How to Make Doll Clothes - A Book for Daughters, Mothers and Grandmothers

How to Make Doll Clothes - A Book for Daughters, Mothers and Grandmothers
Author: Emily Dow
Publisher: Lammers Press
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1445510820

This fascinating early work will appeal to doll collectors, dress makers and sewing enthusiasts alike. Extensively illustrated with text diagrams to accompany comprehensive dolls' dressmaking instructions forming a complete how-to guide. Contents Include: The Doll Dressmaker; Underwear; Night Clothes; Two Dresses; Doll Bonnets and Hats; Coats and Snowsuits; A Jumper and Pinafore; Daughter and Mother Outfit; Shoes, Slippers, and Stockings; Sunsuit, Sunbonnet, and Overalls; Dressing a Boy Doll; Masquerade and Puppet Costumes; Dressing the Bride; Sewing Tricks and Fancy Stitches; and A Dictionary Of Sewing Terms. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Practical Chess Openings

Practical Chess Openings
Author: Reuben Fine
Publisher: Ishi Press
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2013-01
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9784871875349

Practical Chess Openings is a basic openings book covering all the major openings, in alphabetical order. At the beginning of each section is a general description of the opening and its history, including the names of famous players who played it. The opening lines are in Descriptive Notation and are arranged in columns from the most popular to the least popular. Nowadays chess grandmasters do not study opening books. Instead they work with computer databases with millions of games in them, and then run them through chess analysis programs like Fritz, Houdini and Rybka, searching for new ideas and for flaws in their rival grandmaster's analysis. Amateur chess players cannot compete against this. We must just play for the enjoyment of the game without any hope of ever making grandmaster status. Having a book with the latest most up to date lines is of no added value. A serviceable, shorter and highly readable book like Fine's "Practical Chess Openings" is just as good and perhaps even better than a new book crammed with all the latest stuff.

Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes

Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes
Author: Michelle Hamilton
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1996
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781887374064

Tracing the history of 19th century fashion, this book examines the changing styles in miniature, showing how to make Victorian dolls' clothes. It is designed for the collector, home dresser or sewer.

Collectible Doll Fashions

Collectible Doll Fashions
Author: Carmen Varricchio
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors Series
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Doll clothes
ISBN: 9780764318061

Enjoy more than 400 Barbie*r, Chrissy, and Dawn-size dolls haute couture outfits from "mod" to t"new wave" . Shown in pristine condition, in unopened original packaging with current market values. A gem for collectors and designers alike.

The Dolls' Clothes Storybook Collection

The Dolls' Clothes Storybook Collection
Author: Christina Harris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2004
Genre: Doll clothes
ISBN: 9780715316856

Ten much-loved characters taken from classic stories and fairytales have inspired this delightful collection of dolls' clothes. The author's eye for detail and concern for period accuracy reproduced in miniature make this collection of clothes to sew particularly rewarding for any doll collector.

The Complete Guide to Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles

The Complete Guide to Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles
Author: Tonya Bervaldi-Camaratta
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Doll clothes
ISBN: 9781574325058

The Complete Guide to Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles is the most accurate and informative book on Shirley Temple memorabilia ever produced. Featuring gorgeous color photographs, detailed descriptions, and current values, the book covers more than 1,000 Shirley Temple items. Separated into easy-to-read sections, this guide has something for every Shirley Temple fan. The composition section identifies every known Ideal Shirley Temple doll outfit made in the 1930s, foreign Shirley Temple dolls, and look-a-likes. A complete listing of dolls and outfits spanning the 1950s through the present can be found in the vinyl and porcelain sections. The chapter on paper products includes paper dolls, books, activity sets, sheet music, movie posters, lobby cards, trading cards, and even cigar bands. The large assortment of chil-dren's dresses, purses, hats, hair bows, and jewelry available throughout the 1930s, 1950s, and 1980s is presented in the clothing and accessories section. Interesting facts about the history behind the dolls and collectibles is also provided, and differences between original and reproduction memorabilia are discussed. Tips are offered for making dolls look their best, and a unique chapter on the importance of Shirley Temple to different generations of fans rounds out the book.