Creating & Crafting Dolls, Eloise Piper, Mary Dilligan, Patterns, Techniques Making Cloth Dolls, Craft Book

This book has no bent or torn pages and there is no writing on the inside.

You can create & craft a Special Doll.  Most of us began to love sewing and crafts when we dressed and played with our first doll.  If you missed that special experience, if you want to rediscover the pleasure of dollmaking, or if you'd like to pass the fun on to others, this is the book for you.  beginning with patterns for simple cloth bodies in three sizes. (12", 5 1/2" and 3 1/2") the authors show you ho to:

Sew dolls from your favorite fabrics or create them from purchased blank bodies

Apply skin tones with dyes and stains.

Paint or embroider expressive faces with features in pleasing proportions.

Make a variety of hair styles using yarns, notions, fabrics, and pens.

Assemble wardrobes by combining the book's many patterns and techniques.

Whether you're a grandmother, grandchild, or somewhere in between, with this book and your nimble fingers, you will be able to create and craft a doll with its own special magic.