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The Complete Book of Dollmaking: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to More Than 50 Traditional and Contemporary Techniques (Watson-Guptill Crafts) - Softcover

Peake, Pamela; Critcher, Sylvia; Merrett, Alicia

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9780823007738: The Complete Book of Dollmaking: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to More Than 50 Traditional and Contemporary Techniques (Watson-Guptill Crafts)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0823007731 ISBN 13: 9780823007738
Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 1997

Synopsis

Provides information for making all types of dolls, including techniques for drawing and coloring faces, styling the hair, dressmaking, and tips on what type of equipment to use

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Review

This comprehensive volume packs an incredible array of dollmaking techniques into 144 pages, ranging from naive peg dolls and starter dolls to posable character dolls and elegant, sculpted figures in elaborate clothes. Following full coverage of the basics (equipment, fabrics, stuffings, patterns, wig-making, components, and accessories) is an excellent presentation of techniques, including determining proportion; producing articulation; creating all sorts of faces, hair, and clothing; and producing dolls that utilize armatures or molds. All the dolls shown are charming and beautifully made, and all use relatively inexpensive and readily obtainable materials. At the end of the book you'll find a helpful cutting guide and a number of scale patterns.

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Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0823007731
ISBN 13 
9780823007738
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144
Rating
  • 3.93 out of 5 stars
    30 ratings by Goodreads