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Gayle Wray It was a happy chance of fate that I entered into the doll making world. I began my journey, in the wee hours, absorbing all the information I could f…moreIt was a happy chance of fate that I entered into the doll making world. I began my journey, in the wee hours, absorbing all the information I could find. And then I found Patti Culea and her cloth doll training. She is a cloth doll master who spoke to my heart and who has paved the way for many, many others. I was also blessed to meet cloth doll maker Tanya MonTQ, who saw something in me. Her textile dolls enchant me and there is no other like her. Jack Johnston, a Master doll maker, inspired me to greater heights and has done so for others for 30+ years. Lovely BJD maker, Cherie Fretto has united the field as president of PDMAG, the "Professional Doll Makers art Guild". In this close knit community of Dollies, I'd found sisterhood, community and acceptance.
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Gayle Wray Making Antonio
Advanced Course in Creating an Articulated Cloth Art Doll (1st Edition)

About The Antonio Doll Book:

Antonio is a CJD art doll, based on m…moreMaking Antonio
Advanced Course in Creating an Articulated Cloth Art Doll (1st Edition)

About The Antonio Doll Book:

Antonio is a CJD art doll, based on my Antonio doll pattern (included in this manual). Like the BJD (ball-jointed-doll), a CJD (cloth-jointed-doll) is assembled from individually made parts; he is fully pose-able when completed. He has no internal armature and is constructed entirely of cloth.

He features 14 points of articulation: at his shoulders, upper arms, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles.

His measurements are:

• Height – 23.5"
• Chest - 11"
• Waist – 7.6/8"
• Hips – 9.5”
• Head – 8.5"

He is an art doll, for adult collectors and not intended to be a child's toy.

About Antonio:

He was originally known as the June man; an advanced man-doll born out of the many requests by students to produce a more complex pattern (preferably of a man) and to share more of my doll making secrets

It was fellow doll-maker, June Coffey, who most inspired me to create Antonio. I thank her for the inspiration she provided and for nudging me along the way to complete the project.

Antonio’s face and body feature complex curves that extend above and/or below the body line, resulting in earlobes, a middle finger indent, and at the optional bulge. Added aspects of human anatomy make all the difference in creating a life-like figure. On the male, I find it especially important to accentuate the ear, forehead, and ankles. An optional bulge is for those who would like to make an anatomically correct figure. Antonio is also a clothes horse. He’s made to pose in a sitting position, but can be stood, if desired. However you choose to dress him, he’ll look great in or out of the high-fashion or period couture you create.

Among his many mysteries are:

• Wrists and ankles with hidden entry points
• The ability to stuff him through a secret opening
• A revolutionary hand design made with a single hidden seam
• An innovative ribbon hair method that never needs to be re-styled
• An option to make him anatomically correct
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	Making Angelina it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	International Doll Artists "Costuming Edition" by Cherie Fretto, Linda Ehrenfried, Gayle Wray (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	International Doll Artists: Special Marketing Edition by Cherie Fretto, Linda Ehrenfried, Gayle Wray (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A beloved dolls voice speaks directly to your soul in a way that cannot be explained in words.”
― Gayle Wray

tags: art-doll, doll, doll-maker, doll-making, dolls

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“It is fairy dust and wanderlust that guide our hands to create what our hearts desire.”
― Gayle Wray

tags: art, create, fairy-dust, gayle-wray, hand-made-ooak-art-doll, handmade

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“There are two kinds of people, those who love dolls and those who don't yet know that they love dolls." - Gayle Wray”
― Gayle Wray

tags: doll, doll-quote, dolls, gayle-wrat-dolls, gayle-wray, gaylewraydolls

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“Long is the path that leads
to the doll world, we all get
there a little late in the day.”
― Gayle Wray, Making Angelina

tags: 3d-doll-shoes, making-angelina, making-antonio, online-doll-training

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“With joy in every task and whimsy in our hearts, we are the Dollmakers, it is WHO we are.”
― Gayle Wray

tags: art-doll, doll, doll-making, dollmaker, dolls, gayle-wray, ooak

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“Become a dollmaker, there are NO limits to your awesomeness, you can create anything you can imagine and more!”
― Gayle Wray

tags: creating, doll-making, dolls

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“A beloved dolls voice speaks directly to your soul in a way that cannot be explained in words.”
― Gayle Wray

tags: art-doll, doll, doll-maker, doll-making, dolls

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“It is fairy dust and wanderlust that guide our hands to create what our hearts desire.”
― Gayle Wray

tags: art, create, fairy-dust, gayle-wray, hand-made-ooak-art-doll, handmade

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