|
COSTUMES: Patterns and History
PATTERNS (for larger dolls**)
Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes: Authentic Costumes from Museum Collections
by Michelle Hamilton
Availability: Out of print
Available Used
My Review:
This book has patterns for larger dolls, but the information
can be used for making authentic miniature costumes. Hardback.
(Prices subject to change - please check the price listed at
Amazon.com for the exact price at time of purchase).
**Please Note: There are Patterns for dollhouse dolls in the
DOLL MAKING section.
The Doll's Dressmaker: The Complete Pattern Book
by Venus A. Dodge
Availability:
usually ships within 1-2
business days.
Out of Print
Available Used
My Review:
This book has patterns for much larger dolls, but the information
can be used for making very cute miniature costumes for children.
It is a paperback - 192 pages.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
How to Make Historic American Costumes
by Mary Evans, William-Alan Landes, Elizabeth Brooks
Availability: This title
is out of print
Available Used
(Prices subject to change - please check the price listed at
Amazon.com for the exact price at time of purchase).
Hat Making for Dolls 1855-1916
by Hobby Press Hobby
Availability: This title
usually ships within 1-2
business days.
Available Used
(Prices subject to change - please check the price listed at
Amazon.com for the exact price at time of purchase).
Patterns for Theatrical Costumes: Garments, Trims, and Accessories from Ancient Egypt to 1915
by Katherine Strand Holkeboer
Availability: Out of print
Limited Availability
Available Used
(Prices subject to change - please check the price listed at
Amazon.com for the exact price at time of purchase).
Period & Contemporary: Patterns for Fashion Dolls
by Hazel McMahon
List Price: $26.95
Our Price: $26.95
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
Amazon.com Book DescriptionH3>Filled with over 15 ensembles, each costume is complimented with historically researched accessories. 232 color photos show how styles have evolved throughout the century. Rated according to difficulty, basic sewers need not be intimidated and can be inspired to even bigger projects!
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
Fashion Doll Wardrobe: A Collection of Designs and Patterns
by Robert Archer, Portfolio Press
List Price: $29.95
Our Price: $20.97
You Save: $8.98(30%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
2 - 3 days.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
Famous Couples Fashion Doll Patterns
by Hazel McMahon
List Price: $27.95
Our Price: $22.36
You Save: $5.59(20%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
Amazon.com Book Description:
A second volume of nostalgic outfits to dress your favorite 15-inch fashion dolls. Sewers can recreate 20 outfits complete with accessories for famous, romantic couples such as Cleopatra & Marc Antony; Romeo & Juliet; Mr. D’Arcy & Miss Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice); Charles II & Barbara Villiers, Lady Castelmaine; Sir Percy Blakeney a.k.a. The Scarlet Pimpernel & wife Marguerite St. Just; and a Young Queen Victoria and her Prince Albert. Famous couples from the present century are Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart; Edwardian couple who could have been on the ill-fated Titanic; Edward VIII & Mrs. Simpson; Valentino & Vilma Banky from Son of the Sheik. Color photos and step-by-step instructions throughout help bring these characters to life displayed through your contemporary fashion dolls. Basic sewers need not be intimidated as each pattern is rated according to difficulty with directions given for the more accomplished sewers to adapt, embellish and enrich each outfit. 400 color photos.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).

HISTORY
A History of Costume
by Karl Kohler, Carl Kohler, Emma Von Schardt (Editor)
List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $10.47
You Save: $4.48(30%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject to change - please check the price listed at
Amazon.com for the exact price at time of purchase).
Racinet's Full Color Pictorial History of Western Costume
by Auguste Racinet
List Price: $16.95
Our Price: $11.87
You Save: $5.08(30%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
My Review:
This book is a good reference book for costume ideas. Many of the costumes are from Europe as well as America. Paperback - 92 pages.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
900 Years of English Costume: From the Eleventh to the Twentieth Century
by Nancy Margetts Bradfield
Availability: This title
usually ships within
1-2 business days.
Available Used.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
Everyday Fashions of the Twenties As Pictured in Sears and Other Catalogs
by Stella Blum (Editor)
List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $10.47
You Save: $4.48(30%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
1920S Fashions from B. Altman & Company
by B. Altman, et al
List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $10.47
You Save: $4.48(30%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
Men's Fashion Illustrations from the Turn of the Century
by Jno J Mitchell Company
List Price: $9.95
Our Price: $9.95
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
DK Eyewitness Guides: Costume (DK Eyewitness Guides)
by Dorling Kindersley Corp
Availability: This title
usually ships within
1-2 business days.
Available Used.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
The Cut of Women's Clothes, 1600-1930
by by Norah Waugh
List Price: $74.95
Our Price: $74.95
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
Women's Fashions of the Early 1900s: An Unabridged Republication of "New York Fashions, 1909" [ABRIDGED]
by National Cloak, Suit Co, National Cloak and Suit Company
List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $10.47
You Save: $4.48(30%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog: Fashions Dry Goods and Housewares
by Bloomingdale Brothers
List Price: $12.95
Our Price: $10.36
You Save: $2.59(20%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898
by Stella Blum (Compiler)
List Price: $18.95
Our Price: $13.27
You Save: $5.68(30%)
Availability: This title
usually ships within
24 hours.
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
The Mode in Costume
by R. Turner Wilcox
Availability: This title
usually ships within
1-2 days.
Available Used
(Prices subject
to change - please check the price listed at Amazon.com for the
exact price at time of purchase).
CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? USE OUR SEARCH BOX:
Would you like to RECOMMEND A BOOK not listed above?
BOOKSTORE
DOLL MAKING
COSTUMES
MINIATURES
HOOKED RUGS
POLYMER CLAY
|