Dressing
German Doesn't Require Dressing Plain-page 5
Shoes,
Socks and Accessories
Black
ribbed cotton thigh length stockings blend with the handmade
boots that were so common to the period. The boots have black
leather uppers and shiny pig skin lowers. Ties through four
eyelets lace the boots over the leather tongue. Tops are scalloped
and the lower section has white top stitching.
As she
quite often does on her own doll costumes, Cindy incorporated
a personal touch by using leather from an item owned by her
grandparents for the shoe soles. In another costume she used
felt from one of her dad's hats to make the doll's hat, adding
her own history to that of her dolls'. A spunky black silk
hair bow contrasts with the double heart necklace which portrays
the doll's sweet, innocent side. The necklace began life as
Cindy's childhood ankle bracelet.
The
articleDressing
German Doesn't Require Dressing Plain,
by
Donna Birkey
was printed in the November 1996 issue of DOLL CRAFTER
magazine (Volume 12 • Issue 7),
published by Scott Advertising and Publishing Co.,
Livonia, Michigan.
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All photos in this article are courtesy of Cindy's
mother, Donna Birkey.
