Japanese Paper Dolls

Shimotsuke paper dolls are dolls made of paper by a traditional method of the Shimotsuke area (now Tochigi Prefecture). It has a beauty which makes one feel the simple gentility and sorrow that have been handed down in old legends and traditions. It is kind of doll anyone would love. The Shimotsuke gathered paper, traditional hand-gathered paper, it used. It is gathered piece by piece. This increases the softness and makes the most of the characteristics of paper. It is easy for anyone to use. In this book we have explained everything so that it is easy to understand, especially for beginners. We explained how to make the head, body, clothes, hairstyles, miniature items and hair ornaments, in that order. In this one book we explained in detail through sketches and photographs the points of the basic process necessary to make all kinds of dolls