-colored, striped swimsuit. She was the first doll to have bendable legs! Presented here is a faithful rendering that comes with a second 1960s reproduction fashion, along with 3 collector cards and a booklet. Order this and you’ll own a piece of doll history! Barbie stands about 11 1/2-inches tall, but she cannot stand alone. Ages 6 and up. |
|
|
Barbie Miss Astronaut 1965 Doll $42.99 Barbie Classic doll from the past, ready for your collection! Yes, she is a rocket scientist! Land on the moon, pick up Barbie Miss Astronaut! This Miss Astronaut Barbie is from the 1600 series. Barbie is dressed for the final fashion frontier with a silvery metallic spacesuit. White helmet, mittens, and zip boots complete this meticulous re-creation of the original. Today, the original Miss Astronaut Barbie doll is highly coveted and hard to find. But it’s back- for you to shar with the next generation to love forever! Barbie isn’t just another pretty face. This doll has held more than 80 challenging careers and excelled in every one! Yes, she was a rocket scientist- taking us to new fashion heights, while firmly placing her stilletos on the moon. Celebrate classic Barbie careers with My Favorite Career! |
|
|
Barbie Pink Label My Favorite Ken Doll $44.99 Retro Ken doll celebrates the 50th anniversary of his courtship of Barbie! Classic high school look straight out of the past! Great outfit and classic head sculpt! In celebration of Ken doll’s 50th anniversary, this reproduction of the 1961 original Ken doll features his famous red bathing suit. Included in the package are reproductions of the popular Varsity Dance fashion with a fitted blue blazer with fraternity crest, sports pants and shoes. From 1964 is a reproduction vintage booklet, collectible 50th anniversary cards with a reproduction vintage image and Barbie fun facts on the other side. Doll cannot stand alone. |
|
|
Wizard of Oz Dorothy Barbie Doll $34.99 Dorothy Gale goes couture! Pink Label Barbie Collector Doll based on The Wizard of Oz. Hit the yellow-brick-road runway! “Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh my!” The Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy goes couture as she hits the yellow-brick-road runway in a flirty blue-and-white checkered mini dress with ruby-red stilettos and of course, Toto, who rests in her stylish red patent purse. Stands about 11 1/2-inches tall. |
|
|
Warman’s Barbie Doll Field Guide $10.39 Warman’s Barbie Doll Field Guide |
|
|
Collector’s Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll 2008 $22.46 Collector’s Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll 2008 |
|
|
Barbie Doll Around the World 1964-2007 $27.55 Barbie Doll Around the World 1964-2007 |
|
|
Barbie My Favorite Vintage Swirl Doll $55.79 One of the classic Barbies from the 1960s! Comes with collector cards and booklet. Pink Label Barbie! One cherished Barbie dolls is the 1964 Swirl Barbie in her red bathing suit with blonde ponytail! A faithful reproduction as well as a second 1960s reproduction fashion is included, along with 3 collector cards, and a booklet. Stands about 11 1/2-inches tall. |
|
|
Barbie Doll And Me $22.95 What girl doesn’t want to dress just like her favorite doll? People really love Barbie-as the success of Nicky Epstein’s Crochet for Barbie Doll |
|
|
Barbie Doll Fashion 1975-1979 $27.55 Sarah Eames’s Barbie |
|
|
Barbie Toki Doki Doll $59.99 Barbie loves Toki Doki! From the designs of Simone Legno! Barbie walking Bastardino. From the popular urban designs of Simone Legno comes this Barbie doll as she walks cactus friend Bastardino. |
|
|
Barbie 2011 Holiday Doll $49.99 Green is the theme for Barbie in the 2011 holidays! Celebrate the holidays with Barbie! Grand emerald green gown! Celebrate the holidays with this glamorous Barbie doll in her emerald green gown with golden embroidery. |
|
|
Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll & Family Licensed Products $26.21 Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll & Family Licensed Products |
|
|
Barbie Holiday 2010 Doll $3 Spread the cheer with Barbie! Holiday 2010 doll in a glamorous dress. Barbie’s ready for the holidays. Are you? Barbie’s ready for the holidays. Are you? The holiday season glows glamorous with Barbie Doll in her snowy white gown with beautiful red and gold-studded bodice, extra-long red wrap, and ribbon bow. Her magnificent head piece and chandelier earrings complete the look. Spread the cheer with Barbie! Stands about 11 1/2-inches tall. |
