One Christmas, I got a big box of handmade clothes for my Barbie Doll. My
mother, who was a professional seamstress, took all those Barbie clothes
patterns and duplicated the same fabrics and colors. I was so thrilled! I
wish I had those today!
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From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:07:18 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What costume things did you learn in the 60s?
I loved that the old Barbie clothes had tiny snaps and itty-bitty zippers.
They were made just like real clothes (this is before knits). I always felt
that after the clothes were on the doll, with all the extra bulk at the
waist, that she looked more normal. So many people got upset at her
figure, but failed to take into consideration that she would be bulked up by
the clothes. Once clingy knits became available, the ratio between hips-bust
and waist became more obvious.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
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Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:04 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What costume things did you learn in the 60s?
I had a Barbie doll dress kit.
I said that I learned to sew, period.? But I should add that it was sewing
for my Babette doll (a cheaper imitation of Barbie) that got me started.?
Does anyone else remember how one could buy a dozen or so outfits for the
original Barbie, and they were all printed in a little book?? Well, my first
efforts were to try to copy those outfits, but I finally started getting
creative.? It was easier once commercial patterns came out for them (I still
have all the patterns, BTW).
Oh, I never bothered sewing snaps on, but just pinned them shut.
Ann Wass
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From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Jul 8, 2009 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What costume things did you learn in the 60s?
I had a Barbie doll dress kit. You cut out the fabric, but instead of
sewing, they had little, tiny, thin, twisty, hard to work with (can you tell
I hated it) double sided tape, which you were supposed to use to put the
thing together with. It never stuck correctly. I was bummed.
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Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] What costume things did you learn in the 60s?
I learned how to sew, period.
Ann Wass
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