Sew the Contemporary Wardrobe for 18-Inch Dolls: Complete Instructions & Full-Size Patterns for 35 Clothing and Accessory Items Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's Joan Hinds Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0873493753 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Hinds has to her credit eight books of sewing patterns for 18" dolls and is a widely recognized expert in doll costuming. What, you might ask, are 18" dolls? These include a number of brand-name dolls such as the American Girls, Creative Friends, and the Springfield Collection, which are all approximately that height. In planning for this book, Hinds gathered together a focus group of girls from ages five to 11 and asked them what type of clothing they wanted for their dolls. Their overwhelming desire was for doll clothes patterned after comfortable, fashionable clothing they might wear themselves. Included in this compendium are illustrated step-by-step instructions and full-size tissue pattern sheets (in a pocket in the back of the book) for sewing 16 mix-and-match outfits such as khaki cargo pants and a fleece vest or a tank top and boxer shorts. Eleven accessory items add spice to the collection. Public libraries with a demand for books on dolls and sewing for dolls will want to purchase this one.
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"Clear instructions with plenty of diagrams and advice..." -- Galatea Magazine, Autumn 2002.
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- Age Range: 8 and up
- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Krause Publications; 2 edition (March 1, 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0873493753
- ISBN-13: 978-0873493758
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This book is a gift for my 9 yo daughter who is a beginning sewer. The book has a packet of full-sized patterns in the back printed on paper, not tissue. The illustrations of the sewing details are good, it could use more step-by-step illustrations, but I will be helping my daughter to sew most of these items, or sewing them for her doll myself, so this isn't so much of an issue for us. I can use the illustrations to elaborate on what I'm teaching her as we do it together. My daughter looked at this book in our local bookstore, and thought the garments were pretty and more like what she herself likes to wear. I wanted a book for her that she could use to construct wardrobe basics for her doll while learning some basic clothing construction techniques. She has sewn pillows and some 11" doll clothing already. The pattern manufacturer's like Simplicity have some patterns for the 18" dolls, but they are a bit intimidating for a child to learn with since they require knowledge of pattern reading and garment construction.
This book has a great basic wardrobe for an 18" doll like the AG or the lookalikes. Some of the details and embellishments for the patterns are definitely beyond my daughter's abilities, but she is a new sewer. I've been sewing since I was her age, and consider myself to be more of an advanced sewer; these patterns seem to be fairly straightforward to me. Joan Hinds even includes directions for a crocheted embellishment and has tips and tricks througout the book for working with smaller scale clothing items. Construction methods are basic; definitely not a book for someone who has never seen a sewing machine before, but fairly easy to follow for someone who is making the jump from basic curtains and pillows to garment sewing.
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