Making Georgian Dolls' Houses


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The popularity of making and furnishing dolls' houses has never been greater, and the elegant and romantic Georgian and Regency architecture is a favourite among enthusiasts. The author of Making Tudor Dolls' Houses now turns his attention to this period and shows how to make a dolls' house using lightweight materials, with no special skills or tools required.




Making Period Dolls' House Furniture


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The Authentic Georgian Dolls' House


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Brian Long is well known to miniaturists as one of the proprictors of Past and Presents. Book jacket.




Making Dolls' House Interiors


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A room-by-room guide to decorating, furnishing and accessorising your 1/12 scale dolls' house in a range of period styles, complete with advice on materials and tools, tips on authentic period detail, full-size plans and complete instructions.




Creating Period Style for Your Doll's House


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Each chapter covers a different fixture or fitting suited to a period home, followed by a photo gallery of ideas in chronological order. These will assist model makers both in selection and styling before embarking upon one of a selection of projects that also offer tips on decorative finishes.




Miniature Embroidery for the Georgian Dolls' House


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..".Miniaturists will find it an invaluable source of ideas for re-creating furnishings and accessories typical of the period (in 1/12 scale)...instructions for 40 needlepoint, cross stitch, crewel work, pleated, patchwork, and quilting projects include carpets, rugs, curtains, pillows, chair covers, footstools, decorative screens, tablecloths, pictures, samplers, bedclothes, and wall hangings...good choice for large public libraries and miniature collections."--"Library Journal." ..".will help the novice to produce satisfying results."--"Dollhouse Miniatures."




Making Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale


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Intended for anyone with ordinary woodworking skills, this book offers complete plans and instructions for making five dolls' houses. The projects range from a three-roomed Victorian shop, suitable for beginners, to a complex three-storey Tudor house for the more ambitious craftsman.







Making Character Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale


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This text presents five dolls' house projects that aim to appeal to dolls' house makers and model-makers alike. Complete plans and instructions are given for: a traditional cider barn; a forge complete with hearth, anvil, bellows and workbench; a small country pub with a fully equipped bar and lean-to store; and an electronically-powered watermill where the undershot wheel actually operates the millstones, sack hoist and flour dresser. For the more ambitious woodworker, there is a nine-roomed Georgian house with a pull-out garden incorporated into the base.




Dolls' House Inspirations


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Jean Nisbett has compiled a collection of period and European houses, gardens and garden buildings, with projects ranging from a Tudor dolls' house and Georgian mansion to a French farmhouse and 17th century Dutch house. A section on gardens and garden buildings includes projects such as an orangery and greenhouse.--From publisher description.