This the second pants I’m sewing for Ken. It is all sewed by hand. I enjoy sewing for Ken. I think the next outfit will be a less casual outfit, like a tuxedo. For this specific pants, I advise you check the length of the legs because I know all Ken dolls are different.
Happy sewing!
Material:
- 2 rectangles of jeans: 7 ½” x 3 ¾” ( 19cm x 10cm)
- Back pockets: 2 small rectangles: 1 ¼” x 1” (3cm x 2.5cm)
- 1 sew on snap
Step 1
- Fold the fabrics into two and pin at 5 ¼” from the bottom (13.5cm)
- Draw a point on the bottom of each inside leg at 1 ¼” (3cm)
- Draw a line from the point to the pin on each leg
- Sew a hem on each legs at the bottom
- Sew following the lines
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Step 2
- Draw a point on each inside top of the legs at ½” (1cm)
- Cut the fabric up to the middle and make it a little round.
- Reverse the legs and sew the front of the pants tup to the top
- Sew the back up to 1 ¼” (3cm)then sew hem on the rest
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Step 3
- Sew a hem on the top of the pants, try it on the doll so you know where to sew
- Prepare and sew the pockets on the back.
- Sew the decoration on the front of the pants
- Sew the sew on snap on the back
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Wow these are great I love them I am happy to see you back! They look like real designers menswear jeans
Thanks Lyndsey! I’m glad to be back and hoppefully I’ll have more time to sew now. I like this blue jeans, it took me a little time to sew the decoration so it will look like a real one, and I am very happy with the result.
merci pour ce tuto, c’est ma fille de 10 ans qui sera aux anges !!
Merci Muriel !
Je serais ravie de voir une photo du résultat
Les details st incroyables, tu m’epates.
Merci Anne !
Thank you so much for thıs tutorial! It was the first item I sewed myself for Ken! And it looks great! )))
Thnak you Alexa! I am glad it worked out! I’d love to see a picture of it:)
Thank you so much for this… I finally got the guts to make some for my daughter’s Ken. I linked back to you here: http://acraftyescape.blogspot.com/2011/09/barbie-ken-clothes.html. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Hi Pati!
Your website is soooo beautiful!
Thank for this message, you are really talented, I like the pants for Ken: I agree jeans fabrics are difficult to sew. You did great!
Miss B
Can you make a boxer shorts for Ken?
Thanks…Ur AWESOME!!!
Actually I did one! I tried for myself before puting online and it was quite good. I used the same way as for doing the leggings for Barbie, sewing the fabric on Ken.
If I do another one I promise to put it online.
Miss B
What a great site!
hey i love your tutorial. i am trying to make some jeans for a 9″ stop motion character and i am struggling to find the right material. i have tried using jeans denim and jeggings. what material do you use to make your ken jeans? i keep finding the materials i use fray a lot, do you find that same problem? is it a case of sewing deeper into the denim?
I have been very lucky for jeans. I use my daughter used jeans. Kid’s jeans fabric is much more thin and stretchy than adult jeans, so easier to sew.
As for other ken’s pants, I found light fabrics at the store fabric next to my place.
Miss B