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Summary: A Very Disappointing Book
Review: I'm a porcelain dollmaker, and I was very curious about this book, so I ordered a copy, even though I thought that $20.00 (and no discount) was a pretty steep price, based upon the prices of other doll costuming books that I've purchased. The first thing that I noticed about it is that although it was advertised as a spiral-bound book, in fact it is just a plain old booklet of folded sheets of paper, stapled down the middle. Second, the type in the booklet is so large that there is really only about 20 pages of information in it, even though it is 53 pages long. There are a few 18" doll bodice patterns in the back of the book, and a chart to help you adjust the patterns for dolls of other sizes, but I have seen the same information elsewhere. If you are serious about making doll clothes, and you want a really useful book of doll patterns, buy Venus Dodge's book The Doll's Dressmaker: The Complete Pattern Book. It has many, many more ideas, patterns sizes, and styles, an it costs less.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE
Review: If you are a doll maker this is a "must have" bookfor you. The ideas that you can get from this book are endless andeasy to understand. You can design dresses from simple to complex. This is a user friendly book for the beginner or the more advanced doll maker.If you design your own clothes it would also be an extremely valuable book to own. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: An excellent resource
Review: This is a great book with over 100 illustrations, 8 pages of full sized patterns, and a way to enlarge the patterns for other dolls. I love this book because it gives me great options for using the same pattern over and over without having to keep buying more patterns. The instructions are clearly written for beginners but advanced sewers will find a lot of good stuff here.
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