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Doll Making for everyone!
Welcome to the Dollmakers Page. This site is currently under reconstruction. So new things will be added daily.
Then heres one for you. Its in a gif file. so all you have to do is save it to disk and take it to KINKOS or off your off your printer. make it as big as youd like or as small. If you like these... we have others available... Happy Dolling
To make the Bunny is easy. Materials needed.1/2 yard satin,1 bag soft touch by polyfil,4 squares white or grey felt, 12 squares pink or alternate color felt. thread. 2 balck domed shoe buttons for eyes, pink floss for nose. If you want to embellish.. please email for acessorie patterns.
Cut two bodies on fold. fold down neck and stitch in place. sew up shoulder seams. leaving neck open. MAke roll hem on end of sleeves. stitch in place. Stitch underarm outside seam. Fold under raw edges of pants leg bottoms stitch in place. Sew up crotch seam. Turn rightside out. set aside.
Cut two sets of hands and two sets of feet. Stitch hands all the way around. you can leave seam side out or turn. leaving wrist area open. stuff and set aside.
For foot, sew up the front seam and the back seam. Leaving bottom of foot and top of foot open. Set sole onto foot and stitch in place. Stuff foot and set aside.
Cut two heads. A bit bigger than the pattern. Sew from front to back.leaving neck open. stuff and set aside.
Sew ears. a lining and an outside ear. leaving narrow bottom open for turning if desired.
Stuff the body, softly firm but not packed hard. With needle and thread make a running stitch about a 1/2 inch below neck edge. gather slightly. set head neck into the ruffle and back stitch into place. secure as you like.
AS you did with the neck do the same way to the hands and feet.
To apply ears. make a small slit on the head where you like the ears to be.about 1/2-3/4 of an inch long. Push the ears into place and ladder stitch or stab stitch into place.
PLace the eyes where you like them. I like them fairly close together. Stitch eyes so that when you pull stitches they indent in the head a little. SEcure in place with a drop of superglue as well.
For nose a samll satin stitch and a straight stitch pulled in will create a triangular nose. Snap noses will work too.
DISKS WITH PATTERNS,,instead of paper!
If you like what you see here on the web page, and want more...here we have a collection of patterns, designed by Julie Sherman.These patterns are all in gif files. so you can use them in almost any system there is. You can enlarge, you can tweek, you can manipulate to suit your tatstes, and then you can print them up by going tokinkos and using their really big printers. They can offload any graphic that there is and enlarge it for your tastes.
Sample Volume has two full patterns and complete printable instructions. One is a simple pancake doll that was used in teh AOL online Class taught by me last year( 1998), and the poother is a simple fish pattern that was popular. The sample disk is only 2.00 dollars postage and handling. The disk wil last longer than paper patterns and you never have to fear loosing it.
Volume 2 has 3 patterns,a doll, a "fauxceramic clay" and camel! This volume costs 3.50 each
volume3- has four patterns. a doll, a faux ceramic, and two animals! 4.25
Volume 4 is a single doll system. this doll is very complex, jointed with a skeleton and painted and detailed. This disk is limited edition. so after all are gone, there will be no more.10.00
these doll patterns are useable only if you tweek them for production. Limited editions maybe made using your own designs from this master. These are limited to no more than 10 dolls a pattern.
Send check or moneyorder or cash to
Jimmy Talley
9336 #4 Drive
MAscot TNM 37806
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Play Clay Faux Porcelain Dolls
Instructions here are for making simple shoulder plated faux porcelain dolls. The clay is made from baking soda. It has a slight offensive odor when you cook it. But then it dissapates.
The dolls are simply made. Tho no graphics .By looking thru some dolls book sand some doll magazines you can have an idea of what they are supposed to look like.. There is a link to the Arm and Hammer site, and another site that has other play clay recipies. I like the Arm and Hammer site the best.
To begin with you are going to need:
1- small box of arm and hammer baking soda
1 cup corn starch and a cup of hot water
a small pot.. that you are not going to use for food
a wooden spoon is best
a large plate and some plastic wrap and an old margerine or sealable container.
Follow the directions at the arm and hammer site to make your play clay.
then come back here to find the instructions on making the doll.
After kneading and cooling the clay,, your going to want to make the head. To start you will need to amke an under part or mould.
Take a toilet paper roll and flatten one side so that it rests on the table. then pinch the opposite side so that its not totally curved. To make sure you did it properly, when loking at the end of the tube, it should look like a curved triangle.
Make a small ball of tissue or paper towel and with tape glue to the center of the pinty part of the triangl. usually smack in the middle of the tube is best. This is the base for your head.
Now with smooth pieces of the clay cover the head and part of the shoulder area.Make it look like an oldfashioned shoulderplate doll head.place two holes at the bottom on the front and the back. this will help secure it to the body.
You can make coils or rolls or any hair style from the clay. Moisten the curve of the head lightly with water and press and smoothinto place the heairdo that you like.
Allow to dry by air 24 hours, or if you are in a hurry in an warm low temp oven. for five hours. Small cracks may appear and can be filled in with excess clay and air dried.
To make arms, roll play clay into logs and cut the length so that it looks in proportion to the head. Then gently flatten one end. the hand should be looking like a spoon. Make a groove at the other end so that there is a way for the thread and fabric to be cinched to the arm.
To do the legs, make a log the same way, but gently flatten the end and turn the end up. smooth so that the l shaped log looks like a leg. make a groove at the top like on the arm.
Next step.. Painting your pieces.
For legs arm and face. Use Parchement or a light fleshtone. as a base. allow to dry. Acrylic paints by Delta work best. For shoes.. use black. For eyes,use blue and rim in black, For cheeks and lips use a deep pink or mauve.
To make sure the colors dont fade and it has aporcelain feel. Use Delta Ceramacoat Glaze in MATTE. For a China doll look use GLOSS
to make the body...
Take a tube of fabric wider than your shoulder plate. stitch the back. and stitch one end of the tube closed. stuff.
make four smaller tubes. One for each appendage.
Turn tube inside out and slide down the appendage. with thread secure the tube to the groove or indentation on the arm. turn rightside out.. and stuff.
To set legs on body, stuff and turn the legs so the toes are pointing forward. INsert legs into opening of body tube and Turn raw edges of body under and pin in place. Stab stitch the legs in place.
To do the arms. stuff and turn tube top raw edged under and stitch closed.
Place very edge of arm top under shoulder plate and stab stitch in place.
Now your doll is ready to be dressed.
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