Amish Doll Patterns: An Amish Family and Friends [Paperback]

Jan Steffy Mast (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2002

A simple project for the intermediate seamstress or crafter.     This easy-to-use book includes patterns for making Amish dolls with authentic clothing in the style of the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.     Here for the first time are quick and simple patterns for ever-popular Amish dolls.

Create a family complete with Mamm and Datt (Mom and Dad), Dawdi and Mami (Grandpa and Grandma), and as many children as you like. These soft fabric dolls can provide hours of imaginative play for a youngster or can serve as lovely display pieces in your home.     Many ideas and details are included for creating charming characters like Jake the Farmer, Annie the Quilter, and Levi the Carpenter.     Complete patterns and instructions for 22” adult dolls and 15” child dolls, fashioned without faces in keeping with the Amish tradition of humility. Includes detailed but simple patterns for traditional Amish clothing for men, women, boys, and girls.

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From the Back Cover

Complete patterns and instructions for both 22” dolls (American Girl doll size) and 15” dolls — and for authentic clothing, worn by the Amish of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For the intermediate seamstress or crafter.

About the Author

Jan Steffy Mast is an expert seamstress and designer. She is the co-author of An Amish Nativity, Complete Projects and Instructions, and Lancaster County Cookbook, and author of the children’s book, The School Picnic, set among the Amish. Jan is manager of The People’s Place, a heritage interpretation center about the Amish and Mennonites in the village of Intercourse, Pennsylvania, located in the heart of the Old Order Amish settlement.     Jan has developed a close acquaintance with Amish dolls in recent years—because of her three young daughters. They spend two days each week with an Amish family while Jan and her husband Dean are both at work away from their home near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The girls have discovered the pleasure of playing with Amish dolls.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Good Books (March 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561482943
• ISBN-13: 978-1561482948
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #739,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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