|
|
Barbie Loves Elvis Doll $39.99 Barbie loves The King! Great doll for fans of Elvis Presley and Barbie! Get all shook up over this doll! Barbie Doll artistically reinterprets “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” dressed in a rockin’ golden suit. Barbie adds her own unique twist, too, with a pompadour ponytail and glitter detailing! Measures about 11 1/2-inches tall. For ages 6 and up. |
|
|
Barbie Nikki Doll $8.99 Throwback dresses! Trendy necklace! Platform shoes! Barbie’s friend Nikki wears an iconic Barbie print dress, trendy necklace with a Barbie pink, chunky platform shoes and has beautiful flowing brown hair. Doll cannot stand alone. |
|
|
Barbie Couture Angel Doll $50.99 She’s simply heavenly! The Barbie Couture Angel Doll series continues. Features rich colors, a golden crown, and fabric wings! The Barbie Couture Angel series continues with a romantic vision featuring dramatic, rich colors and a beautiful Barbie Doll dressed in a long dress, with a golden crown and fabric wings. She’s simply heavenly! Barbie stands about 11 1/2-inches tall, but cannot stand alone. Ages 6 and up. |
|
|
Barbie Doll Case $85.99 Throwback dresses! Iconic necklace! Platform shoes! This case contains the following 12 individually packaged dolls(subject to change) 4x Barbie in Pink Dress 4x Barbie in Hot Pink Dress 4x Barbie in Pink Circle Dress Get ready for super style! Barbie doll assortment features 3 Barbie dolls, each standing about 11 1/2-inches tall. |
|
|
Barbie Pop Icon Doll $47.99 Barbie is a pop sensation! Pink Label Doll features fashion-forward style. Pop Icon Barbie is all glammed up with everywhere to go! As one of the world’s most famous pop icons, this doll celebrates Barbie’s heritage in true fashion-forward style! Dressed in a stunning strapless gown, Barbie is all glammed up with everywhere to go! This Pink Label Doll is a definite must-have that stands about 11 1/2-inches tall, but she cannot stand alone. Take the pop sensation home to your house! Ages 6 and up. |
|
|
Barbie 2011 Holiday Doll (AA) $49.99 Green is the theme for Barbie in the 2011 holidays! Celebrate the holidays with Barbie! Grand emerald green gown! Celebrate the holidays with this glamorous Barbie (AA) doll in her emerald green gown with golden embroidery. |
|
|
Barbie Art Klimt Doll $37.99 Celebrate the art of Klimt with Barbie! Barbie has a taste for the fine art! Part of the Barbie Museum Collection! The Museum Collection is a Barbie Collector series inspired by top museums around the world and their most iconic classic masterpieces. It is art with a fashion fusion twist taking the tone and manner of selected famous paintings and reinterpreting them through fashion as only Barbie can. For Klimt, Barbie doll is posed identically to his famous Adele Bauer portrait. Her long gown is accented with the same pattern from the familiar painting. For ages 6 and over. |
|
|
Barbie Video Girl Doll $2 Smile, you’re on Barbie’s camera! USB plug included! Lights, CAMERA, action! It’s Barbie doll vision! Create movies from Barbie’s point-of-view with a real video camera inside Barbie (camera lens is in the necklace and video screen on back). Includes USB plug-in cord. For ages 6 and over. Requires 2x “AAA” batteries, not included. Measures about 12-inches tall. |
|
|
Barbie Pink Ballerina Doll $7.78 Barbie takes to the stage! All the grace and elegance of a ballerina. Add to your collection! Girls adore the beauty and grace of ballerinas, and this Barbie doll captures the dream as a prima ballerina in a beautiful, glittery ballet outfit with tutu and pretty ballet shoes! Bring this beauty home today! |
|
|
