- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Sterling; illustrated edition edition (6 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0806938897
- ISBN-13: 978-0806938899
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.8 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 249,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Whether they're for a child's plaything or an adult's prized collectible, here are charming fashions for every season that can be made quickly, using only basic sewing skills. Among these twenty projects are play clothes, suits, overalls, pinafores, and exquisite party dresses. Full-color photographs showcase each garment being "modeled" by a doll or teddy bear. Guidance is included on measuring your doll and adjusting patterns, as well as on making it easy to clothe your favorite dolls or stuffed animals. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11. NEW IN PAPERBACK.
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Previous titles by the author include: Two Hour Teddy Bears and Two Hour Dolls Clothes
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Whimsical doll fashions
8 April 2000
Format:Hardcover
Simply designed cheerful clothing for 12, 14, 16, 18 inch dolls. Basic sewing techniques and terms explained and illustrated for the novice seamstress. Patterns are overlapped for the different size dresses and may need to be measured and adjusted for specific commercial dolls. Very clear instructions that can be easily followed. Would be an excellent book for a child learning to sew
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Creative Inspiration
5 April 2003
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Two Hour Dolls' Clothes" is a colorful and unconventional look at sewing for dolls. In this book, there is more emphasis on creative fabric choices then highly skilled or detailed sewing. As an "advanced beginner" seamstress, I found this book to be very liberating. The photographs and watercolors are delicious to look at, and this has changed my view of sewing into one that includes enjoyment with fabrics and style instead of frustration for a lack of perfection in my sewing skills.
However, from a practical level, the patterns are unclear. Patterns for different sized dolls are set inside of the larger patterns for the same piece, and they are colored in with watercolor designs, suggesting fabric. I would recommend "Two Hour Dolls' Clothes" for those who enjoy photos and watercolors of dolls and their clothes as well as the creative use of color and fabric. It may open your mind to new visions of what doll clothes can be.
For those who would like a more straightforward book with clear patterns of basic pieces in a variety of sizes, I would recommend "The Dolls' Dressmaker" by Venus Dodge in addition to "Two Hour Dolls' Clothes". "The Dolls' Dressmaker" takes a more traditional instructional approach to doll clothes construction. With both books, one is sure to create skilled and creative clothing for dolls.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Quick, eclectic dolls' clothes
28 Dec 2001
Format:Hardcover
I found the projects in this book really are quick. These are very basic patterns which are made special by one's own fabric choices, lace, buttons, embellishments, etc. As shown, the outfits have a country/funky/eclectic look that can work for contemporary or old-fashioned dolls. Some sewing experience is assumed, and these projects do take a somewhat "quick and dirty" approach in that edges won't be finished, bodices won't be lined, etc. But great for quick, cute, doable projects.
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