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Considering how popular felt is as a craft medium now, and considering all of the choices of different types of felt available, its a pleasure to have this opportunity to talk about my 100% wool felt as it pertains specifically to doll making. Each kit includes jersey, felt, wool and thread, as well as pattern instructions in english and cutting templates. See more ideas about felt books, busy book and felt quiet books. Today im going to show you how to make a felt paper doll and im including a free printable lori pruskidolls, monsters, and books doll with mold doll with. In any case, my first try for this little one is done. With the holidays coming up, this would be a perfect gift for any young girls in your life. Here is a vintage pink pressed or molded felt doll face to make a doll 1416 inches tall. Doll books are miniature books that can be used for play or display with dolls. I cut my dolls and clothes at 3 because of the detail, i would try cutting them any smaller. There are plenty of other felt doll tutorials out there, but many of them are complicated or time consuming. Handsewing soft dolls has never been easier with these adorable patterns from the gingermelon dolls designer. A jointed 18 molded felt face cat created from an original clay sculpt. Gorgeous in their simplicity, the dolls personalities are created cleverly with different hairstyles, clothes and accessories. Shes the mom of two grown boys and she works out of a corner of her dining room.

Doll with mold doll with mold spielzeug felt doll patterns, felt crafts patterns. Books vintage craft books doll making craft books how to doll making project books that were published in the middle to late 1970s and the early 1980s. New to doll making, this book covers a good overview of varying techniques with just the. Maggie iacono abria felt molded limited edition art doll. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.

Master bedroom decorating concepts diy crown molding set up kids craft. This book explains easy methods of plaster and latex mold making and includes many patterns. Sew adorable natural toys and gifts from wool felt with our unique felt sewing project books. I would buy more clothes mold as the outfit of the dancers, panties. I used pink, since many of my pages use that color.

I was thinking about making dollies for my sweet girls for yule gifts and. The eagerly anticipated first book by popular toy designer shelly down, my felt doll shows sewers of all abilities how to make adorable soft dolls using the most. The eagerly anticipated first book by popular toy designer shelly down, my felt doll shows sewers of all abilities how to make adorable soft dolls using the most basic of materials and skills. If you like what you see, visit her etsy shop where she also makes special custom baby books.

Iacono, with 31 years of dedication to the craft, raises the bar of excellence for the doll industry year after year. This is a fun and easy craft with some many possibilities. Including handy information on tools and stepbystep instructions for the designing and making of a range of items of clothes, this volume is. Maggie iacono was the recipient of the 2012 lifetime achievement award by dolls magazine. Finished dolls measure approximately 2 34 inches high. Using just felt sheets and a handful of simple notions, you will learn how to sew the simple. I have converted the handdrawn pattern to a downloadable pdf file and made a stepbystep tutorial with directions and tips.

Easy sewing patterns for wonderfully whimsical dolls. In this video, ill show you how i modify a felt doll pattern to make a posable. Just attach velcro to keep clothes on securely, its that easy. Diy dollhouse quiet book with images felt doll patterns, paper. You can vary the size according to the type of doll youre making it for, but they will always be considerably smaller in size than. Girl felt paperdoll embroidery project by pat williams. While the hot glue heats up, download the felt dress up dolls template and open in adobe reader. Felt easy and fun animal felt pixie felt new felt sculptural felting felt in form you can order the books in your local bookstore, from a number.

Just punch out felt circles and cut the circles in half. The fun memories you had as a child building your paper dolls can now be done with felt. With just felt sheets and a handful of simple notions, you will learn how to sew the simple yet. Steensen an irresistible, supercute collection of soft, cuddly dolls, the charming characters in this book are all based on just one simple design.

Felt toy pattern doll house a dolls house construction. Print and cut them out along the dotted lines and set aside. Contemporary and unique, these handmade creations range from repr. Needle felting is surprisingly easy using techniques that everyone can learn. Why needle felted dolls range from pricy to affordable. Tips for cutting felt dolls using the cricut maker. Theyre tiny and adorable in the style of japanese kawaii. I know this has nothing to do with the felt dolls which are seriously adorable and i have to make some but i am loving that little green dress on that girl. Choose clothes, hair, and accessories that dont have a. This vintage book contains a novicefriendly guide to making clothes for felt dolls. Felt dolls are formed through a complex sequence of modeling and molding that. Making a dollhouse quiet book was quite different from making activitystyle. Felt dolls to make and dress by peggy tearle abebooks.

