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Title: The Art of Making Beautiful Fashion Doll Shoes: "From Beginning to Last" by Timothy J. Alberts, M. Dalton King, Pat Henry ISBN: 0-87588-561-6 Publisher: Hobby House Press Pub. Date: 13 December, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Never Judge A Book By It's Cover
Comment: This book is pretty on the inside and outside. Lots of colored photos. Plenty of photos of the shoes they have made and who they were made for. But no patterns to go with any of them except two. Very involved detailed process for making the solid shape to build your shoes upon. Brief explanations of various shoes over the centuries is nice, but don't expect to be able to design a shoe from many of the line drawings of shoes. The drawings are crude with no variations for each time period. They are not in color and mention no fabrics or popular colors for the time period. Nice glossary of tools used, shoe parts and techniques. There are 8 sources where you can purchased parts, etc. And last but not least there is a nice full page plug for the new upcoming book. I gave a three because the book is pretty, photos done nicely and process explanations were clear.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book--More Shoe Photos, Please
Comment: I really loved this book. I have no experience in creating clothing for my 15½" Franklin Mint fashion dolls & the shoes that came with the dolls are a major disappointment. I hope to be able to rectify that soon with my husband's help in creating lasts & molds.
I gave the book 4 stars because, although the creation & design processes are detailed very thoroughly, there is a dearth of good photos of finished shoes. Many of the shoes that are shown tend to be somewhat hidden under the hem of a doll's outfit, the folds of artistically draped fabric, or the lid of a colorful candy box.
As suggestions for a second edition: If I could re-edit this book, I would add more finished shoes, add patterns for other popular fashion dolls (such as Franklin Mint vinyls,) & change the typeface font to something less fussy, with full margin justification.
Rating: 4
Summary: Superb book with easy to follow instructions
Comment: I make and design clothes for the Madame Alexander doll Cissy and have always been frustrated with the scarcity/lack of selection/high price of shoes that I can buy for this doll. So, when I saw this book advertised in one of the many doll magazines I browse monthly, I knew I had to have it. The instructions are fairly easy to follow though sometimes the photographs showing the various steps are not located on the page facing the written instruction (the sole reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5). The instructions for making a permanent last were very helpful. This book contains patterns for lasts & shoes for Cissy and Gene in particular, but the instructions and methods in this book could be applied to many dolls though I wouldn't recommend it for people wanting to make anything for Barbie. There are also instructions for making molds for heels (if you have a high-heeled doll like Cissy or Gene). Following these instructions, I successfully made my first pair of shoes, and, because I made them myself, I was able to customize them to the outfit I had made. A great book for making shoes for dolls for whom you cannot cheaply and easily buy decent shoes.
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Title: The Art of Making Miniature Millinery by Timothy Alberts, M. Dalton King, Pat Henry ISBN: 0875886167 Publisher: Hobby House Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Famous Couples Fashion Doll Patterns: 20 Patterns by Hazel McMahon ISBN: 0875886426 Publisher: Hobby House Press Pub. Date: 09 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Period & Contemporary: Patterns for Fashion Dolls by Hazel McMahon ISBN: 0875886086 Publisher: Hobby House Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Creating Fashion Dolls: A Step-By-Step Guide to Face Repainting by Sabrina Guidice ISBN: 0875886469 Publisher: Hobby House Press Pub. Date: 05 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Ultimate Fashion Doll Makeovers: Tips from the Experts by Jim Faraone ISBN: 0875886256 Publisher: Hobby House Press Pub. Date: 25 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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