How to make a twig doll from the new book The Complete Photo Guide to Doll Making

This tutorial on how to make a twig doll is from the new book The Complete Photo Guide to Doll Making.

 

Click on the pages to enlarge and read about how to turn a stick into a doll with personality!

If you like making dolls out of all sorts of things then you will love this book!

The Complete Photo Guide to Doll Making:

Over 600 photos - toy dolls - nature dolls - folk dolls - paper dolls - cloth dolls - art dolls - more

By

Barbara Matthiessen

Nancy Hoerner

Rick Petersen

This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all aspects of doll making. It serves as a reference and technique guide for making dolls in a wide variety of styles. Full-size patterns are provided as well as artist galleries for inspiration. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and color photos. Other doll-making books focus on one particular doll style. Some are purely inspirational, showing dolls made by other artists and crafters. This book provides complete how-to instruction on all types of dolls.

Nancy Hoerner (St. Paul, MN) is an accomplished artist and designer developing her artwork for the past 30 years. She has published art dolls and bead projects in nationally known magazines and studied doll making and beading with renowned artists. Many of her art dolls and bead work are held in private collections. Nancy also works with manufacturers in the craft industry. She is author of Felt Inlays.

Barbara Matthiessen (Port Orchard, WA) had a specialized degree from an interior design school and experience working for a design firm before she entered the industry as a full-time freelance designer. She has written 43 booklets and 3 books, contributed to 22 multi-artist books, and has done countless designs for magazines. While continuing to design for publication, she also works for manufacturers, developing kits, projects sheets, and sales models. She is the author of Small Loom and Freeform Weaving.

As a graduate of Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Rick Petersen (Edina, MN) has spent his life creating things. About eleven years ago he discovered polymer clay and has been expressing himself through this medium ever since. Rick has taught doll making, and has had his work published in national magazines, including Art Doll Quarterly.

Comments

[Barbara Moore]

Thank you for this review! I'm wanting to get into doll making and this seems like it might be the perfect book for a beginner.

[Suella]

I would have said that doll making was not my thing, but I can see using these in miniature as brooches. Hmmm...

Thanks for the eye-opener.

[Rachel]

That book looks so cool. I loved making twig dolls when I was younger. This would be such a fun summer project to do with kids. Thanks for the review, I'll be linking.