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Books for Cloth Figure Making: |
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LITTLE FINGERS & TRICKY TOES by Madeleine Sara Maddocks. If you find the idea of making fingered cloth doll hands daunting or difficult, then this book is for you! This illustrated, comb-bound volume is available in the UK exclusively from Cloth Doll Creations. It contains tips and useful step by step information to enable you to make those fiddly little cloth figure wired hands and toed feet easily and effectively. Pattern templates included. Now also available in CD-Rom format CLICK HERE: To buy Overseas customers can buy the CD rom version at www.dollmakersjourney.com $20.00 The excellent tips and useful step-by-step information on this fantastic CD will have you making those wired finger hands and toed feet easily and effectively. You'll also find a wealth of background information on preparation, suitable fabrics, tools and illustrated do's and don'ts. As a BONUS you'll receive complete instructions for the blissful "Pampered Polly" with her perfectly manicured fingers and toes. |
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CREATIVE CLOTH DOLL MAKING Patti Culea’s excellent and exciting book is a must for all cloth figure makers from beginner to advanced. It covers dyeing, painting, stamping and many other techniques. CREATIVE
CLOTH DOLL FACES CREATIVE
CLOTH DOLL COUTURE
CREATIVE
CLOTH DOLL BEADING
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FROM SUPPLIERS JUNE 2009 Cloth Doll Artistry by Barbara Willis Design and costuming techniques for flat and fully sculpted figures. Like
Patti Culea's books, Barbara Willis'
Cloth Doll Artistry
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professional,
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Crafting
Cloth Dolls The book
features instructions for ten fabric dolls created by well-know doll
making
artists (e.g. Barbara Chapman, Check inside before you buy as the style of cloth figures inside do not reflect that which appears on the front cover.
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Making Creative Cloth
Dolls by Marthe La Van. This book features dolls and patterns for some really inspiring spirit style dolls. It takes you beyond typical cloth doll conceptions, inviting you to let your imagination run wild. It features thirty projects and three basic patterns. More for those who like abstract art dolls.
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ANATOMY OF A DOLL DESIGNING
THE DOLL She has a number of other excellent books less specifically for cloth doll makers.
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CLOTH DOLLS (UK)
Very suited to beginners as well as the more experienced maker, since whilst the dolls are quite ‘rag doll’ in nature they are sophisticated & beautifully made with advanced cloth doll techniques. |
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CLOTH DOLLS FOR TEXTILE ARTISTS 2008 By Ray Slater This book is very much for the novice cloth doll maker and certainly seems to provide some useful tips for beginners to make some very good first pieces of work. However, for more experienced cloth figure makers it seem somewhat little disappointing, despite its grandiose title! |
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BOOK OF DOLL MAKING (UK) Alicia Merrett. Out of Print (available second hand) A comprehensive project book and reference to making traditional and innovative cloth & rag dolls. Good for beginners. This book contains a wide variety of dolls to make including different styles and sizes of dolls as well as dolls made from diverse materials. Two of the best patterns within it are those submitted by Hilarie Berzins |
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