500 Pendants & Lockets

Author: Marthe Le Van
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781579908676
Category : Dollmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
Includes pieces crafted from diverse materials and techniques (including forging, casting, forming, and stone setting).

Black Dolls

Author: Frank Maresca
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781934435892
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Published in conjuction with the exhibition Black Dolls from the collection of Deborah Neff at Mingei International Museum Feb. 7- July 5, 2015"--Colophon.

The Art of the Contemporary Doll

Author: Sandra Korinchak
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764348600
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
More than 220 color photos, together with descriptions of dollmakers' richly varied works and techniques, give an overview of contemporary dollmaking.

Crafty Dolls

Author: Jane Bull
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465434771
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Make adorable dolls and discover inspirational ideas for designs and outfits with DK's new title, Crafty Dolls. In this book, you'll find pretty patterns and basic templates. It's full of ideas for how to make rag dolls, knitted dolls, and doll clothes. Learn basic skills to knit and sew an amazing collection of clothes for a rag doll's wardrobe.

Enchanted Doll

Author: Marina Bychkova
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040088
Category : China dolls
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
More than mere playthings, Enchanted Dolls are elegantly sculpted and articulated works of art. Strikingly nude, engraved or adorned in opulent sculptural costumes of precious metals, gemstones and rare found objects, each doll intricately conveys an aspect of our humanity. As Marina says 'the reason I love making dolls is because it it's a multidisciplinary art form. To create a doll I get to do it all: sculpture, industrial design, painting, engraving, mold-making, drawing, metalwork, fashion and jewellery design. I want it all!'

500 Years of German Dollmaking

Author: Mary Gorham Krombholz
Publisher: Reverie Publishing
ISBN: 9780615619811
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 640

Book Description
This definitive book on five centuries of doll making in Germany includes almost 2,000 photographs of antique German dolls made of wood, papier-mâché, wax-over-papier-mâché, wax, composition, celluloid, glazed porcelain, parian and bisque. Well-known antique German doll researcher Mary Krombholz, author of numerous earlier books on the subject, presents a comprehensive study of the dolls, the workers who made them and the factories and towns in Thuringia where they were produced.

Knitting Art

Author: Karen Searle
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780760330678
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Illustrated profiles of 18 knit artists--from Katharine Cobey and Carolyn Halliday to Debbie New and Lindsay Obermayer--detailing the works and inspirations of each.

New Attitude

Author: Tom Tierney
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764329852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
You'll love this new deluxe edition of an underground classic. Meet 37 outrageous, sexy, glamorous swinging singles and socialites at a fabulous Manhattan cocktail party hosted by "Aunt Mary." A parade of gay and lesbian stereotypes are trotted out in paper doll form for perusal in this reprint of the iconic, highly collectible Attitudes book first released by renown paper doll artist Tom Tierney in 1979. This new volume has been recreated, now in full color and with six new characters, to commemorate one of the early books in a long series of paper doll books for which Tierney has become famous. Enjoy hairdressers, movie stars, millionaires, models, drag queens, and others, each nearly naked in seductive loungerie, and with character appropriate clothing.

All Dolled Up

Author: Joan Hinds
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9781440204173
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Stylish Outfits for Girls and Their Dolls! A girl and her doll are fast friends indeed. Add in coordinating outfits, and nothing could be cuter! You can make adorable coordinating outfits for the girl in your life and the doll in hers with the help of All Dolled Up! From flowered party dresses, summer tops and Capri pants to fleece vests and messenger bags, the projects inside All Dolled Up provide easy, fun and fashionable outfits for every season and time of day. Make 20 different outfits including dress-up clothes, casual wear, pajamas and accessories. Create the clothing using full-size patterns for all of the doll projects and many of the girl projects. Learn time-saving techniques for creating clothing for 18-inch dolls, making any outfit in 30 minutes or less. Watch the techniques in action with author Joan Hinds and Nancy Zieman on the bonus DVD. Learn even more tips and techniques from Nancy Zieman in her Notes from Nancy throughout the book. Making matching outfits for your girl and her doll is easy and fun with All Dolled Up! Video DVD player or software required to view enclosed DVD.

Living Dolls

Author: Gaby Wood
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571178797
Category : Androids
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
Living Dolls tells the story of humanity's age-old obsession with moving dolls and speaking robots, intelligent machines and bionic men - and it gives the history of ingenious inventors and their fantastical creations.