Cloth Doll Artistry: Design and Costuming Techniques for Flat and Fully Sculpted Figures
In this unique and beautiful book, beloved doll-designer Barbara Willis guides readers through various approaches to doll design and basic and advanced construction techniques. Through the creation of three complete step-by-step projects, readers will develop color boards, learn to use vintage images, create both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional cloth dolls, learn sophisticated costuming techniques, and gain knowledge of elaborate soft sculpting. A gallery shares the inspirational work of several well-known doll artists who have created their own versions of each project. Complete patterns and templates are included.
Author offers this fabulous collection of patterns for a range of dolls, from flapper dolls with attitude, to modest ladies, to cute babies and children. Easy-to-follow patterns and step-by-step photos and illustrations guide sewers through 10 cloth doll projects. Every process is detailed, from the basics of cutting patterns to applying the final touches of paint to the faces. Each project includes a convenient list of materials for both doll and clothing. Vivid full color photos detail the gorgeous finished projects and provide inspiration for crafters.
Handmade covers a wide range of the most popular crafts in Australia. From patchwork, appliqué, embroidery, cross stitch, stitcheries, knitting, crochet, sewing, stamping, scrapbooking, decorative painting and folk art, to cloth dolls, toys and bears, ceramic art and simple homemade recipes. Over 55 gorgeous projects.
This is the first time I have bought this and I was very impressed with the content. All the articles are interesting and informative and most of the materials used are readily available in the UK. It is naturally quite Americanised but still relevant to the UK. I would encourage anyone interested in crafting altered art.
Creative Cloth Doll Beading: Designing and Embellishing with Beads
Beading, one of the oldest forms of craft, is also a hot new trend and being used in new applications. Beadwork, which has typically been used in fashion, home decoration, and jewelry, is reaching for new horizons and showing up on quilts, journals, knits, crochet, and fiber arts of all kinds. In this book, author Patti Medaris Culea and beading experts Anne Hesse and Laura McCabe illustrate new ways of using various bead techniques to embellish the cloth doll.
