Author: Terese Cato Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 160705552X Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
You don't have to be a doll maker to enjoy creating these little sweethearts. If you love to craft and sew, you'll have fun learning new techniques for creating a whimsical fairy, an impish elf, or a sweet pincushion girl. Each of the four projects has complete head-to-toe instructions, including details for expressive faces, perfect hair, cute clothes, and an abundance of accessories.
Author: Terese Cato Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 1607055538 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
The self-taught designer guides you through creating enchanting heirlooms—including a tooth fairy, pincushion girls, an elf, and a tiny flower sprite. You don’t have to be a doll maker to enjoy crafting these little sweethearts. If you love to craft and sew, you’ll have fun learning new techniques for creating a whimsical fairy, an impish elf, or a sweet pincushion girl. From fabric sculpting to face painting and all the finishing touches, every captivating detail of your doll will be appreciated for years to come. A charming gallery of variations for each project will inspire you to add distinctive character and personal flair to your creations. Create a special keepsake doll that your family will cherish for generations Each of the four projects has complete head-to-toe instructions, including details for expressive faces, perfect hair, cute clothes, and an abundance of accessories Perfect for both beginner and experienced doll enthusiasts—learn the basics, try new techniques, and sprinkle in your own unique embellishment style
Author: Terese Cato Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 1607051613 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
Create dolls with personality from head to toe with tips from the self-taught artist, weaver, woodworker, and author of Needle Felting. A step-by-step visual guide to making a lighthearted and charming collectible for the doll-lovers you know! Bring these endearing characters to life with patterns you can personalize for a chef, gardener, knitter, mother, scrapbooker, shopper, or lover of all things handmade. Learn face-painting techniques that make each doll unique. Create four types of cloth dolls—three sculpted and one rag doll. Beginner-friendly project instructions include templates for the body and clothing, as well as suggestions for hair and accessories. Mix and match patterns and poses to create an unlimited number of dolls with your own flair. Inspirational gallery included.
Author: elinor peace bailey Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA ISBN: 1610594037 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Three leading dolls artists share doll-making techniques, as well as step-by-step instructions to creating beautiful dolls of your own. Patti Culea, elinor peace bailey, and Barbara Willis are three of the leading doll artists and teachers in the country. They are also friends. Each of these artists has her own distinct approach to the design and development of a cloth figure. In this book, each artist’s process will come alive through their choice of fabrics, sketches, simple patterns, and skill-building variations. The book is oriented toward beginning doll makers but offers unique variations and embellishments to please even more experienced doll designers. Two introductory chapters cover basic materials and techniques. Each artist’s chapter includes step-by-step illustrations, instructions, and patterns to make a complete doll, plus variations that create completely new figures. Readers are treated to full color photography and a look inside of each artist’s workspace. A gallery of additional creations by each artist, along with commentary on each work completes the collection. This is a must-have book for any aspiring or experienced doll making.
Author: Patti Medaris Culea Publisher: Rockport Publishers ISBN: 9781564969422 Category : Cloth dolls Languages : en Pages : 134
Book Description
A guide to dollmaking covers the basic techniques, working with embellishments, creating faces, and making the body, and includes three doll patterns with interchangeable parts.
Author: Jan Horrox Publisher: Search Press Limited ISBN: 1781267405 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 51
Book Description
Building on the success of Jan Horrox's previous book, Introduction to Making Cloth Dolls, Jan's new book focuses on her exquisite fantasy dolls, including beautiful fairies, amazing mermaids, an enigmatic witch and a steampunk doll with attitude. These magical dolls are full of character and are amazingly easy to achieve with the help of this practical book. Step-by-step instructions are provided for all the basic techniques, including how to make the bodies, heads, arms, legs, hands and feet; how to make the hair; and how to needlesculpt and paint the exquisite faces to really bring your character to life. There are instructions for making webbed fingers, delicate fairy wings as well as a mermaid's tail, and there are three easy-to-follow projects to put all your newly acquired skills into practice. Jan encourages the reader to use their imagination and create dolls of their own, and the alternative designs that accompany each project show how easily this can be done simply by changing the faces, colours, fabrics and embellishments used.
Author: Jan Horrox Publisher: ISBN: 9781844484584 Category : Cloth dolls Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
General how-to instructions follow, emphasizing the actual crafting of two different types of hands and faces, well illustrated with color photographs. Tips, some helpful, some not-so, are scattered throughout in shaded boxes, ranging from a reminder to craft both right and left feet to the steps of sewing the ladder stitch. Then the dolls debut, each with a second variation.
Author: Brenda Brightmore Publisher: ISBN: 9781870586528 Category : Cloth dolls Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
This book brings together a range of Brenda's dolls complete with patterns and numerous step-by-step line drawings. Every process is shown in detail from cutting patterns to painting faces. Her experience in adult education ensures that even absolute beginners will be able to create their own special 'Brenda Brightmore' dolls.
Author: Joan Hinds Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1440238626 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Dress up your doll! From super hero to princess, pumpkin to mermaid, these adorable doll costumes for the 18-inch doll will ignite your child's imagination. Beloved author Joan Hinds brings together a collection of twenty fun and creative costumes, letting children enjoy the magic of dress-up with their dolls year round. • 20 costumes plus accessories for the 18-inch doll • Clearly illustrated instructions for simple sewing • Bonus child-sized mask pattern to make with your daughter • Includes a CD-rom with full-size PDF patterns
Author: Salley Mavor Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 1607058871 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
“A fabulous book! . . . If you enjoy tiny, detailed projects that allow for lots of creativity and personal handiwork, I cannot recommend this book enough!” —Feeling Stitchy Salley Mavor’s book Felt Wee Folk inspired tens of thousands to handcraft dolls from simple materials. Now, she invites you to return to the wee world with Felt Wee Folk—New Adventures, starring 120 dolls to spark smiles and creativity. As requested by fans, this long-awaited follow-up shares more challenging projects. Explore fresh scenes and an array of new outfits, hairstyles, and accessories, with full-sized patterns. Make bendable dolls that resemble you, your family, or your favorite fairy-tale characters with wool felt, chenille stems, and decorative stitching. Display the figures in a dollhouse, atop a wedding cake, or in a holiday scene to be cherished year after year. From the pages of Mavor’s award-winning children’s books to your home, the enchanting wee folk dolls appeal to crafters of all ages and skill levels. More dolls, more scenes, and more outfits Use your stash—wool felt, chenille stems, and simple embellishments Delightful, challenging projects, as requested by fans Felt Wee Folk was a Foreword Reviews’ GOLD WINNER for Crafts & Hobbies “While the original book included projects beyond Wee Folk dolls, the new volume focuses on the dolls themselves. Fairies and families, kings and knights, and even some not-too-scary pirates all grace the pages of the book, beckoning readers to at least admire, if not try to create, Wee Folk of their own.” —The Enterprise (Cape Cod)
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