The Art of Making Beautiful Fashion Doll Shoes - Softcover

Alberts, Timothy J.; King, M. Dalton; Henry, Pat

9780875886855: The Art of Making Beautiful Fashion Doll Shoes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087588685X ISBN 13: 9780875886855

Publisher: Hobby House Pr Inc, 2004

Shoe lovers, look no further! This book is the perfect fit for you! Siught-after designer, Timothy Alberts, walks doll and shoe admirers through the fun and rewarding process of crafting a miniature shoe. Includes 4 patterns!

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About the Author:

Timothy J. Alberts is a renown doll creator and designer. He is currently best known for his design work on the Gene doll. He is also a successful costume supervisor for films, such as "Sabrina", "The Devil's Own", the current "Random Hearts", and "What Lies Beneath" starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. He also has several new fashion doll projects which will make the appearance in 2000 and 2001.

M. Dalton King is the business partner of Timothy J. Alberts and the author of such books as "Special Teas" and "Perfect Preserves".

Pat Henry is a fashion stylist in New York, and writer for fashion doll publications such as The Fashion Doll Scene, and Barbie Bazaar. She is also the designer of "Patpaks", miniature props and accessories for fashion dolls. This is her first collaboration on a book, as photographer, illustrator and art director.

Review:

"At long last, there is a solution for all of you who have been bemoaning the shoes offered by manufacturers. In fact, given the beauty of its presentation and the wealth of information provided, The Art of Making Beautiful Fashion Doll Shoes" may become the definitive book on the subject." -- Fashion Doll Scene, October 1999

"The book is of coffee table quality and stands to be a must-have for any collector who makes his or her own doll costumes and accessories. Tim's shoe creations feature extraordinary details in diminutive scale. Using leather, satin, suedes, and a unique system, Tim is able to make shoes for every size and shape of doll. By learning his system, collectors can make shoes for their own dolls, whether fashion, baby, antique or contemporary". -- Doll Reader, January 2000

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