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    Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroom and Bath: Complete Instructions for Sewing and Making 44 Miniature Projects
    Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroom and Bath: Complete Instructions for Sewing and Making 44 Miniature Projects
    Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroom and Bath: Complete Instructions for Sewing and Making 44 Miniature Projects
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    Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroom and Bath: Complete Instructions for Sewing and Making 44 Miniature Projects

    By Shep Stadtman

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    The museum-quality dollhouse furnishings of noted designer Shep Stadtman have figured prominently in the miniatures industry for many years. Now this accomplished craftswoman shares her experience and expertise with you, showing you how to make your own high-quality furnishings.
    Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroomand Bath offers miniature enthusiasts easy-to-follow instructions in the techniques of woodworking and sewing for small projects — plus clear step-by-step directions, patterns, and diagrams for 44 exquisite miniature projects in styles ranging from country to contemporary. Learn to make beds, bedding, quilts, pillows, night stands, draperies, shower curtains, covered headboards, braided rugs, towels, and much more.
    In addition, you'll find directions for creating five complete bedroom ensembles and two complete bathrooms — each with a distinctive décor of its own.
    No dollhouse is truly complete without a properly embellished suite of bedrooms and a tastefully appointed bath. Dollhouse enthusiasts will find in this marvelous book all the information they need to turn a miniature house into a breathtaking showpiece.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateMay 5, 2014
    ISBN9780486164014
    Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroom and Bath: Complete Instructions for Sewing and Making 44 Miniature Projects

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    • 5/5
      Easy to follow instructions. Readily available supply list. A great basic manual, take it n make it your own.
    • 3/5
      Good book for beginners. Wish pics were more detailed. Was ok.
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      Extremely hard to read any of the illustration and charts. No way to enlarge diagrams to see detail

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    Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroom and Bath - Shep Stadtman

    Introduction

    In November of 1976, I received an early morning call from my daughter with a Mama, help request. Would I design and sew accessories for her miniature town house? A creative artist, Susan could not sew and was unable to find high quality miniature bed and bath accessories. Bedspreads, curtains, towels and such were generally tossed on a shelf, she explained, or in a basket on the counter for customers to rummage through. They were often wrinkled and soiled from handling. My interest was sparked, so I agreed to give it a try.

    The project proved to be delightful and a week later, a custom boutique delivery was sent to my daughter. I love it. Start your own business—it would be terrific, was her reaction, and so I began Shep’s Designery

    My own thoughts about a designer collection were geared toward the discerning collector; I felt that my designs had to be newer and more innovative than anything on the market, and so I made sure that my creations were imaginative, contemporary and available nowhere else on the market. The designs were always attractively boxed or wrapped in plastic, and miniature collectors loved them. I felt quite encouraged when a well-known miniatures shop in New York City placed a substantial order, but when the I. Miller Shoe Salon on Fifth Avenue at 57 th Street in New York City displayed my designs in their windows, I knew that Shep’s Designery was on its way to becoming a mini-household word.

    Now, with this book, I would like to offer my collection to the public so that many more miniature houses can be filled with these designs. But this book wouldn’t be complete without a word of encouragement to any woman with the dream of having her own business—take the step now! You will never know what you have missed unless you try it.

    CHAPTER 1

    Miniature Woodworking

    Whether you want to duplicate the luxurious room settings shown here, experiment with an original fantasy or reproduce rooms in your own home, you must do first things first—you need the furniture before the quilt, curtains, rugs or any other decorating accessory. You can go out and buy the furniture you will need or you can create your own originals.

    This chapter will guide you through working with wood on a small scale so that you can make miniature furniture even if you’ve never driven a nail, used a saw or sanded a rough edge! In fact, most of the tools in your toolbox will not help you make miniatures—they are too big. One reason that this craft is so popular is because you can make the pieces on your kitchen table using a toothpick and glue instead of a hammer and nails! The following pages combine a general lesson in miniature woodworking with general directions for the pieces in this book. But before you start any project, remember: Read all the directions, organize the steps of your project, gather all your materials and equipment to your working area and measure everything twice!

    Equipment

    When making miniatures, keep in mind that common household objects can frequently take the place of specific tools. For example, an emery board can sand all but the most detailed softwood shapes, and a single-edged razor blade can saw through many types of wood. You will save time and money by using a Q-tip as a paintbrush, rubber bands as clamps or a toothpick to spread glue.

    I have consciously omitted power tools because they are not necessary for the production of many miniatures, including the pieces in this book. However, a power handsaw, such as a jigsaw or saber saw, would save time when cutting the plywood.

    CUTTING

    X-ACTO Knife: This knife uses different blades to cut various

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