Doll Couture
Doll Couture

Author: Marsha Greenberg

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2014-09-09

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 0762453729

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Hankie Couture creator Marsha Greenberg shares her extraordinary gift for transforming vintage fabric into one-of-a-kind doll fashions. Now you can make them too! Doll Couture is an exquisite collection of fashions for 18-inch dolls—everything from dresses to pants, jumpers, blouses, and shoes—meticulously crafted from vintage handkerchiefs, table cloths, tea towels, laces, linens, pillowcases, table runners, and much more. Doll Couture showcases more than 100 of Marsha’s unique fashions and accessories. It’s more than a beautiful photo album though; the book includes 10 original patterns and sewing instructions so you can get started turning fabrics you already own into new and beautiful creations. Presented in stylish, sophisticated photographs modeled by a doll of Marsha’s own design, and accented by sensibility quotes that highlight the designer’s philosophy and aesthetics, Doll Couture sets the stage for a fabulous world of doll fashion. It’s time to get started transforming your own treasured heirlooms or colorful flea-market finds into unique fashion ensembles!

Hankie Couture
Hankie Couture

Author: Marsha Greenberg

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 0762494549

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Unleash your imagination and transform colorful handkerchiefs into more one-of-a-kind fashion ensembles! Hankie Couture is back in this newly revised edition with even more stunning and original doll-sized fashions meticulously crafted from vintage handkerchiefs. With a gallery of 125 unique mix-and-match outfits and accessories, and accented with witty lifestyle advice from the Hankie Couture girl, this book showcases a limitless variety of doll-sized fashions for every occasion. Complete with a how-to and materials guide, this book is the perfect companion for crafters looking to transform treasured heirlooms or colorful flea-market finds into one-of-a-kind fashion ensembles -- whether an eye-catching color blocked dress, sophisticated great coat, or a go-everywhere purse and hat. With its beautiful design and unique, kitschy lifestyle advice, Hankie Couture makes a great gift for crafters, doll-enthusiasts, and vintage lovers alike.

Corset Couture Paper Dolls
Corset Couture Paper Dolls

Author: Brenda Sneathen Mattox

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-16

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 0486490092

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Three dolls and 29 historically accurate costumes illustrate the influence of lingerie on modern couture. Side-by-side comparisons range from a 16th-century "bodie" to "waspies" of the 1950s. Includes a gentleman "dandy" doll.

Great Fashion Designs of the Fifties
Great Fashion Designs of the Fifties

Author: Tom Tierney

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1985-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780486249605

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Two lifelike paper dolls and 30 haute couture outfits by Chanel, Paquin, Jacques Heim, Mainbocher, Pauline Trigere, Givenchy, Cardin, Norell, other greats. Full Color. Publisher's Note. Captions.

Great Fashion Designs of the Thirties
Great Fashion Designs of the Thirties

Author: Tom Tierney

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1984-09-01

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 0486247244

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In this handsome, painstakingly researched book, a noted artist and fashion authority re-creates the exquisite haute couture of the thirties. Two dolls — inspired by such actresses as Gloria Swanson and Joan Crawford — can model 32 seductive creations by Schiaparelli, Lanvin, Vionnet, Molyneux, Chanel, Mainbocher, Worth, Paquin, and others. Includes informative captions and an Introduction.

Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes
Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes

Author: Michelle Hamilton

Publisher: Lark Books (NC)

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781887374064

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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.

Sewing Clothes for Barbie
Sewing Clothes for Barbie

Author: Annabel Benilan

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2018-02-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1782215972

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Sew Barbie this cute wardrobe of 24 stylish outfits. Sew clothes for every day or create outfits for special occasions. The detailed explanations are accompanied by step-by-step diagrams and real-size patterns. Sew Barbie this cute wardrobe of 24 stylish outfits. Sew clothes for every day: jeans and a tie-waist shirt for a picnic in the country, a fleecy jumper and pants for skiing, a bikini, towel and sunhat for the beach or dungarees for DIY. Or create outfits for special occasions, such as a floral cocktail dress, A-line wedding dress or a formal lacy dress for the theater. And why not dip into the dressing-up box with fairy, mermaid and superwoman costumes? The detailed explanations are accompanied by step-by-step diagrams and real-size patterns, which can be adapted for petite, curvy, tall or original Barbie. The techniques used are simple and the outfits can be sewn by hand or on the machine. These are ideal projects for upcycling old clothes or making use of scraps of fabric from your stash.

Cloth Doll Workshop
Cloth Doll Workshop

Author: elinor peace bailey

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1610594037

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Three leading dolls artists share doll-making techniques, as well as step-by-step instructions to creating beautiful dolls of your own. Patti Culea, elinor peace bailey, and Barbara Willis are three of the leading doll artists and teachers in the country. They are also friends. Each of these artists has her own distinct approach to the design and development of a cloth figure. In this book, each artist’s process will come alive through their choice of fabrics, sketches, simple patterns, and skill-building variations. The book is oriented toward beginning doll makers but offers unique variations and embellishments to please even more experienced doll designers. Two introductory chapters cover basic materials and techniques. Each artist’s chapter includes step-by-step illustrations, instructions, and patterns to make a complete doll, plus variations that create completely new figures. Readers are treated to full color photography and a look inside of each artist’s workspace. A gallery of additional creations by each artist, along with commentary on each work completes the collection. This is a must-have book for any aspiring or experienced doll making.

Théâtre de la Mode
Théâtre de la Mode

Author: Edmond Charles-Roux

Publisher: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780935278569

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Harnessing the romance of the world of fashion and high art, this fascinating story of a collection of miniature mannequins describes the birth of Théâtre de la Mode, the Theater of Fashion. Full of stars such as Robert Ricci (Nina Ricci's son), filmmaker Jean Cocteau, and other members of the 1944 haute couture industry, the story follows 237 miniature fashion dolls through their epic tour of Europe and North America, bringing fashion, elegance, and beauty into a war-torn world. Also included are new colour photographs of the mannequins, the reconstructed sets, and close-up details of clothing so sewers, designers, and fashion mavens can appreciate the creativity of Paris designers at the end of World War II.