Cloth Dolls
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What Are Cloth Dolls?
This lens is about Fiber Art Dolls.
I have been making and designing Fiber Art Dolls for over 10 years now.
I am not talking about Rag dolls, those floppy babyish dolls.
Fiber Art Dolls are made using many exciting techniques including articulated (wired) fingers which can be posed and moved around, they usually have a full body armature( wire inside the doll) which helps them to be posed in certain ways and means the head and body parts can be moved around.
They really are NOT dolls for children!
This truly is an Art Form and can take a while to learn. Some of the dolls are more time consuming than others, mine can take from a week up to a few weeks to finish fully. I use many other media in my dolls including beading, paper art and painting.
I hope you enjoy this lens and get some good information out of it
Art Dolls Books
500 Handmade Dolls: Modern Explorations of the Human Form (500 Series) by Lark Books
Contemporary and unique, these handmade creations more...0 points
Aranzi Aronzo Cute Dolls (Let's Make Cute Stuff)
This successor to <i>The Cute Book</i> more...0 points
Designing the Doll: From Concept to Construction by Susanna Oroyan
An in-depth guide to doll making from concept to & more...0 points
Creative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting Techniques by Patti Medaris Culea
The face is the most important feature of a doll - more...0 points
Heres a Bunch Of My Dolls
Never Made a Cloth Doll Before?
If you have never made a cloth doll before and would like to start, then have a good browse over this page, then google cloth dolls on the net and see what wonderful inspiration you can find. WARNING!!! Once you start it can be addictive! More Information About Making Cloth Dolls
Art Doll Adventures:
Art Doll Adventures: Exploring Projects and Processes through Cultural Traditions
Amazon Price: $3.20 (as of 05/26/2012)
I truly love this book. I make cloth art dolls, and like unusual dolls made from interesting shapes that can be tailored to my own designs. The patterns in the book are fun as is - and certainly can be adjusted and reworked endlessly.
I like the ideas for embellishments and design - the photos are well worth looking at and spurred much creative thinking and planning. The author is obviously a fun, spontaneous person who gives lots of permission to play and go your own way - while providing ideas and directions at the same time.
I have recommended this book to everyone I know who likes and makes cloth art dolls. Everyone I've shown it to has wanted a copy for herself.
I would caution those who like more traditional, Raggedy Ann dolls or baby dolls, that they may not find this to their taste. However, if you are interested in pushing your limits and opening up to new and unique ideas, you will certainly have fun with the book.
Art Dolls
Art dolls are not meant to be played with unlike most toy dolls. They are meant to be positioned and displayed as a work of art, rather than used by a child.See, most of them have a wire armature inside them so that it is easy to pose the doll.
They represent a direction dolls are going: a sophisticated and ever-changing expression of the human form.
They seem to boast an endless variety of colors and patterns, some more complicated than others.
The Artists who make these dolls are becoming more and more skilled and they cam take up to 5 months to complete.
Fiber Art Dolls Books
India, My Fiber Art Doll Design
This is India, one of the dolls I have designed.She is meditating and is holding a crystal in her hand.
I wanted India to be a sort of "new Age" doll so she has a pierced belly button and a nose piercing as well.
India is a fun doll to make, she has articulated fingers and an armature and is posed in a sitting position so she is a bit different.
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Cloth Doll Finger Turning Tutorial
Fiber Art Dolls
Although these dolls are made mainly with fabric, any media can be used and many of them have paper incorporated into them.They can also have beads and paint and threads and fibers and even three dimensional objects to embellish them
EAch designer and Artist has her or his own methods and favorite techniques and style.
Thats why you can usually tell who the designer is, as they have their own unique style.
Creative Cloth Doll Faces
REMINDER!
Make an appointment with yourself to be creative and make one of these amazing dolls.
Figures In Fabric
Figures in Fabric
Amazon Price: $55.96 (as of 05/26/2012)
The dolls shown in this fantastic book are unsurpassed works of art. It is impossible to believe that this artist can achieve such fabulous creations in fabric. The figures are so realistic, one would swear that they were living people. Lisa Lichtenfels is the master of her craft. Her creations are true art on a par with any of the great masters' works. This is a book that you will look at again and again, and marvel at the exquisite works of art she has created. My only regret is that I will never be able to own one of her creations.
The Art Doll Chronicles: A Collaborative Journey of Discovery
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 05/26/2012)
This lavishly illustrated, full-color book starts out with the creation of nine art dolls and their makers. Every detail of the beautiful dolls is shown up close with general commentary on how they were put together.
The completed dolls were then sent on a 19-month journey from artist to artist and their travels were recorded in art journals that are also splendidly displayed in the pages of the book. The amount of creativity within both the dolls and the journals is staggering - I can't even put the proper words to it. This is one art book you will never regret buying.
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Laniann
Sep 14, 2011 @ 9:47 pm | delete
- Love your dolls.
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resabi Aug 14, 2011 @ 9:38 pm | delete
- There's something very warm and inviting about cloth dolls. I do have a few and I cherish them. I think Lisa Lichtenfels' work is absolutely gorgeous. Blessed.
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Irenemaria
Apr 13, 2011 @ 2:07 am | delete
- Soft, cuddely and personal dolls! I love them a lot.
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howtocurecancer
Apr 11, 2011 @ 1:46 am | delete
- I love the art dolls. I never read about it........it sounds like hard work and fun.....
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blackspanielgallery
Apr 5, 2011 @ 10:18 pm | delete
- Nice lens
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marsha32 Aug 5, 2010 @ 2:07 pm | delete
- neat lens....glad I found it through redgage!
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sandralynnsparks
Feb 17, 2010 @ 7:35 am | delete
- I'm featuring your doll lenses on my I LOve Making Quilted Dolls and I LOve Making Spirit Dolls lenses; 5*!
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Feb 22, 2009 @ 3:06 pm | delete
- these are great. cool lens
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Pixie_Patch
Aug 14, 2008 @ 4:43 am | delete
- lovely lens , great info!
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beachbum_gabby
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- never done this before but I would like to try. Thanks for the idea.
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