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.

Along side the clear instructions are a whole host of bright and exciting images to inspire your creations and a handy list of suppliers is also featured.