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Item: Creative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories (Paperback)
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Quarry Books (May 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592532179
ISBN-13: 978-1592532179
List Price: $24.99
Your Price: 14.95

This expert workshop is a must have book that will teach you the art of designing couture fashions for all of your lovely cloth art dolls. Stylish, exotic, and beautiful garments are an essential part of designing an art doll and you'll find full-color step-by-step instructions for creating doll garments and accessories. Included are instructions for creating a basic doll, designed to fit all of the featured garments. Ensembles include a vintage 1940's suit, a 1960's collaged and layered outfit, a formal gown and a fantasy fairy ensemble with wings! With each one, you will learn new techniques, such as decorative appliques and beaded trims, draping techniques for silks and satins, and dying, stamping, and painting effects. Included is a bonus picture gallery from top international doll artists that will further fuel your creative inspirations. Contents include:

Chapter 1
The basic body
Constructing the model doll

Chapter 2
1940's haute couture: Fashioning a stylish suit

Chapter 3
1960's collage: layering, appliques, fiber, and transfers

Chapter 4
Draping for a formal affair: working with beads, lace, satin, and silk

Chapter 5
Fairy gathering: styling a whimsical ensemble

Patterns
Appendix: Bead embroidery stitches
Resources
Contributing artists
Acknowledgements
About the author


This lovely publication is a must have for the doll artist, and would be a wonderful addition for your library or a most delightful gift for a friend. It is a soft cover book consisting of 128 pages, in new condition and retails for US $24.99. It is in the original publishers shrink-wrap and has never been opened. As always, it will arrive carefully packed from my Smoke-free home in sunny Florida! Be sure to have a look at my other items. I'm always happy to combine shipping to save you money. Please see payment terms for full details. Thanks for looking, Good Luck and Happy Doll Crafting!

Creative Cloth Doll Couture
Soft Cover, 128 pages.
Condition - New

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