Fashions Eighteen Thirty-One to Eighteen Thirty-Five (Wish Booklets Series) [Paperback]

Susan B. Sirkis (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Wish Booklets (May 1966)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913786020
• ISBN-13: 978-0913786024
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,763,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Susan Sirkis' first and very best books, April 6, 2004

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Gail Martin (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fashions Eighteen Thirty-One to Eighteen Thirty-Five (Wish Booklets Series) (Paperback)

I'd bought this years ago because I was intrigued by Sirkis' patterns not only for a full and detailed wardrobe of doll clothes from the 1830s, but also her instructions for carving a jointed wooden doll to wear them. Having aquired the doll and sewn some of the clothes in this volume since then, I still enjoy turning the pages and planning my next project.

Sirkis' instructions are quite good, and her illustrations are clear and beautiful. But well-developed sewing skills are a must, in order to fit her patterns to your doll, which is no doubt of a slightly different shape and size than the one for which these patterns are drafted.

The designs included in this volume are quite authentic to the era, yet still visually appealing --- a challenge, given the awkwardness of much of 1830s fashion to the modern eye. I found that reproductions of the era's fashion plates (Dover Publications has a good book of them) were useful in suggesting authentic colors and trims.

If you enjoy dollmaking, fine needlework, or historical fashions I highly recommend this book, as well as all of the other excellent books in the "Wish booklets" series. (I'd particularly suggest the 1870s, 1820s, 1800-1810, and 1860s volumes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!, August 13, 2001

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Elayne Hoover "ghiasword" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fashions Eighteen Thirty-One to Eighteen Thirty-Five (Wish Booklets Series) (Paperback)

I got this book to research costuming for my dollhouse dolls. It's always pre-1835 in the dollhouse and this book has made me wonder if my dollhouse needs bigger armoirs. Since buying this book I have been inspired to create elaborate, extensive wardrobes for the dolls and I am having the time of my life!