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Cloth Dolls for Textile Artists NEW!
Ray Slater
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback
BRAND NEW! Create magical cloth dolls. Contains full step-by-step instructions and patterns for 3 key doll styles - stump dolls, wired dolls and stuffed cloth dolls - plus a wealth of innovative textile techniques for decorating your doll to make it your own.

Cloth Dolls for Textile Artists NEW!
Ray Slater
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback
BRAND NEW! Create magical cloth dolls. Contains full step-by-step instructions and patterns for 3 key doll styles - stump dolls, wired dolls and stuffed cloth dolls - plus a wealth of innovative textile techniques for decorating your doll to make it your own.

Creative Cloth Doll Beading NEW!
Patti Medaris Culea with Anne Hesse and Laura McCabe
Pub. Quarry Books
Price £14.99 paperback
A fourth book by this author with a focus on beading techniques and embellishments.

Creative Cloth Doll Couture NEW!
Culea, Patti Medaris
Pub. Apple Press
Price £12.99 paperback
This is the third book by Patti Medaris Culea and again proves to be an absolute essential for all doll enthusiasts. Included is a pattern for a cloth doll with detailed instructions on making four outfits for her. One of which is a 1940s suit and also a fantasy fairy outfit, where a wide range of techniques are explored from beading, applique, draping and layering. A gallery of international doll artists also offer further advice and helpful tips to fuel the creativity.

Creative Cloth Explorations NEW!
Patti Medaris Culea
Pub. Quarry Books
Price £14.99 paperback
In her fifth exciting book, best-selling author and fiber artist Patti Medaris Culea takes you beyond her beautiful, signature-style cloth dolls and shows you some new tricks. She covers all the basics and shares cutting-edge techniques while teaching you how to create a flat-figure doll, a memory journal with embellished cloth pages, and a beautiful fabric fan. Learn how to transfer images to silk and organza, make art nouveau-style clothing, create appliqued and beaded embellishments, use oil paint sticks and stencils, work with silk rods and waste, make frames from lace and trims, and much, much, more!

Designing the Doll
Oroyan, S
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £17.99 paperback
Susanna's 3rd book is just as informative and inspiring as her first 2. Useful information, wonderful photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Ideal for the experienced dollmaker or the novice.

Dolls of the Art Deco Era 1910-1940; Collect, Restore, Create & Play
Oroyan, S
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £16.99 paperback
A comprehensive look at the dolls and doll making between the World Wars, with information and illustrations regarding the history of dollmaking during the era and how to collect and restore Art Deco Dolls. Includes a section on making your own dolls with 4 simple figures to make.

Finishing the Figure
Oroyan, S
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £16.99 paperback
This volume focuses on costume, embellishments and accessories. Including over 300 photographs of more fabulous dolls, information on aspects such as pattern drafting, design, basics of costuming, display and photography, this book is the perfect finishing touch for your creations.