Recommended DOLLMAKING BOOKS 
at the Denise Van Patten Dolls Bookstore!
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Featured:
- Dressing
Porcelain Dolls ~
Maxine
Henry / Paperback / Published 1996.
This book is a treasure trove--FULL-size patterns, lavish photographs, and detailed
instructions enable you to sew 8 full ensemble for porcelain dolls from 15" to
22" in size. Everything from a Victorian dress to a ball gown to a Christening
Layette. Patterns and instructions for shoes, purses, socks, camisoles, underwear,
and hats included! Best of the sewing books for a beginner, since the instructions
walk you through the outfit from start to finish.
- The
Doll's Dressmaker : The Complete Pattern Book
Venus
A. Dodge / Paperback / Published 1991
Stunning book containing FULL-SIZE patterns for dolls from 11" to 25" in
size; there are patterns for both modern and antique reproduction clothing, as well as
patterns for shoes, bonnets, hats, accessories, etc. This book can be used by
seamstresses at any ability level.
- Sew the
Essential Wardrobe for 18-Inch Dolls
Joan
Hinds, Jean Becker / Paperback / Published 1998. This book is geared towards modern doll
clothes, and is a great resource for sewing for 18" dolls, especially the
ever-popular American Girls and their similar friends. Full instructions and
patterns, and something for all levels of sewing ability.
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- The Art
of Dress : Clothes and Society, 1500-1914
Jane
Ashelford, Andreas Von Einsiedel (Photographer) / Hardcover / Published 1996
If you sew for dolls and are therefore a student of costuming, or otherwise enjoy the
history of dress, this book is a must have. Stunning photos of actual costumes,
paintings and documents held by the British National Trust, plus an in-depth text, takes
the reader through over 400 years of fashion history. The book covers fashion of
servants and nobilty alike, giving the book unusual breadth. I paid almost $50 for
this book; ;you can have it through amazon.com for much less!!
Other Recommended books:
Anatomy
of a Doll : The Fabric Sculptor's Handbook
Susanna Oroyan / Paperback / Published 1997
Sewing
for 20th Century Dolls : 100 Plus Projects
Johanna Gast Anderton / Paperback / Published 1996
Sewing
Victorian Doll Clothes : Authentic Costumes from Museum Collections
Michelle Hamilton, Michelle Hamiltion / Hardcover / Published 1996
Dolls
Dressmaking (Milner Craft Series)
Making
Original and Portrait Dolls in Cernit
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