Nancy Wilson Barbata, founder and chief doll costumer
of , grew up in a family of artists.
She has studied watercolor painting, pottery, glass blowing, needlework, graphic design, and photography.
As a result of being raised in a family of artists, Nancy developed an instinctive appreciation for color, order, precision, and quality in her work, her home, her life.
It was Nancy's maternal grandmother who sewed finely detailed doll clothes. She shared her love for dolls with Nancy and her little sister and joined their mother in teaching them to sew. As the dream to
startevolved,
Nancy's mother recalled the dresses that had been created when she was a little girl. Details such as dainty smocking, embroidery, and doll-sized pockets intrigued Nancy. The dresses that survived are prized possessions and sources of inspiration.
www..com is the online extension of
Nancy's sewing studio in Millbrae, California.
preserves the tradition of designing and creating fine garments for collectible dolls.
Four key elements ofgarments are:
Fit - The fit of everydress is checked throughout the construction process.
Fabric - has a "thing" about quality fabrics and it is her fondest desire to find the best fabrics for her doll dresses. Favorite fabrics include silk, cotton batiste, Swiss organdy, printed lawn, cotton velveteen, taffeta.
Style - No two are exactly alike, though many are offered in limited editions rather than one-of-a-kind. Artistic elements include pleasing colors, dainty embroidery, miniature mother of pearl buttons, tiny working pockets, silk ribbons, surprises!
Detail - The tiniest of stitches, evenly spaced, straight as an arrow, utilizes the techniques of fine hand and machine sewing to incorporate details that make each dress special. Heirloom-style details include double-needle stitching, smocking,
pintucks, beading.
Pink satin gown; black velveteen bodice with hand-tied knot buttons; pink rosebud trim at neckline and waist; tiny pink satin
bows atop each sleeve.
Black velveteen hooded cape with pink silk thread embroidery; pink satin lining with pink rosebud trim to match dress; pink satin ribbon ties.
White Swiss batiste long half-slip
with pin
tucks at hem;
single button and loop closure.
Holiday
Elegance
by Doll Fancier
Sasha feels just like Cinderella going to the ball, only Sasha is going to The Nutcracker Ballet! She has been looking forward to this night for what seems like years to her! The night has finally arrived and she is all set to go, looking radiant in her brand-new Doll Fancier creation! The special slip, the beautiful dress, the matching embroidered velvet shoes, the sweet cape with pink lining, the matching little purse (of course with a tiny silk hanky inside)...all are sure to guarantee a magical evening!
Sasha wants to hold the tickets to the Ballet! When they arrive at the theatre, a handsome young man hands Sasha a lovely Playbill with the programme inside. From the moment the curtain rises, Sasha is so transfixed by the Nutcracker Prince and Clara, the little
Polchinelles, the Russian Dance, Dance of the Snowflakes, and, especially, the Sugar Plum Fairy ... that she doesn't notice something.
When the ballet ends and the applause dies down and the lights come up, she looks down and there in her lap is The Nutcracker! Beautifully made of wood by artists in the Erzgebirge region of Germany, her Nutcracker looks just like the one she has just watched so intently. Maybe tonight when she sleeps, her Nutcracker will turn into a handsome
Prince.....sigh!
Listen
to "The Nutcracker Waltz"
by pressing the play button
Holiday Elegance includes:
Sasha's beautiful dress of black velveteen and pink taffeta
Lined matching cape
Matching purse with silk hanky
Handmade embroidered black velveteen shoes
Half slip
Sasha sized tickets for The Nutcracker
A Sasha-sized "Playbill" for The Nutcracker
A wooden Nutcracker Prince handmade in Germany
The
blue polka dot Egyptian cotton
dress with angel wing sleeves, has
an attached petticoat, pink silk ribbon sash, pink picot braid trim, pearly
buttons, and a pink silk hair ribbon!
Also
available from the Birthday Fun
Collection... a blue polka dot
Egyptian cotton with short puffed
sleeves, an attached petticoat,
red silk ribbon sash, red
embroidered flowers, and pearly
buttons.
Fits most 10-10 1/2" little girl dolls, for example, Candy Plusczok, Bitty Bethany Kish, Willows Way,
Boneka/Effner dolls
ONE dress, TWO collars, THREE gardening
tools.... Doll Fancier interprets one of Heather Maciaks new patterns for Jenny & Lexie. Floral printed lawn dress comes with two beautiful detachable embroidered collars one with an L for Lexie and one with a J for Jenny!
(Batiste half-slip and set of gardening tools also included!)
Yellow Swiss batiste dress; antique lace on angel-wing sleeves; blue floral embroidery on bodice; blue silk ribbons woven through antique lace beading at waist and tied at hem; (blue) buttons & loops closure.
For
Plusczok/Boneka size Nana's Garden
1 Dress. Printed lawn dress; puffed sleeves with embroidered cuffs; blue silk ribbon sash, matching blue silk bows at hem.
White organdy petticoat; white picot trim at hem; square snap closure.
(White organdy petticoat included.)
$46.00
For
Plusczok/Boneka size Nana's Garden
2 Dress. Printed lawn dress; white Swiss batiste cuffs and Peter Pan collar; blue silk ribbon sash, wrist ties, and rosette; tuck at hem.
White organdy petticoat; white-on-white embroidery at hem; square snap closure
, grew up in a family of artists.
She has studied watercolor painting, pottery, glass blowing, needlework, graphic design, and photography.
As a result of being raised in a family of artists, Nancy developed an instinctive appreciation for color, order, precision, and quality in her work, her home, her life. 
