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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- IntroductioN:
Milwaukee W.P.A. Handicraft Project History - History
- The Quest
- Gallery:
Showcase of the original WPA dolls from the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee Historical Society - Making the Doll:
- Supplies
- Doll Making Basics
- Embroidery Stitches
- The Arms
- The Body
- The Legs
- The Gussets
- Attaching the Arms
- The Face and Head:
The Head/Shoulderplate
Painting the Cloth Head
Attaching the Shoulderplate
The Face Mask
Painting the Face Mask
Creating the Hair
Shoes
Romper
Yoked Dress and Tap Panties
Addendum-Crocheted Hair
PATTERN RATING:
Patterns are full-size, very well marked, and on separate sheets in an envelope glued to the inside back cover. They are printed both sides of the sheets(there are 3 double-sided sheets of patterns), so you will need to photocopy them - which should be easy, as they are on 17" x 11" sheets. The authors are true to the doll style and wardrobe, and for the first 100 copies they printed off, they included a plastic mold of the face! I've put mine in a deep cigar box to protect it until I'm ready to use it, and so that I can keep it with the book.
INSTRUCTION RATING:
Instructions are very well broken down and you get excellent pictures to back up the instruction - I don't think you can get better than that.
BONUS MECHANICS RATING:
You get little snippets like how the face was molded then vacuum formed, how they went about creating the patterns, history of the project - the whole book is a great learning experience for how much goes into researching and developing a project like this. I was psyched.