From the authors of Needle Felting for Beginners, awarded BEST CRAFT BOOK in The Craft Business Awards 2021.
The Woolly Felters Roz Dace and Judy Balchin bring you another fun-packed needle felting book, this time with dolls that are vibrant, quirky and full of character!
Learn how to sculpt fairies, kawaii characters, a royal family, and even yourself or your friends. There are ten varied projects, each with needle felted clothing, hair and accessories.
Roz and Judy provide practical ideas for designing your own dolls, familiarizing you with the basic doll to get you started and including an accessible 'help me' section for reference. Techniques like creating an inner core, working with a partial or full armature and both wet and dry felting are also covered. The dolls have a range of props such as a bag, spectacles, a toy rabbit, and even an armchair for Knitting Nigel to sit in! What makes these dolls so appealing is the expression and character they exude, and the authors show you how to capture this. Learn how to create realistic figures or more exaggerated caricatures, as well as how to inject personality through your choice of features, hairstyle, embellishments and pose!
Enjoy mastering this beguiling craft under the expert instruction of two award-winning authors.
Table of Contents
Introduction
About needle felting
What you need
Inspiration and design
Getting started
The basic doll
Top ‘help me’ tips
Creating an inner core
Armatures
Creating character and expression
The projects
Queen of Hearts
Danny Doodoll
Little Dancer
Knitting Nigel
Christmas Fairy
Kawaii Kate
Silver Surfer
Perfect Portraits
Mother Earth
Weird and Wonderful
Templates
Index
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About Roz Dace
Roz Dace has loved creative writing, drawing, painting and all crafts from an early age. Following time spent in Paris, where she learnt French at L’Alliance Francaise, she started her career in television and in the media before joining Search Press, where she enjoyed many years as Editorial Director commissioning practical art and craft books for international markets. Roz lives in Frome, Somerset.
About Judy Balchin
Judy Balchin studied art at Cardiff College of Art. Following this, she specialized in graphic design at Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone. After working as a graphics assistant at the BBC Television Centre, she joined Adverkit International Ltd as a lettering artist. This began her love affair with letters, producing book jackets, logos and television titles over many years. During this time, she also became involved in the craft world. She has appeared on television, worked as a craft demonstrator, designed craft kits and run workshops. She has produced more than 20 books on various crafts and is the author of many articles for craft magazines. Judy lives in Maidstone, Kent.
