Final Cloth Doll Making For Beginners
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Final Cloth Doll Making For Beginners. ( Last In The Beginners Series)
I hope you have enjoyed all the information I have managed to gather for you in these lenses.
To find the previous lenses in the beginning cloth doll series, I have put them all together on the next part of this lens.
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Cloth Doll Making For Beginners Series
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More About Cloth Doll Making For Beginners
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Here is the second lens in my series of lenses for beginning Cloth doll Makers. The series has four lenses in it with a great deal of information that new doll makers need to know. I have put pictures of my own designer dolls throughout the lenses a...
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Even More About Cloth doll Making For Beginners
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This lens continues on from the last two cloth doll making for beginners lenses. There was so much important information that I just couldn't fit them all into a couple of lenses so I had to make four. I hope you enjoy this lens and that the informa...
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Beginning Cloth Doll Making
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This is the first in a series of cloth doll making lenses where I hope beginners will find heaps of information to get them started. When I first started making dolls I had no idea how amazing and what an adventure this journey was going to be for m...
A Bit More About Tools Of The Trade
I think as you have more and more experience you get to like certain tools and hate and discard others.
I must tell you that I don't think the most expensive are necessarily the best.
I have covered what I use in the way of pens and pencils in the Tools Of The Trade section of these cloth doll making lenses
Embellishing Your Doll
Embellishing
Embellishing to doll makers means to decorate or enhance or beautify!This is such fun to do.
When you first start doll making you probably will not embellish much, but later on as you get more confident, embellishing may become your favorite part of the doll.
It took quite a while before I started to use beading on my dolls, but now I love to bead them. I do choose larger beads than some, that's because I get very frustrated threading those tiny eyes on the beading needles!
Exploring embellishing will take you places you never thought you would go, after all, you don't just have to use conventional products to embellish with. What about tiny black rubber washers???? What about bottle caps, pot scrubs, shells, chains, jewelry, watch parts etc etc etc.
The list is never ending, think outside the square. Surprise people with your creativity!
Other Ways to Embellish Your Doll
A lot of free machine embroidery is done these days on doll clothing, once again this gives you a canvas to finish off with embellishments.On the canvas of the doll you can use almost any other craft you have ever played with.
What about ribbon embroidery, embroidery, stamping, painting, decopage, dyeing, beading, burning synthetic fabric into interesting textures???
These ideas are unending. Spend a day a week playing with these ideas, bet you have lots of fun
One more little tip here, I believe the more embellishing you do, the better the doll. What a big statement that is, however from my observations we stop too soon!!!
When you think you are finished, do some more!
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Cloth Dolls | Art Dolls| Fiber Art Dolls| Making Cloth Dolls and More!
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Cloth Dolls are taking the world by storm! If you haven't seen what people are doing with a needle and thread and some fabric and stuffing you are in for a real treat! This lens is about Fiber Art Dolls. I have been making and designing Fiber Art Do...
Online Cloth Doll Making Classes
I have some free mini online classes for you to get started with. Simple dolls, with the beginner in mind.If you would like to try one of my bigger online classes, then they are there for you too. Most of mine are around the $45 great value for money.
I do write all my online classes with the beginner in mind, include heaps of photos to help you and I also provide step by step instructions.
Most of my classes have have between 200-300 photos, one for each tiny step.
Just go here to find them
Resources For Cloth Doll Making
There are so many resources for the beginner doll maker you just need to know about where to find them.Here are some ideas
Wonderful Magazines
For instance.
Art Doll Quarterly by Somerset Studio
Available at http://www.stampington.com
Books to Read
The first book to start with is
Anatomy of a doll by the late Susanna Oroyan.This book has a HUGE amount of information for you to learn from. I know someone..a designer actually, who lernt all her skills by reading this book one chapter at a time and learning all the techniques in the book one by one. She did all the exercises and learnt heaps!
For instance Susanna has instructions on the many different types of joints you may use in a doll..
This is a great way to learn and you will come back to this book for many years. Each time you will find something new you hadn't seen before!
Often your local library will have this book..if not, request that they buy it in! Or buy it from my links above
More Inspiration For Your Creativity
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Rubber Stamping
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Rubber Stamps purchased off the shelf are generally purchased mounted with a cushion between a block of wood (called the wood mount or handle) and the rubber stamp die (the molded rubber image. However, more and more rubber stamp stores are selling...
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Artist Trading Cards
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An Artist Trading Card (known as an ATC) is a Tiny piece of Art that Artists swap with each other or give as gifts. The one rule that makes an ATC derives from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64 x 89mm. They are basica...
