Using simple, easily-obtained and inexpensive materials, this book shows how appealing dolls can be made. Each of these 30 dolls and their clothing are made from socks, and instructions are given for making hair, stuffing the dolls, and embroidering and painting faces. The book also includes tips on shopping for suitable socks. The dolls are ...
This is a guide to creating dolls, covering all aspects from concept to construction. The author explains elements of design, such as focal point, scale, harmony, style and the use of colour, texture and pattern. Photographs of dolls from top doll artists illustrate the text.
As Barbie approaches her 45th anniversary, celebrate her longevity with a wardrobe worthy of her success in the first official Barbie knits book--enough go-anywhere garments and accessories to fill a Barbie-sized closet. Among the 50-plus stylish patterns, you'll find some winning vintage looks (like a snazzy Sixties dress and go-go boots or a fur ...
This is a book which contains ideas for dolls' houses and miniatures. The ideas are original and show readers how to make their own pieces and also how to make the most of kits and ready-made items that are widely available. Many types of projects are covered, beginning with simple shoebox rooms designed for children and working up to large room ...
Whether they're for a child's plaything or an adult's prized collectible, here are charming fashions for every season that can be made quickly, using only basic sewing skills. Among these twenty projects are play clothes, suits, overalls, pinafores, and exquisite party dresses. Full-color photographs showcase each garment being "modeled" by a doll ...
Devotees of miniature houses and small-scale furnishings will be thrilled with this superb collection of more then 90 dollhouse projects to craft at home. The book presents 15 period styles, from Shaker to Victorian. Full-color photos & illustrations.
The ancient art of origami and modern technology are combined to construct origami airplanes that actually fly. The author gives detailed, step-by-step instructions for creating each of 12 different models: space shuttle, futuristic shuttle, flying wing, delta wing-jet fighter plane; double tail fighter, and more.
Both an historically accurate dressmaking guide and an exquisite almanac, this is a treasure trove for doll enthusiasts. Full of actual-size pattern pieces and instructions for ten complete nineteenth-century outfits, it also includes a number of sewing techniques. All the clothes are specially designed for this book, superbly illustrated with ...
Wild, wacky toys that walk, wiggle, waddle, whirl, stagger, shuffle, shake, rattle and roll. Brilliant drawings, superb patterns, exploded diagrams and complete step-by-step instructions spur you on to make a Gallivanting Gorilla, Ornery Lobster, Sub on the Lookout, Cantankerous Triceratops and 26 other rambling, rambunctious, animated marvels.
The face is the most important feature of a doll -- it is also the most challenging. So it is surprising that there is so little instruction available on creating doll faces. This book fills that void. Author Patti Medaris Culea began her career in art as a portrait painter and she puts that experience to work when creating her doll faces. In this ...
Clear, nontechnical instructions for creating dozens of attractive dolls -- from simple rag and novelty figures to elaborate creations built on wire frames and wearing historical costumes.
This guide includes a collection of toys that can be cherished for generations to come. Suitable for anyone interested in making their own toys, the step-by-step projects range from the simple to more complex.
In this collection of more than 120 dolls' dress designs, from modern outfits to period costumes, all the patterns are of actual size and ready to trace off the page and use. They fit dolls of 10 to 25 inches (28 to 63.5 centimetres), and can be altered to fit other sizes. Many of them are intended for the beginner, while experienced dolls' ...
Paper airplanes as serious science? No longer shamefully relegated to the back rows of elementary-school sports stadiums, paper airplanes come into their own with this amusing -- and instructive -- book. The Great International Paper Airplane Book documents the proceedings of the first (and possibly only) International Paper Airplane Competition ...
Popular German artist Brigitte Von Messner teaches you how to make beautiful porcelain dolls with cloth bodies. The award-winning artist shares her secrets, techniques, tips and sculpting skills; full-colour close-up photographs of each step accompany the text. Learn how to design and sculpt, paint eyes and facial features, make hands and feet, ...
This book includes instructions for making a collection of kites acquired from kite builders around the world. There are inexpensive, simple-to-make projects - such as origami flying-bug and McDonald's coffee-cup kites - as well as more challenging, award-winning, architecturally dazzling flying sculptures The step-by-step instructions and ...
Enchanting toys can be yours with these full plans and easy instructions for 45 projects -- a 15-car train, rocking cradle, even an entire play center! Full patterns and plans for many.
Learn how to re-create dolls' clothes of the most popular fashion styles including those from the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Whether looking for an everyday outfit or a really special ensemble in which to display their favorite doll, every doll enthusiast will find plenty of choice inside this book. There are designs for dolls sized from 14 ...
Crafters everywhere are discovering the joys of feltmaking. Working with fleece roving -- now readily available at yarn and craft stores -- is fun, tactile, and easy for all ages and levels of crafters. The 25 irresistible projects in "Making Felted Friends" show how creative it can be to work with this colorful, malleable medium using wet and ...
Rediscover old sentimental favourite dolls from the Art Deco era with doll maker Susanna Oroyan. Here are flappers and vamps, co-eds and clowns, bed dolls, even accessories - more than a dozen in all that are easy to make and embellish. Next, Oroyan offers a comprehensive history of dolls and doll making in the years between the World Wars and ...
The focus of this reference textbook is the German bisque dolls produced from the early 1880s until the merging of the Kestner factory with Kammer and Reinhardt in the 1930s. Featured in this comprehensive story of Kestner are 530 very detailed black/white plus 77 full colour photographs. For the first time the Kestner Character Children have been ...
This manual contains instructions and illustrations for making cloth dolls. Many methods of doll construction are covered. Beginners should find this book a practical guide that examines techniques for making all kinds of dolls, while the experienced dollmaker should discover some new ideas.
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