false 22487 0 0 925529 1564969428 9781564969422 2 <![CDATA[Creative Cloth Doll Making: New Approaches for Using Fibers, Beads, Dyes, and Other Exciting Techniques]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179509548m/925529.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179509548s/925529.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/925529.Creative_Cloth_Doll_Making_New_Approaches_for_Using_Fibers_Beads_Dyes_and_Other_Exciting_Techniques 4.67 15 Internationally known cloth doll artist and teacher Patti Medaris Culea brings together a collection of projects ranging from simple and elegant designs by emerging artists to elaborate dolls from premiere doll designers. These artists offer easy to follow instructions, tips and special insights, along with creative variations for each of the projects.

* Three new and exciting doll patterns included--all with interchangeable parts
* Detailed instructions on creating faces
* Variation ideas from world-famous doll makers

]]> 22487 4.41 29 6 2003 40077 159253144X 9781592531448 1 <![CDATA[Creative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting Techniques]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386860m/40077.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386860s/40077.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40077.Creative_Cloth_Doll_Faces_Using_Paints_Pastels_Fibers_Beading_Collage_and_Sculpting_Techniques 4.00 7 Author Patti Medaris Culea began her career in art as a portrait painter and she puts that experience to work when creating her doll faces. In this book, she shows readers a simple technique for easily creating faces using her step-by-step approach. She gives her tips for how to divide the face into quadrants, graft features together, and much more.

Every aspect of doll making is covered -- from the basics to detailed techniques for making the various faces to instructions for putting a pattern together. Readers will learn how to use watercolor pencils, acrylics, and fabric paints to color a face, how to create a face using collage techniques as well as stamping and beading, and tips for working with stretchy fabrics to create indented eyes, separate eyelids, and sculpted lips.

]]> 22487 4.41 29 6 2004 557333 1592533116 9781592533114 1 <![CDATA[Creative Cloth Doll Beading: Designing and Embellishing with Beads]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175788476m/557333.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175788476s/557333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/557333.Creative_Cloth_Doll_Beading_Designing_and_Embellishing_with_Beads 4.00 4 An illustrated guide to embellishing dolls with beads

Beading, one of the oldest forms of craft, is also a hot new trend and being used in new applications. Beadwork, which has typically been used in fashion, home decoration, and jewelry, is reaching for new horizons and showing up on quilts, journals, knits, crochet, and fiber arts of all kinds. In this book, author Patti Medaris Culea and beading experts Anne Hesse and Laura McCabe illustrate new ways of using various bead techniques to embellish the cloth doll. Sections include the basics of beadwork, beaded flowers for her hair, bead embroidered faces, starbursts (using crystals to enhance the figure), and wings and things (creating wings, crowns, and shoes with beads). Each chapter presents a different type of beading application in detail, with full instructions. Techniques are highlighted with step-by-step photos. A gallery of interpretations of the same pattern by leading artists is included for further inspiration.

]]> 22487 4.41 29 6 2007 580959 1592532179 9781592532179 2 <![CDATA[Creative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175983973m/580959.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175983973s/580959.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/580959.Creative_Cloth_Doll_Couture_New_Approaches_to_Making_Beautiful_Clothing_and_Accessories 4.67 3 This is the only book available on making clothing for art dolls. Moreover, it not only includes a pattern for various wardrobe staples, but the author offers basic garment making techniques, as well as information on decorative fabric treatments and embellishments.

Culea provides tips and techniques for creating everything from a vintage 1940's ensemble to a 1960's type of outfit. There are techniques for dyeing, painting, and stamping to create a beautiful evening gown and how to drape a doll body to create your own pattern. Professional tips, ideas for embellishments, cutting-edge techniques, short cuts, pattern making ideas, and more are also included.

]]> 22487 4.41 29 6 2006 3114830 1592534635 9781592534630 0 <![CDATA[Creative Cloth Explorations: Adventures with Fairy Inspired Fiber Art]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3114830.Creative_Cloth_Explorations_Adventures_with_Fairy_Inspired_Fiber_Art 0.0 0 Introduces new, creative techniques for the fiber journaler, scrapbooker, doll maker, beader, and sewer through fairy-inspired projects.
This book is the fifth installment on making creative cloth fiber arts from popular art doll designer, fiber artist, and workshop instructor Patti Culea, following Creative Cloth Doll Making, Creative Cloth Doll Faces, Creative Cloth Doll Couture, and Creative Cloth Beaded Dolls. This book builds on the previous four by delving into how to make fun and elaborate-looking projects using the same old materials in a new and unique way. Readers will learn to make flat figures, fabric books, and a fairy-style fan. <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Culea covers the basics and provides new techniques–such as using Shiva paint sticks and stencils, working with silk rods and waste, and using lace and trims as a frame–while teaching you to how create a flat figure doll, memory journal with embellished cloth pages, and a beautiful fan. Professional tips, ideas for embellishments, cutting-edge techniques, and complete patterns for all the projects are included.</p></DIV>]]> 22487 4.41 29 6 2009 1591981 1845431162 9781845431167 0 <![CDATA[Creative Cloth Doll Couture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185578163m/1591981.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185578163s/1591981.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1591981.Creative_Cloth_Doll_Couture 0.0 0 22487 4.41 29 6 2006 103906 1845430085 9781845430085 0 <![CDATA[Creative Cloth Doll Faces]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171503476m/103906.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171503476s/103906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103906.Creative_Cloth_Doll_Faces 0.0 0 22487 4.41 29 6 2005