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I adore Wool Felting. It is much easier than you would think to make felt by hand. Once you have made a piece of Felt you will be addicted. Felt doesn't have to be thick, there are many Felt makers who make very fine almost cobwebby Wool Felting that...
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Beading| Beading How to | Beading Stores| Beading Stitches| Beading History
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As a person who does a fair amount of Beading, the internet is one of the best places to find great information and to buy Beads. I use beading on my dolls and in my Mixed media artwork. I dont have any formal training and I still dont know any of t...
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Fabric books
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I have only made a few fabric books, but they have been fun and very satisfying. If you are into quilting or applique then they will be easy for you to make. There are many different kinds of fabric books made and I am surprised that there are not mor...
More Fabulous Books For You To read
Designing the Doll by Susanna Oroyan
Finishing the Figure by Susanna Oroyan
Patti Culea is a well known American designer who has recently published a few fabulous books for doll makers.
Creative Cloth Doll Making by Patti Culea
Making Creative Cloth Dolls by Martha le Van is also a great one especially if you like more arty dolls. It has simple patterns in the back of it as well
The Art Doll Chronicles by Somerset Studio
Available at http://www.stampington.com
Is a fabulous book if you have money to spare and love the more ARTY dolls and journaling
I really think that if you borrow or buy the first on the list you will have plenty to occupy yourself for ages.
I would build up my collection as I could afford it.
Getting Help and Support!
Getting a mentor. If you feel you would like ongoing support, some designers would be happy to mentor you.Joining online internet groups
These groups are fabulous for making friends , asking questions, learning whats going on in the doll world, joining in challenges with other doll makers the world over.
Yahoogroups have groups on every subject you could think of , there are lots more cloth doll groups to find there.
Just For The Children
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Lego Bricks | Lego Ships | Lego History and all about Kids Lego
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I have always loved LEGO bricks. My own children enjoyed them and had big plastic tubs on wheels which were full of their LEGO pieces and they had lids so we could put them away after play. Children can start building with these Lego bricks when th...
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Kids Crocs| Crocs Toddler | Disney Crocs| Crocs Kids Mammoth| Crocs For Kids|
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Don't you just adore all the wonderful styles of Kids Crocs available for our kids these days. And crocs for Babies as well. The Disney Crocs and the Crocs Kids Mammoth, they are all gorgeous. How could you resist them. The colours are adorable as...
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Crafts For Toddlers
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Lets start our children with Arts and Crafts as early as possible. They have such a wonderful vivid imagination when they are toddlers and they are so creative. WE do need to nurture and value this creativity so they will grow up to be incredible ad...
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Baby Quilt Patterns and Baby Quilts
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There are so many beautiful Baby Quilt Patterns available that it can become quite overwhelming unless you know exactly what you want. Even though I love bright colors, I also love the more pretty pastel colored Quilts for Baby. I wonder what your f...
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Ugg Boots For Children
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Don't these childrens Ugg Boots look so soft, warm and comfortable? In cold weather they are just the perfect thing for children. Yes, in Australia where I live they wear them all year around, even on the hottest days. I think Uggs are just wonderf...
Joining Up With Other Cloth Doll Lovers
Doll clubs
Doll Clubs are EVERYWHERE!In Australia nearly every small town has one or maybe even two. Its the same in USA. Sometimes these groups are just three or four ladies getting together once a month in someone's home.
If you can't find a doll club in your town,why not start one up, especially for new doll makers.
I would just put a small advert in your local paper and wait for the phone calls. That is also a great way to meet other people, especially if you find yourself suddenly single or living in a new town.
I was so excited when I found the first couple that I went to. There is something so wonderful about meeting women of all shapes and sizes who all have the same artistic pursuits in common. All of a sudden you have found friends in the most unlikely places.
I have seen and experienced many Doll clubs over the years, and I feel that Joining up with a couple will be the very best way for you to learn and make wonderful friends with the same interest as you.
More about Play Days
Play days
Once you have made a few friends who live locally, it is a great idea to have play days. Sometimes these can be arranged in advance but it is also fun to announce them spontaneously.My friend and great doll designer Jill Maas does this all the time. They may decide to just have a mixed play day where they play with anything or they may decide to hold it to explore a new product and see how many different ideas they can come up with.
They enjoy the socializing, get to know friends and also do something productive for their art!
I know how enjoyable these days can be too as I have recently moved to a new area and have had one play day in my home.
To Finish
I hope you really enjoyed reading these lenses for beginning doll makers and that you have learnt a thing or two.
All the best for your cloth doll making future.
Di
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