Joan Hinds Sewing Patterns

I think this is Joan Hind's website.
http://www.fancyworkandfashion.com/best.html

The infinite freedom website just sells herbooks. (It's wear I found the hard to find 12 dancing princesses, thanks to a tip from a board member.) You can find most of them on Amazon for reasonable prices.

Fancywork and Fashion also sells the hard to find things called for in the outfits- like metal cones for a jingle dress!

Edit: Nancy S and I must have been posting at the same time [img]smile.gif[/img]

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ January 23, 2006 08:14 PM: Message edited by: Skittl1321 ]</font>

Sorry for the goof-up! I didn't think about it so literally and didn't type specifically enough. I was honestly just trying to get Donna a view of the patterns. I'll edit my post.

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Originally posted by jrtmom3274:
Sorry for the goof-up! I didn't think about it so literally and didn't type specifically enough. I was honestly just trying to get Donna a view of the patterns. I'll edit my post.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Great thing about that website, is it has a view of each outfit, not just the cover. It was a good one to reference.

[img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] thanks so much girls. I book marked it so I can go back to it. I will probably get some of them [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I bought the Today's Fashion book at Jo-Anns and used a 40% coupon on it so it made it very reasonable. I found it last September and it was the only one they had at the time. I think I'll look again and see if they have any others by her. I do like the book and the patterns are very cute.

I bought mine at Joann's also. I love that 40% coupon, then add the 10% teacher's card on top of that and I'm almost giddy!!
BUT, check yours for the pattern packet. Mine didn't have it and I had to go through the publisher to get it. It took a month. They said that a lot of the books went out without the pattern packet accidently. They'll send it to you for free, it just took a while. But the price was good enough for me to wait on it. We LOVE this book. So far, the patterns have fit my chubby PM dolls.

Stacird

I have been vocal about this before, but I hate these patterns. If you are learning to sew, or are just inexperienced it would be better to pick up a simplicity or mccalls pattern.

The reason is as follows. Hind patterns ignore basic sewing techniques often in favor for more complicated techniques. In other words, how the pattern instructs you to set a sleeve or make a pleated skirt may not carry over to another pattern.
Flat construction technique, invaluable in doll clothes making, is outright ignored in her methods.

Also the fit is blocky, difficult to adjust, and all the creative elements of a design seem to rely on trim rather than cut or design.

Look for basic wardrobe shapes with other patterns. You'll be better served building a collectin that way. The instructions will be clearer, the patterns more versatile and the fit will be easier to deal with.

One exception is Voque. Vouge 18 inch patterns are designed for a stuffed doll. Depending on the style, Vogue patterns need serious altering to look appropriate on AG's.

Just my two cents
Nann

I have never used any of Joan Hinds patterns, but I found that my local library has one of her books. I will have to check it out.

Also, I have been meaning to ask if the Vogue patterns with the Patsy dolls (#7892, 7655, 7565) on them fit AG. I think these dresses would look so cute on Kit.

http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin...I=20016&page=3

http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin...I=20016&page=4

Has one used these patterns? If so, how well do they fit?

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Flat construction technique, invaluable in doll clothes making, is outright ignored in her methods.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I sooooo concur with this. Attempting to follow construction techniques common with big people's clothing on doll clothing drives many folks away from making doll clothing. A lot of the techniques just don't scale down well at all, creating frustration for the sewist.

If you are going to use a sewing machine for making doll clothes, look to flat construction wherever possible...

Taffy

It might just be my inexperience showing, but I have made two dresses from "historical" McCalls patterns, and quite a few of the patterns from the Joan Hinds books I own. I have never noticed a difference in the construction.

What is flat construction? Do you recommend a book that explains it?

It appeared to me that the McCalls patterns had the same construction as adult clothing, as did the Joan Hinds.