Cloth Dolls
Martha Checkett
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Developement of how the simple cloth doll has become revered as an object of art.
The final creative touches added to the design of a cloth doll. Individual preferences and "doll's own" desires are considered.
How to dress the cloth doll. Clothing and embellishments for an original or pattern doll.
How to choose hair, wig, fibers or fantasy yarns and attatch it to the doll head to make hair.
How to make a doll face using needle sculpting.
Fashioning a Doll's Eyes, Nose, and Mouth with Pencil, Gesso, Pens, Paints, or Stitches
Methods for creating a doll's face. It can be done in a number of different ways using paint, pencils, or markers. The face can also be sculpted with needle shaping.
Some cloth dolls have materials in them to help create a particular shape or to help it stand up. This is called an armature and is usually wire substantial enough to hold a shape.
After the doll parts are stuffed and stitched closed, they need to be assembled and jointed together to form a body.
Shaping and filling out the sewn cloth doll body is done with stuffing, usually a polyester fiberfil. Other materials can also be used.
After the pattern is prepared and transferred to the cloth, it is time to begin to sew. Knowledge and practice on the machine are important for a satisfactory end result.