500 Pendants & Lockets

Author: Marthe Le Van
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781579908676
Category : Dollmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
Includes pieces crafted from diverse materials and techniques (including forging, casting, forming, and stone setting).

Black Dolls

Author: Frank Maresca
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781934435892
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Published in conjuction with the exhibition Black Dolls from the collection of Deborah Neff at Mingei International Museum Feb. 7- July 5, 2015"--Colophon.

Corset Couture Paper Dolls

Author: Brenda Sneathen Mattox
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486490092
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
Three dolls and 29 historically accurate costumes illustrate the influence of lingerie on modern couture. Side-by-side comparisons range from a 16th-century "bodie" to "waspies" of the 1950s. Includes a gentleman "dandy" doll.

The Dollmaker

Author: Harriette Arnow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439164517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 691

Book Description
The Dollmaker was originally published in 1954 to immediate success and critical acclaim. In unadorned and powerful prose, Harriette Arnow tells the unforgettable and heartbreaking story of the Nevels family and their quest to preserve their deep-rooted values amidst the turmoil of war and industrialization. When Gertie Nevels, a strong and self-reliant matriarch, follows her husband to Detroit from their countryside home in Kentucky, she learns she will have to fight desperately to keep her family together. A sprawling book full of vividly drawn characters and masterful scenes, The Dollmaker is a passionate tribute to a woman's love for her children and the land.

Handmade Animal Dolls

Author: Melissa Lowry
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
ISBN: 1624148069
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 525

Book Description
Craft Your Own Charming Characters with Impeccable Style Designed with her own kids in mind, these beautiful plush toys are infused with Melissa Lowry’s artful craftsmanship and fresh sense of style. Now you can create your own unique characters and quick-sew fabric accessories. Use easy-to-learn needle-felting techniques for cuddly animals without any sharp plastic components. Follow simple, fully illustrated steps to craft huggable, long-limbed friends like Oliver the Raccoon and Madeline the Fox or adorable little plushes like Harry the Hedgehog and Penny the Panda. With moveable arms and legs and chic outfits, every doll has personality. Experienced sewers will love the clever, detailed patterns and beginners will find the simple, clean lines approachable. As well suited to playtime as they are to home décor, these dolls make the perfect handmade gift and add a whimsical touch to any room.

The Art of the Contemporary Doll

Author: Sandra Korinchak
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764348600
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
More than 220 color photos, together with descriptions of dollmakers' richly varied works and techniques, give an overview of contemporary dollmaking.

Knitting Art

Author: Karen Searle
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780760330678
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Illustrated profiles of 18 knit artists--from Katharine Cobey and Carolyn Halliday to Debbie New and Lindsay Obermayer--detailing the works and inspirations of each.

Enchanted Doll

Author: Marina Bychkova
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040088
Category : China dolls
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
More than mere playthings, Enchanted Dolls are elegantly sculpted and articulated works of art. Strikingly nude, engraved or adorned in opulent sculptural costumes of precious metals, gemstones and rare found objects, each doll intricately conveys an aspect of our humanity. As Marina says 'the reason I love making dolls is because it it's a multidisciplinary art form. To create a doll I get to do it all: sculpture, industrial design, painting, engraving, mold-making, drawing, metalwork, fashion and jewellery design. I want it all!'

Madame Alexander Dolls

Author: Stephanie Finnegan
Publisher: Portfolio Press (NY)
ISBN: 9780942620221
Category : Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A full-color, illustrated, comprehensive book on the legendary American doll-maker and the company she founded in 1923, is also the first ever produced with the co-operation of the Alexander Doll Company and Madame Alexander's family. This book features a rich compilation of photographs, which bring to life the magical legacy of Madame Alexander. Collectors of both historical and contemporary dolls will be happy with the book's collection of 758 mint dolls dating from 1930-1998.

Deconstructing Dolls

Author: Miriam Forman-Brunell
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1800731043
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
In recent decades, emerging scholarship in the field of girlhood studies has led to a particular interest in dolls as sources of documentary evidence. Deconstructing Dolls pushes the boundaries of doll studies by expanding the definition of dolls, ages of doll players, sites of play, research methods, and application of theory. By utilizing a variety of new approaches, this collected volume seeks to understand the historical and contemporary significance of dolls and girlhood play, particularly as they relate to social meanings in the lives of girls and young women across race, age, time, and culture.