Creative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories

by Patti Medaris Culea

This book is the third installment on making creative art doll clothing and accessories from successful doll artist Patti Culea, following Creative Cloth Doll Making and Creative Cloth Doll Faces, both from Rockport Publishers. This book builds on the previous two by delving into how to make exotic and beautiful garments and accessories such as hats, shoes, and purses for art dolls. This is the only book available on making clothing for art dolls. Moreover, it not only includes a pattern for various wardrobe staples, but the author offers basic garment making techniques, as well as information on decorative fabric treatments and embellishments. Culea provides tips and techniques for creating everything from a vintage 1940's ensemble to a 1960's type of outfit. There are techniques for dyeing, painting, and stamping to create a beautiful evening gown and how to drape a doll body to create your own pattern. Professional tips, ideas for embellishments, cutting-edge techniques, short cuts, pattern making ideas, and more are also included.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

About the author

http://www.pmcdesigns.com/

Reviews

[Lindley Walter-smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I really like about these books, apart from the clear illustrations and instructions, are the many, many pictures of variations by different artists, encouraging you to take them and run with them.

Really nice doll body pattern included.

I keep wobbling between four and five stars for this one.

[Brandie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books--they have clear instructions on how to do each part of the doll construction, as well as dozens of pictures of dolls made by other artists. Every time I look at this series, I am inspired to go create!

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful books.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a huge fan of Patti Culea and her cloth dolls....someday when I retire I'll have time to start a new hobby.
Thank you for signing my book and for the inspiration to sew dolls again.