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Ethnic Dolls

Geisha
Flesh Fabric: Cream stockinette
Hair: Textured yarns
Flesh Fabric: Southern Belle Muslin #13		 belly dancer_1.jpg (65575 bytes)
Hair: Black Yadeno mohair
Flesh fabric: Southern Belle Muslin #6

African, 16" wool felt, 
age & nationality unknown.
 
South African style beading
One felt eye replaced
  

Photo courtesy of Kathy dturnersan

Making Black Cloth figures has its own dilemmas of finding appropriate skin colors, hair styling and face painting techniques.

A great range of ethnic fabrics can be found at: www.dollmakersjourney.com