Barbie Boutique: Sew 20 Stunning Outfits for Barbie and Ken

Description

The official Barbie sewing book! Follow up to the best-selling book Sewing Clothes for Barbie by Annabel Benilan! Praise for Sewing Clothes for Barbie: "Perfect book for any Barbie lover" - The Sun Sew Barbie this cute wardrobe of 15 stylish outfits, not forgetting 5 amazing outfits for Ken! For Barbie, there are outfits for shopping and gardening as well as special occasions. Turn her into a princess, a prom queen, a figure skater or a kigurumi character, or dress her up in a Halloween or rock star costume! Barbie's stylish companion Ken can be a prince or a sportsman. He can accompany Barbie to the prom wearing his tuxedo, or join her on the catwalk in his fashion outfit. The detailed instructions are accompanied by step-by-step diagrams and real-size patterns suitable for petite, curvy, tall or original Barbie. Using simple techniques and either hand or machine sewing, these fun projects are ideal for upcycling old clothes or making use of scraps of fabric from your stash.

A graduate of the Duperre Applied Arts School in Paris, Annabel Benilan is a stylist and illustrator. After working as a costume designer, she created her own clothing brand and opened a clothes shop in Paris. She is the author of many books about dressmaking, fashion and illustration. Visit her website at: www.annabelbenilan.com

Give your child's dolly a whole new wardrobe of 15 stunning outfits, plus another five for her boyfriend! Annabel Benilan provides step-by-step instructions and real-size patterns in Barbie Boutique, so you can transform her into a princess, prom queen, figure skater or rock star - she really can do it all! * Crafts Beautiful * This book is bright and fun with clear instruction that are easy to understand, beautiful outfits for all occasion, patterns easy to photocopy. Me and My daughter are so excited to make Barbie and Ken outfit next week. -- Sheila Francis * Customer Review * This book is invaluable if you have a little someone wanting a new wardrobe for their Ken or Barbie. It has a very good selection of clothing. I liked that the patterns are actual size, so it's just a matter of tracing them from the book. Easy to follow instructions. Very useful flaps on front and back covers to help keep your place in the book. I'd thoroughly recommend this book. -- Catherine Owen * Customer Review * A nice mix of fun and formal outfits, all adaptable to four different doll body shapes. Easy to follow patterns, that can make use of small scraps and leftover fabric so there is very little cost. -- Viv Brown * Customer Review * Lots of lovely illustrations with loads of outfits to make and enjoy. Book contains plenty of clear instructions, patterns and illustrations. My daughter has already started making a dress and was able to do this quite quickly. There's some outfits for Ken too. -- Charles Hampshire * Customer Review * I love this book. It is quite addictive. The patterns are easier than I thought they would be. I am a granny but I could see the book being useful for a young teen who wants to be a designer. Bonus that there are patterns for Ken too. Garments can therefore be gender neutral. -- Jo Donnelly * Customer Review * A whizz at hand or machine sewing? Make your children and grandchildren's day by whipping up some high-fashion outfits for their Barbies! This official book is a follow up to Sewing Clothes for Barbie. You can create a whole wardrobe of clothes with 15 stylish outfits for Barbie and five outfits for Ken. Use your creations to transform Barbie into a princess, a prom queen, a figure skater or even a kigurumi character! * Cross Stitcher *