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Clothdolls for textile artists

Clothdolls for textile artists
By Ray Slater
Published by Anova
ISBN: 978-0-7134-9039-8
Price: £18.99
Reviewed by Ailsa Cordon

Cloth Dolls for textiles artists provides fantastic inspiration and instruction for all those interested in cloth dolls.

This book focuses on three different types of doll: stump, wired and stuffed. Author Ray Slater gives step-by-step instruction on how to create the three basic dolls and then provides an array of exciting decorative techniques to adorn and personalise your creations. Included are ideas on how to create exciting layered fabrics using a heat tool and suggestions on using water-soluble film and soldering irons within textiles. Slater also covers techniques such as braiding, cording, hand embroidery and machine embroidery within the book, all of which could be useful in other creative projects.
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Creative Cloth Doll Faces

Patti Medaris Culea
Published by Apple Press
ISBN 1 84543 008 5
Price £12-99
This is the second book in Patti’s extraordinary Creative Cloth Doll series and makes a marvellous sequel to her first book ‘Creative Cloth Doll Making’.
She concentrates on the dolls faces, and from the superb poses, expressions and attitudes, it is obvious that this is an essential part of doll making. Make-up, fat lips, thin lips, pouty lips, large glass eyes, eye lashes, lipstick, eye shadow, rouge, hairstyles and many other types of make-over are pictured.
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Creative Cloth Doll Couture

Patti Medaris Culea
Published by Apple Press
ISBN 1 84543 116 2
Price £12-99
This is the latest book in the series of cloth doll that concentrates, as its title suggests, on making doll’s clothes.
Here is style, fashion, evening dress, going away outfits, ballroom dresses, 1930s and a 1940s suit, outfits of the black and white film era, and patterns from vintage McCall’s. It didn’t gel with the mystery, magic and glitz of the first two superb books. However, there are a few quirky pieces to add to the collection.
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Creative Cloth Doll Making

Patti Medaris Culea
Published by Apple Press
ISBN 1 84092 403 9
Price £12-99

Patti Culea’s dolls are quirky, glitzy and life-like and from top to toe ooze with character and ‘attitude’. Whether you are new to doll making or want to expand your existing talents, you will find lots to entice and inspire you in this superb book.
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