Sew the Contemporary Wardrobe for 18-Inch Dolls: Complete Instructions & Full-Size Patterns for 35 Clothing and Accessory Items
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96 pages
Product Description
Expert sewer of clothing for 18-inch dolls, Joan Hinds, is at it again, this time with fun, hip, trendy, and fashionable clothes for some of today's most popular dolls! This great new book provides 35 patterns for clothing and accessory items that can be mixed and matched to create an infinite number of outfits to fit the ever-popular 18-inch dolls. The wardrobe includes all the latest fashion items for girls, such as a jean jacket, flared jeans, all styles of t-shirts, special occasion dresses, nightwear, purses, and hats. Suggestions for other fabric, embellishment, and color changes are given to help the reader personalize the wardrobe for each doll. The book is beautifully illustrated with 50 photographs and more than 200 illustrations to guide the reader through the sewing process. Each pattern is full-size and on pull-out tissue sheets - no need to trace or photocopy patterns! Also includes tips throughout for helping children sew the outfits themselves.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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Great for Ideas
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This book was great for ideas and general instructions. However, I found the patterns to be way too large for the 18" dolls, and I found several errors in the construction directions. As a seasoned sewist, I knew how to work around this misdirection, but newer sewists may not.
I can still recommend the book though just for the inspiration.
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Contempoary Wardobe for 18-Inch Dolls
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This book contains full size patterns that sew beautifully. Great selection of outfits and complete insructions that are very easy to follow.
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I Can't Complain
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My daughter (who is 10 years old) got her American Girl doll for Christmas this year...and after spending all that money on an 18" doll, I wasn't about to pay $24 per outfit.
I have some sewing experience. I can hem up jeans, sew pillows, fix a seam or button if need be...but that's about it. I've never used a pattern before.
The hardest part was finding the pattern pieces. There are two large tissue papers tucked away in the back of the book. Each piece appears to have hundreds of little patterns. Once you find the pieces for what you are making, it is a breeze.
I will warn you, there are some things that just can't be sewn with a machine. Invest in a thimble and proceed.
Half the fun is teaching my daughter how to sew. She loves her doll and wants it to have a wardrobe exactly like hers. I warned her that the deal was if she got the doll, she would have to help make the clothes. She agreed and we've been able to sew many outfits that closely resemble hers.
This book, in my opinion, contains the most modern clothing patterns. It also has very easy to follow instructions. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an American Girl doll.
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joan hinds' contemporary wardrobe
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I have made most of the clothes presented in Hinds "Sew the Contemporary Wardrobe" and been very pleased with the results. Her instructions are clear and complete and allow for personal variation. My granddaughters and neighbor girls have been happy with their gifts of doll clothes!
Because I liked "Contemporary" so much, I recently ordered (via Amazon)and received promptly 3 more Hinds books.
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contemporary wardrobe ofr 18 inch dolls
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Joan Hinds provides an excellent choice of patterns with which to create indoor outdoor fashions for 18" dolls. The patterns are timeless. They can easily be modified to reflect most style periods from the mid 20th century forward.
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