Sew the International Wardrobe for 18-Inch Dolls

by Joan Hinds

Among the best-selling dolls on the market today are the charming 18-inch dolls by American Girls, Faithful Friends, and others. The fun of owning these wonderful dolls is dressing them in a variety... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873419901
• ISBN13: 9780873419901
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Be careful about ordering Joan Hinds' books.

The description says the book includes paper patterns, but the book I received didn't have patterns. The clothes look very cute, but how can I male them without patterns.

One of my favorite Joan Hinds pattern book!

I love exploring clothing from around the world and this book has done all the hard work for me, so I get to read the culture info and jump right into making dresses for my Anerican Girl dolls. Since this book was published awhile ago, the patterns are bigger and work for the older AG dolls!

Sew the International Wardrobe

Any pattern book made for doll clothing that is written by Joan Hinds will be considered wonderful. Her directions and patterns are great! Her pattern books are well designed for the teaching of sewing to children 8+. She herself will point out that teaching the young to sew doll clothes introduces them to a love for sewing as adults. I enjoy making dresses for my granddaughters and then using like material and Joan Hind's patterns to make a doll dress to match. Highly recommend!

Best Author for 18-inch dolls Clothing!

I LOVE this book. I bought this book because I wanted to make the Russian and Irish costumes for my daughter's dolls. I have NEVER sewed doll clothes before this. The patterns are SO easy and I was able to make several of the costumes from fabric scraps about the house.I have since made MANY doll clothes and after this book had the confidence to purchase some of the commercial patterns. After working with the commercial patterns, I REALLY started to appreciate the clarity and ease of Joan Hinds patterns (and the FIT - they fit the dolls 100%). Some people don't like the pattern paper, but I always trace them onto poster board and that way I get a durable patterns for years to come (and on poster board, the kids can trace them out onto the cloth easier too!).I have since purchased several of her books and love them all. I love all the photos and the easy directions. If you are new to sewing doll clothes or just new to sewing, this is a great book to get you up and running!

Sew the International Wardrobe for 18 in. dolls

Like all of Joan's books, this one is easy to read and follow, and has great doll clothing ideas. Her patterns are easy to understand and always go together well, and fit American Girl style dolls to a T. I enjoyed this book because there are so many ethnic designs; it will be fun to find just the right fabrics to make them all. I highly recommend this book!