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The Mary Frances sewing book : or, Adventures among the thimble people,
I'm glad I didn't buy this book new, as I would have been seriously annoyed to find that this fairly expensive paperback is neither remarkably attractive, nor very practical, since it does not include the crucial patterns. I wanted THOSE patterns to re-clothe a 1914 16" doll whose original clothes were sewn by my grandmother around 1915. In this edition of the Mary Frances Book, the pictures of individual stitches are quite small, and I'm not sure that anybody could learn these classic stitches from this book alone.The book seems to be a re-issue for those who simply want to re-experience earlier readings of it - it does *not* fulfil the purpose that the original did.
The Mary Frances sewing book : or, Adventures among the thimble people,
I read this book over and over when I was a little girl. It was my mother's and her mother's before that. We lost it in a flood in 1972 (Hurricane Agnes) along with the other books in the series and the original Wizard of Oz books. I hope someone republishes all of both series so I may share them with my daughters.
The Mary Frances sewing book : or, Adventures among the thimble people,
This paperback black and white edition is horrible! All of the patterns are cut short so you can't make anything. The company just photocopied the book so they could make money out of it. I say, Shame on you!
The Mary Frances sewing book : or, Adventures among the thimble people,
This was not the book I thought it was going to be and may actually become a gift for someone's daughter.
The Mary Frances sewing book : or, Adventures among the thimble people,
and what a pleasent suprize, all the patterns were intact in the back. If you have a child that loves dolls, and wants to sew, this book is a great story to activate the imagination as well as a learning tool.
The Mary Frances sewing book : or, Adventures among the thimble people,
This book, and the whole Mary Frances series, is a wonderful resource for teaching girls crafts and skills useful in everyday life.