1974 SewMagic Add Ons
Barbie & Ken Sportswear. 7277 is on the outside of the brown envelope type package inside the box. There are several thicker type card stock item with patterns that can be cut out or removed using the perforated edges. The original instructions and small accessory pack with stickers and ribbons are inside unopened.
Inherited
Yes
Hi Marcie,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
SewMagic was originally a toy sewing system aimed at kids: a kind of sewing machine that didn’t use a real needle and thread, but instead used a safe, nontoxic glue (or similar bonding system) to assemble fabrics into clothes. The “add-ons” for SewMagic — like this set — were patterns or kits designed to let you make outfits for Barbie and Ken dolls. The add-on pack typically included patterns (though fabrics might not always be included). In the vintage set above, it’s described as “patterns … to make Barbie and Ken fashions using the Barbie Sew Magic machine.”
These kits were part of a push (in the 1970s) to get kids interested in “home sewing” and creative crafting — letting them design and “make” doll clothes from scratch.
Kits like this that are on the market and which have been opened usually sell at auction for less than $50, typically in the $20-40 range; note that this is a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia
