Download or read book Textile Costume and Doll Collections in the United States and Canada written by Pieter Bach and published by Lopez, Wash. : R.L. Shep. This book was released on 1981 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fashion and Costume in American Popular Culture written by Valerie Oliver and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-09-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a convenient and unique look at fashion and costume literature and how it has developed historically, this volume discusses monographic and reference literature and provides information on periodicals, research centers, and costume museums and collections. It also provides a new way of looking at the literature through a database of 58 Library of Congress subject headings. It covers topics from jeans to wedding dresses and features popular examples of how clothing is used and reflected in our culture through the literature discussed. Of interest to scholars, students, and anyone curious about the unique power clothing holds in our lives. Various types of reference sources are discussed including other guides to the literature, encyclopedia, dictionaries, biographical dictionaries, specialized bibliographies, and indexing and abstracting services. Electronic CD-ROM and online databases equivalents are included in the presentation of indexing and abstracting services with major networks such as OCLC, RLIN, Lexis/Nexis, and Dialog mentioned as well. In addition a list of 123 research centers, mainly libraries, is provided and arranged geographically by state, some 176 costume museums and collections of costumes located at colleges and universities are listed alphabetically, and a list of 278 periodicals on fashion, costume, clothing and related topics is provided. A database of some 58 clothing and accessory subject headings is analyzed in the Worldcat database with the literature of the top ten specific clothing and accessory subject terms limited to media publication format are covered. Additionally, histories of costume and fashion in the U.S. and works which concentrate on psychological, sociological or cultural aspects are outlined. An appendix, including the clothing and accessory database, and author and subject indexes conclude the volume.
Download or read book Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes written by Michelle Hamilton and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the history of 19th century fashion, this book examines the changing styles in miniature, showing how to make Victorian dolls' clothes. It is designed for the collector, home dresser or sewer.
Download or read book Establishing Dress History written by Lou Taylor and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2004-05-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Establishing Dress History' will appeal not only to students and academics bt all those those with an interest in the history of dress and fashion. The title fuses together two areas of current academic interest, dress design and history, and current museum studies approaches.
Download or read book Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes written by Michelle Hamilton and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2001-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The serious doll collector--and indeed anyone interested in recreating historical costumes--will find a gold mine of information. All costumes are shown in color photographs and are modeled on dolls from the period. Highly recommended for doll, costume, and textile collections."--"Library Journal." "Fascinating...exquisite detail."--"Sew News."
Download or read book Handbook of American Popular Culture written by M. Thomas Inge and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1989 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook seeks to assemble in one place the basic bibliographical data needed to begin the study of most of the major areas of popular culture. Each chapter provides a brief chronological survey of the development of the medium or topic; a critical guide in essay form to the standard reference works, bibliographies, histories, critical studies, and journals; a description of research centers and collections of primary and secondary materials; and a bibliography of works cited in the text. The revised edition includes new material and chapters on topics such as business, catalogs, computers, dance, fashion, gardening, and graffiti. ISBN 0-313-25406-0 (set: lib. bdg.) $150.00 (For use only in the library).
Download or read book Costume clothing fashion Information Access written by Valerie Burnham Oliver and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A research guide to sources of information in various aspects of costume, clothing and fashion. Divided into the following sections: Guides to the Literature, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Directories, Bibliographies, Bibliographic Indexing & Abstracting Services, Visual Sources, Primary Sources, and Networks.
Download or read book Classic Cloth Dolls written by Linda Carr and published by Sixth & Spring Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A foolproof guide.”—Vogue Patterns. “This book by one of the world’s top doll designers provides detailed information, patterns and ideas to make several different 18-inch cloth dolls....Loaded with valuable information for the fabric doll maker.”—Doll Castle News.
Download or read book Creative Cloth Doll Collection written by Patti Medaris Culea and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of the first four of Patti Medaris Culea's bestselling books: Creative Cloth Doll Making, Creative Cloth Doll Faces, Creative Cloth Doll Couture, and Creative Cloth Doll Beading. This comprehensive book guides readers through all the basics of creating cloth figures, with step-by-step fully illustrated instruction. Readers get complete patterns to create several styles of dolls, many with interchangeable parts. The book provides methods for creating beautiful faces, hair, garments, clothing, and supplies instruction in a wide variety of surface design techniques including dyeing, painting, stamping, beading, applique, hand and machine embroidery, image transfers, using Tyvek, and more. For further inspiration, the book also includes a gallery of doll designs by other leading doll artists, all made using the patterns from the book.
Download or read book Paperbound Books in Print written by and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 1984 with total page 1766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cloth Doll Faces written by Ray Slater and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover techniques and ideas to creating cloth faces filled with personality and fun in this book by leading international dollmaker and textile artist, Ray Slater. Leading international dollmaker and textile artist, Ray Slater, reveals her secrets to creating faces in cloth filled with vibrancy and dynamism. The face is the most important and challenging part of a cloth doll, bringing life and personality to the character. Conceived as being the hardest part of the making process, creating the face is, in fact, easy to do and an enjoyable, creative part of the making a cloth figure. Just by following a few simple rules a whole world of wonderfully expressive, fun characters can be created. This book will show every stage of how to create personality-packed faces, taking you from the initial inspiration sources, the design and drawing process, to the final colouring, sewing and embellishment of the head. Using just three basic face designs - flat, three-dimensional and collaged - Ray will show you how to create a fantastic collection of characters, giving tips on how to adjusting their proportions, hues and positioning of the features to make a whole host of faces with different looks and expressions. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions break down the process of making each kind of face, as well as tips on little adjustments you can make to create your own unique doll. In addition, discover helpful galleries of eyes, noses and mouths to inspire you and provide further ideas for how to bring more personality to your doll's face. Finally, Ray has shared two body patterns in her book to suit all three head types, so that you have the opportunity to develop the character of your dolls completely. Each body is fully demonstrated with clear photographs and detailed stage-by-stage instructions, and body templates are included for you to easily recreate in the comfort of your home. Brimming with ideas and practical advice on, this is an invaluable companion to cloth doll makers everywhere, whatever your skill.
Download or read book Art Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including an international directory of museum permanent collection catalogs.
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture written by New York Public Library. Art and Architecture Division and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Subject Guide to Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 1528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Family of the Colonial Era Paper Dolls written by Tom Tierney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning three generations, an American colonial family of eight is shown in period attire in a variety of situations as they live out the drama of the American Revolution and its aftermath. The 32 authentic costumes are further enhanced by Tom Tierney's well-researched and scrupulously accurate text. Together they offer fashion and costume historians a precise, full-color view of prevailing fashions and trends of the late eighteenth century. Paper doll enthusiasts of all ages will delight in these finely rendered figures in typical Colonial raiment, while aficionados of Americana will follow with rapt attention this sartorial record of one family's progress through pre- and post-Revolution to a final frontier expedition.
Download or read book Yves St Laurent Fashion Review written by Tom Tierney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-12-23 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three dolls, 28 costumes capture the highlights of St. Laurent's distinguished career: a Mondrian-inspired dress, a satin-trimmed tuxedo, a day dress in the "trapeze" style, and much more.
