How to Make Cloth Dolls: 6 Fabulous Designs and All the Techniques You Need

A practical guide to cloth doll making by renowned artist Jan Horrox. Bring your cloth dolls to life with this exciting, timeless craft. These exquisitely made dolls are simple to make when you follow Jan's thorough step-by-step instructions. Full of character and life, they are made using a wide range of colourful fabrics, trims, ribbons and buttons and are ideal for using up scraps and oddments of treasured fabrics and embellishments. There are 6 colourful characters to choose from, including witches, fairies, mermaids and a steampunk doll, and there are 6 further inspiring variations. With full-size templates supplied, this book provides all the means and inspiration you need to make your own gorgeous dolls. Containing 6 wonderful step-by-step projects and ideas for many more, this highly practical guide is aimed at those who are new to doll making, as well as more experienced needlecrafters. It contains the best of Jan Horrox's previous titles: Introduction to Making Cloth Dolls and Making Fantasy Cloth Dolls. Jan’s beautiful dolls are exquisitely made, yet by breaking the process down into easy-to-follow steps, they become surprisingly easy to achieve. Full of character and life, Jan’s dolls are made using a wide range of colourful fabrics, trims, ribbons and buttons and are ideal for using up scraps and oddments of materials. There are clear, step-by-step instructions for making hands and feet, making hair, and needlesculpting and painting the exquisite faces to really bring the dolls to life. There are also instructions for making webbed fingers and delicate fairy wings as well as a mermaid's tail. Full-size templates for all the body pieces are supplied at the back of the book. With 6 projects to choose from, including fairies, wood nymphs, mermaids, witches and a steampunk doll, this book provides all the means and inspiration you need to make your own gorgeous dolls.

Pagina's: 144, Editie: Illustrated, Paperback, Search Press Ltd