This vintage book is a guide to American costume dolls, being a manual on how to make and dress them. With simple, helpful diagrams and step-by-step instructions, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in antique dolls, and will be of considerable utility to readers with an interest in making and maintaining them. Contents include: Making the Dolls, Dressing the Dolls, Priscilla 1620, Jonathan 1776, Dolly 1776, Josephine 1800, Ann 1820, Amy 1850, Lucinda 1862, Mac 1862, Louisa 1887, Edith 1910, Barbara Of Today, Baby Doll, Accessories, and A Doll's Doll . Many vintage...

This vintage book is a comprehensive guide to designing and making dolls at home. With complete, step-by-step instructions and many helpful illustrations, this charming little volume is ideal for beginners, and will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in making dolls from scratch. Contents include: Making Skeletons, Homemade Paste, Covering the Skeletons, Poses, Feet, Wigs, Stockings Wigs, Wig of Real Hair, Attaching the Wig, Painting, Painting the Face, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. This volume has been elected...