DRESSING DOLLS by Audrey Johnson

Hardback with dust jacket Good Condition 192 Pages Over 400 Illustrations

This describes the various methods and materials that can be used to make dolls bodies, joints and limbs. this is followed by instructions for hairstyles and for modelling and casting heads.

The 2nd part of the book is devoted to costume from late Elizabeth times to the present day. Colours and materials in vogue are discussed together with the trimmings for clothes and such accessories as purses, jewellery, gloves fans and veils - which are so important to the maker of period dolls.

Finals section the author has chosen a troupe dolls to suit the needs of those who seek only a general effect and of those whose pleasure lies in the meticulous regard for detail.