Mary Hoyer and Her Dolls

Mary Hoyer and Her Dolls

by Mary Hoyer

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The book details the history of the Mary Hoyer doll company, and includes patterns for the 14 inch doll in knit, crochet and sewing. The most inventive are fromthe 40s and 50s. Mary Hoyer's sewing patterns were tested 3 times before she published them, so they always fit. One of the commerical patternmakers also published a few patterns for 14 inch Hoyer dolls.

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  1. 1

    How does Mary Hoyer’s commitment to rigorous quality control—such as testing her sewing patterns three times before publication—reflect her broader dedication to craft and her customers?

  2. 2

    In what ways do the 1940s and 1950s fashions featured in the book capture the cultural anxieties, restrictions, or optimism of their respective decades?

  3. 3

    For those who collected, made, or played with dolls in their youth, how does handling or looking at doll clothing evoke specific memories of childhood and imagination?

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