With cameos on Fashion Week runways and in designer store windows, the starry-eyed Jess Brown rag doll has captured the hearts of many. In this book, Brown shares her sought-after doll pattern for the first time and shows how to sew, customize, and accessorize each doll for a true modern heirloom. More than a craft how-to book, The Making of a Rag Doll reveals the creative process behind these whimsical dolls, placing emphasis on quality sustainable...

"Doll-making creatives around the world have enthusiastically learned and practiced the tricks, tips, and techniques offered by best-selling author and teacher, Pam Medaris Culea. This compilation of material from her first four books combines the best techniques for basic doll construction, painting and sculpting faces, designing inspired costumes, and creating intricate beading and embellishments..."--P. [4] of cover.

A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.

An inside look at kokeshi dolls: from the skilled woodworkers behind their design to their important cultural significance. Kokeshi are the simple and charming traditional Japanese dolls characterized by their cylindrical shape and lack of arms and legs. Historically made as children's toys in Japan's northern region of Tohoku, they have now become a popular collector's item and have even inspired famous architects and artists. In this visual guide,...

"Penny and Penelope are very different dolls. Penelope is a sweet princess, while Penny is a fierce secret agent. Penelope wants to ride her pony through the countryside, while Penny wants to wrestle alligators. How can they possibly get along playing in an imaginary kingdom? Luckily, Penny and Penelope are more than their packaging. After all, you can't judge a doll by its outfit". Provided by publisher.

Fanny decides to make her very own picture book, starring her homemade doll, Annabelle.

Discover techniques and ideas to create cloth faces filled with personality in this book by leading international dollmaker and textile artist, Ray Slater. Brimming with ideas and practical advice, this is an invaluable guide for cloth doll-makers everywhere. The face is the key to bringing life and personality to a cloth doll. Often thought of as being the hardest part of the making process, creating the face is, in fact, relatively easy and enjoyable...

Illustrated with more than 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from Carol Spencer's private archive. A treasure trove of some of the best and most iconic Barbie looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s.

"Annabelle Doll, Tiffany Funcraft, and their families journey far from home"--

"An epic, ingenious new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse, The Clockwork Dynasty weaves a riveting path through history and a race of human-like machines that have been hiding among us for untold centuries. In the rugged landscape of eastern Oregon, a young scientist named June uncovers an exquisite artifact -- a three-hundred-year-old mechanical doll whose existence seems to validate her obsession with a harrowing...