Making Creative Cloth Dolls

by Marthe Le Van

Start with a bejeweled goddess made from an easy “napkin” fold. Then try Pamela Hastings’ angelic “Clarity” doll, Arlinka Blair’s “Kuba Spirit” dressed in bold African textiles, and others. “Go beyond what you usually think of as cloth dolls and create a wonderfully imaginative collection of figures.”— Doll Castle News. “A good buy for large public libraries and textile collections.”— Library Journal.

Genres: Crafts

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2002

Reviews

[Kathe Forrest]

Such fun! Even if you are not a seamstress you can make one of these dolls. I like that it is focused on dolls that represent Clarity,Strength, and Energy. Your dolls or at least mine turned out with what I had in my jewelery boxes and earring makings. It was fun and not too many hang ups - just wish there was more explanation for turning material inside out!

[Kiirsi Hellewell]

I did not enjoy this book. The ONLY thing I liked about it was the "Energy" doll pattern and one person's "Robot" interpretation. Every single other pattern was downright scary, in my opinion. If you like this sort of thing (creepy, voodoo-looking dolls), you will love this book. If you don't like it, you won't.