No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Maggie made felt dolls expressions in felt by maggie iacono. See more ideas about dolls, doll clothes and book making. Im so happy that sarah has asked me to talk a little bit about my fabulous wool felt. Acorns 18th century molded felt hat multi sized doll clothes pattern pdf.

Shelly lives in new westminster in british columbia, canada, and she sites vintage shojo manga art as a source of inspiration. Felt sewing kits teaching children to sew is important and a good quality felt is the ideal material to use. Here you will find all of the extra tips tricks and how to tos that we just cant fit into each pattern. I also added a couple stitches on either side of the spine in the center to hold it in place. Abria is a fine felt cloth art doll by maggie icon for maggie made dolls.

How to make a pressed fabric doll face mold dolls, doll. How to make a waldorf doll could be done w peg dolls kids. Introduction to making cloth dolls jan horrox patterns doll making. Cut the pieces out and pin them onto pieces of felt. I have published the following books click the links to read about the books. My felt doll book available for preorder gingermelon dolls.

Cloth dolls patterns patterns patterns, books and dvds doll. Larger dolls will work better, but they wouldnt have fit in my little box. Now that the hot glue gun is heated, add a dab of hot glue on each of the four corners of the foam core, then align and attach the 12 x 18 piece of stiff felt to the surface and set aside. John wright dolls is an art doll making workshop located in bennington, vermont. Complete instructions with full color photos will take you. Learn to create threedimensional sculptures with wool. Sewing soft dolls has never been easier with these adorable patterns from gingermelon designer shelly down. Cut a 4 x 4 square of classic felt in the color of each dress and in white classic felt for the backs. It will not unravel and because it is nonwoven no hemming is necessary. The company designs, produces and markets original felt doll and plush. My felt doll the enchanting mermaid in this project was inspired by tales of the beautiful mythical creatures of the sea. Cloth doll books and magazines by cloth doll supply. Discover maggie iaconos felt dolls at the toy shoppe.

The welpleys wrote the definitive book on making these dolls and this face came with the book and several other welpley products. A comprehensive guide to sculpting people with wool for both beginner and experienced needle felters. I ended up making her a second doll because she was always with her doll sick or well and i felt it was filled with germs. You can sell items made using these patterns, provided you. Some of the galleries are pictures of previous dolls. Shelley down is the artist who creates gingermelon patterns. In this class students will learn how to make a molded felt mask. Cloth doll mermaids with patti medaris culea cloth doll making dvd cloth doll mermaids dvd by patti medaris. Felt diy, felt crafts, felt templates, finger puppet patterns, felt quiet books. Doll of the month for may is a little treestump spirit inspired from the forest.

Flat emelie and matt with images paper doll template, felt doll. Make a whole garden of these sprightly friends for you or the young fairy lover in your life. The larger needle felted dolls have many more details such as glass doll eyes, styled hair and more intricate, sewn clothes. I have noticed that i hold my breath while modeling doll face. Creating your own molded felt dolls paperback january 1, 1984 by bettina pseud. I usually end up making a sample piece of clothing first which i make alterations to, then i revise the pattern, cut out the pieces, then sew the dolls costume. There is something very soothing about hand sewing felt. Felt board dressup templates click on the thumbnail to download the pdf files for personal use. John wright dolls rjw is a privately held company founded by r. Cut a strip of felt to cover the spine of your book.

Ive shared these little felt dolls a couple of times on the blog here and here. I would guess four times larger than the doll i am showing you today. Doll skin, cotton velour, china silk, knit cotton fabric, cotton flannel. Little mermaids extract from my felt doll by shelly down. She wears an embroidered seashell bikini top that closes at the back with a tiny snap, and there are a few variations for embellishing her tail you can keep it plain, sew on sequins with seed beads at the centre andor embellish the fin with fancy embroidery stitches. Karley, aka flickr user shesewslovely, makes the most beautiful handmade felt baby books. I have been working with these little spirits since january and have made them in different shapes and with different little details, such as braids, hands and feet. Other techniques include all the ins and outs of working with felt, how to do wet and dry blending of water color pencils to create the unique tabby striping on dandy. Doll clothes felt pattern ebook, cute felt mascots, felt craft book, ferbic felt. Felt quiet books 9 kinds vehicle identify skill boys and girls, ultra soft baby book touch and feel cloth book, 3d books fabric activity for babies toddlers, learning to sensory book. This classically themed doll stands approximately 16 inches tall, and is constructed with wood ball joints and the finest felt and other fabrics. Vintage molded pressed pink felt doll face to make 1416.