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Felt Dolls
Felt is considered a good fabric to work with for dolls, (though it is not good for dolls that you intend to wash). 

This wall doll is made using the Felting process which involves tangling fibres together and gives a soft, fluffy effect.

100% wool felt is the best for sewn dollmaking, as craft felt does not hold up so well to handling and stuffing. 

It can be sewn with the seams on the inside or the outside and comes in a wide array of colours with a soft, comforting texture. 
It is important to trim and clip felt figures close to the seam.


Felt Wall Doll 
 designed & made 
by Jane Eyers,
Totnes, Devon, UK
She also makes mermaids & fairies
www.janeeyers.co.uk

 

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Tiny Felt Doll 
designed & made
by Hattie Bavin

 Double-layering craft felt with another tightly woven fabric is another option. The two fabrics can be cut together and sewn as though they are a single layer. The second layer prevents the felt from becoming distorted with over stuffing.

 
The Lenci Doll company. Steiff and Lenci made felt dolls with faces which were hot-pressed over a mould.  

FELT DOLLS LINKS

Janet Flood Originals. Member of BDA, UK 

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/janflooddolls/

Sue Mc Fadden Original Felt dolls   http://www.suemcfadden.com/