Last year, I began making sock dolls. I was inspired by the book Stray Sock Sewing. Here’s how I made my sock dolls for the
A sock doll swap is an exchange of dolls made from socks. In this 2010 Wild Art Dolls exchange, the dolls had to be made
The first rule of cloth doll making is: BREAK THE RULES! Nobody said the skin fabric has to be pink. Or muslin. Or brown. Or
Not sure how to choose the right cloth doll stuffing? Here’s the punch line: Buy the best doll stuffing (ex: fiberfill, polyfill, batting, cotton wool)
Should you preshrink fabrics (or prewash them) before making a cloth doll? Yes… and no. It depends upon what’s important to you. Why not to
These are free patterns for personal use. If you would like to feature them on your own website, you MUST include my copyright with the
This is one of a series of pindolls that I’ve made by hand. These “Annie Faeries” sold out within minutes at Artfest 2001. First, I
My faerie grandmother pindoll is still among my favorites. That’s partly because the doll’s face belongs to my paternal grandmother. I wanted to create a
For another art doll exchange (a swap), I decided to modify my earlier “dangerous women” cloth doll design. I rarely work from a pattern anyway,
Many years ago, I taught at Artfest. It was a golden era, and – for the first few years – I had a wonderful time.