Barbie Happy Birthday Ken Barbie Doll $3 Happy birthday, Ken! It’s Ken’s 50th birthday… and Barbie’s got a brand-new dress. Dressed to impress, incorporating Ken’s signature style! Part of the Barbie Pink Label Collection. Happy birthday, Ken! It’s time to celebrate Barbie Ken Dolls’ 50th anniversary and birthday with this glamorous Barbie Doll from the Barbie Pink Label Collection. A stunning vision, this beautiful doll is specially designed from head to toe to incorporate Ken’s signature style and color! Barbie’s dress is cyan blue, the bow around her waist is inspired by Ken Dolls’ bow ties, and the plaid bodice is a nod to Ken’s fabulous sweater vests. The Barbie Happy Birthday Ken Barbie Doll also presents a like gift, with a label for Ken. Happy birthday indeed, Ken! Barbie stands about 11 1/2-inches tall, but cannot stand alone. |
|
|
Barbie Silkstone Francie Doll $84.99 Barbie Gold Label Silkstone Francie! Made using silkstone! Great for any Barbie fan! The first in the Barbie Silkstone collection is Francie! More details to come later. |
|
|
Barbie Vera Wang Doll $169.99 From famed fashion designer Vera Wang! Barbie in an elegant wedding dress! Barbie Collector Gold Label! Take home Barbie as she stands in an elegant wedding dress! |
|
|
Collector’s Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll $23.98 Due to the overwhelming response to the bestselling Collector’s Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll Collector’s Editions, Collector Books has produced this all-new second edition. Over 150 new dolls have been added to this volume, bringing the total number of dolls and fashions featured in this book to over 1,000. This up-to-the-minute book includes such recent releases as the Barbie 2007 annual doll, the 2007 Hollywood Silkstone Barbie collection, and the 2007 Wizard of Oz Barbie collection. The Holiday Barbie series is shown in its entirety, including the latest editions designed by the legendary Bob Mackie. Some of the other favorite series shown in their entirety include the Dolls of the World Collection, the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, the Hollywood Legends Collection, the Porcelain Barbie Collection, and every national Barbie Collectors’ Convention set since the first in 1980. All Platinum Label Barbie dolls (dolls produced in quantities of less than 1,000 dolls worldwide) are found in this book, along with a large selection of priceless one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls produced for charity functions. A helpful index allows readers to research dolls by name or series. 2008 values. |
|
|
Barbie $550 Barbie About the Book Assembled using the traditional anglaise technique and color-tipped by hand on art-quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. The Assouline Ultimate Collection heralds a return to luxury, care, and mystique of a fine, hand-bound book. Big-eyed, blonde, and beautiful, Barbie took over the world in 1959 with little more than a white-and-black striped bathing suit and a pair of high heels. Today, Mattel sells three Barbies a second, and children in more than one hundred and fifty countries know her name. Now, on her fiftieth anniversary as cultural icon, Assouline presents the ultimate collector’s volume on the world’s most popular doll. Encapsulating her history, chronicling her fashion, and imagining her life as a woman of mystery, glamour, and fun, Barbie presents this totemic figure as never seen before–in vivid dioramas of Barbie at work and play and in portraits of vintage dolls and accessories. A muse for children and adults, designers and artists, writers and cultural critics, Barbie remains a powerfully evocative and enigmatic reflection of our dreams, our hopes, and ourselves. About the Author Yona Zeldis McDonough is the editor of The Barbie Chronicles. Her essays, articles and fiction have appeared in numerous national and literary publications. LIMITED EDITION Comes with a FREE high quality Assouline TOTE BAG! cloth over board with linen presentation box 128 Pages 14 x 17” 35.5 x 43 cm 69 Illustrations ISBN – 9782759403110 Tell your friends! var addthis_pub=”burkedecor”; |
|
|
Barbie In A Mermaid Tale Teresa Doll $8.99 Poof! Barbie’s a mermaid! Based on the DVD movie, Barbie in A Mermaid Tale ! She really can do it all! Perennial favorite beach doll Teresa as Merliah from the DVD movie, Barbie in A Mermaid Tale ! Features brunette Teresa doll. Order yours today, and get in on the undersea fun! Measures 11 1/2-inches tall. |
|
|
Barbie Grace Kelly Trousseau Doll $149.99 Take home this lovely Barbie Gold Label Grace Kelly Trousseau Doll! Details to be determined later! |
