The Complete Book Of Soft Dolls

ISBN: 0715375954
Author: Pamela Peake
Description:
A practical guide to making all kinds of fabric dolls, containing the information you need to make every type of soft doll grom simple, flat dolls with painted-on features, to the more life-like dolls, made in greater detail, with facial features, 'real' hair and jointed limbs.. The first part of the book outlines the history of fabric dolls and describes materials and techniques involved - the anatomy of the dolls, methods of head construction, mask-making, wig-making, limb articulation and dress-making.. The second part of the book gives instructions for making and dressing a wide variety of fabric dolls, using the techniques already described.. There are clear instructions for making each doll, accompanied by helpful pattern graphs to make cutting-out easy, and with explanatory diagrams where necessary.. Each chapter also contains suggeations for yet more dolls.. The beautiful colour photographs illustrate the various methods of construction, as well as showing the finished dolls in their distinctive costumes..

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