Doll Repair: From the Gay World of Dolls and Doll Shoes

Doll Repair: From the Gay World of Dolls and Doll Shoes by Gaylin, Evelyn. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780875880396.

New, revised and combined edition of this standard guide to repairing and outfitting dolls. One will find many helpful hints on doll repair. Also included are many useful business procedures for successfully running your own doll hospital. This one handy book also includes: starting a doll hospital; antique and modern doll repair; restringing dolls, rebuilding parts & painting dolls; doll wig making; doll shoe patterns; how to make hats, purses & other accessories; cloth doll bodies; and doll identification section includes reprints from odd catalogs. There are 88 photos and numerous line illustrations. The patterns are full-size.