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Step-by-step instructions for forming a soft-sculpture face on a small doll.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1984 (v.2#3) pg. 24

Tip: How to make the right size head from a circle pattern.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1984 (v.2#3) pg. 41

Tip: How to stuff a cloth doll head.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1984 (v.2#3) pg. 41

How to soft-sculpt a cloth doll's face so as not to diminish the protruding features.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1984 (v.2#4) pg. 14

How to make the eyes of a cloth doll come alive by painting the eyes, eyelashes and eyebrows then embroidering the main lines.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1984 (v.2#4) pg. 16

Tip: Stuff a doll head firmly to avoid bumps.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1984 (v.2#4) pg. 35

Instructions for embroidering eyes and soft-sculpting faces of cloth dolls that have been made from a short-napped velour knit which has very little stretch.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1984 (v.3#2) pg. 18

Tips on making wigs for and painting faces on black dolls.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1984 (v.3#2) pg. 30

How to change three-dimensional doll patterns to make needle-sculpted dolls. Part 2. Instructions include transferring the face to cloth, attaching the nose, needle-sculpting the face and adding color to the face.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1985 (v.3#3) pg. 10

Needle-sculpting a baby-doll head. Part 1. How to avoid an "old man" or "piggy" look.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1985 (v.3#3) pg. 14

Instructions on how to re-do the needle-sculptured face of a doll that may have been started but never finished because the features didn't look right. The technique, which involves placing layers of quilt batting over the face and covering it with fabric, can also be used to achieve a seamless face on a newly made doll.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1985 (v.3#3) pg. 36

Tip: Idea for a child-proof neck stiffener.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1985 (v.3#3) pg. 37

Needle-sculpting a baby-doll head. Part 2. Tips on internal stitches that will prevent sagging.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1985 (v.3#4) pg. 10

Needle-sculpting a baby-doll head. Part 3. Adjusting the tension of tiny "dimple" stitches.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1985 (v.4#1) pg. 8

Tip: Give a doll added personality by offsetting the head slightly before sewing it in place.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1985 (v.4#1) pg. 39

Doll faces. Part 1. Positioning facial features on a soft-sculpture cloth doll or a rag doll. Includes various eye, lip and nose contours.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1985-86 (v.4#2) pg. 10

Tips for using a hot glue gun to affix noses, ears and hair on dolls.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1985-86 (v.4#2) pg. 29

Doll faces. Part 2. Procedures for painting directly on fabric with acrylic paints.
CLOTH DOLL Spring-Summer 1986 (v.4#3) pg. 28

Infant pacifier pattern and instructions for making a doll's mouth so the pacifier can be inserted.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1986 (v.4#4) pg. 30
Added Info CLOTH DOLL Winter 1986-87 (v.5#1) pg. 36
Added Info CLOTH DOLL Summer 1988 (v.6#2) pg. 38

Tips on neatly painting eyes on cloth dolls.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1986 (v.4#4) pg. 38

How to replace a soft-sculpture doll's head.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1986-87 (v.5#1) pg. 30

Pattern for an embroidered doll's face.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1986-87 (v.5#1) pg. 33

Tips on paints, pens and buttons to use in creating eyes for cloth dolls.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1986-87 (v.5#1) pg. 36

How to avoid eyes that are too small, at odd angles, mismatched or badly sized in a needle-sculptured doll face.
CLOTH DOLL Fall-Winter 1987 (v.5#4) pg. 19

Doll faces. Part 3. Creating a cloth-doll face with felt tip pens.
CLOTH DOLL Fall-Winter 1987 (v.5#4) pg. 32

Tips on adding accents to the iris of a painted eye.
CLOTH DOLL Fall-Winter 1987 (v.5#4) pg. 37

Tips on embroidering a doll's facial features after the doll is stuffed.
CLOTH DOLL Fall-Winter 1987 (v.5#4) pg. 37

Three different button-eye styles for a cloth doll.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1988 (v.6#1) pg. 40

Modeling paste and acrylic gel mixture for stiffening cloth doll heads. Eliminates the risk of a permanently dented cloth doll head and prolongs the life of the painted face.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1988 (v.6#2) pg. 6

Tips on using doubled layers of old nylon hosery for soFT-sculpting doll heads.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1988 (v.6#2) pg. 13

Technique for painting bow lips on needle-sculpted mouths.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1988 (v.6#2) pg. 40

Tip: A method for testing different faces on doll heads that are already stuffed before committing to marking the features on the doll.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1989 (v.6#4) pg. 19

Tip: How to use iron-on transfer eyes on medium weight, two-way stretch material without getting distortion.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1989 (v.6#4) pg. 39

Dutch folk doll dressed in a bridal costume of Volendam, a small fishing village in Northern Holland. Part 1. Making the head.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1989 (v.7#1) pg. 12

Stencil a cloth doll face. How to make stencils from poster board and acetate.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1989 (v.7#2) pg. 5

Patterns and step-by-step instructions for eight types of noses for cloth dolls (circle, covered button, fat egg-shaped, triangle, Pinocchio, profile, rounded cube and dimensional).
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1990 (v.8#1) pg. 31

A simple approach to facemaking. Features drawn on self-sticking labels are positioned and then used as a pattern to draw the outlines on a doll's face for subsequent embroidery or painting.
CLOTH DOLL Apr-Jun 1991 (v.8#2) pg. 13

Dorit's needle-sculpting methods. Doll artist Dorit Schendzielorz's techniques for making soft-sculpture dolls. Part 1. Making the doll's nose.
CLOTH DOLL Jul-Sep 1991 (v.8#3) pg. 4

Using crayons for doll faces. Instructions for both regular and heat transfer fabric crayons.
CLOTH DOLL Jul-Sep 1991 (v.8#3) pg. 18

Dorit's needle-sculpting methods. Part 2. Making the mouth and eyes.
CLOTH DOLL Oct-Dec 1991 (v.8#4) pg. 4

Dorit's needle-sculpting methods. Part 3. Painting eyes, painting lips and applying the hair.
CLOTH DOLL Jan-Mar 1992 (v.9#1) pg. 4

Making glass eyes for cloth dolls from plastic clay.
CLOTH DOLL Jan-Mar 1992 (v.9#1) pg. 11

A procedure for adding glass eyes to a cloth doll face.
CLOTH DOLL Jan-Mar 1992 (v.9#1) pg. 14

Cloth doll face make-up (cosmetics). Advice on painting on features and then enhancing them by applying eye make-up and blush.
CLOTH DOLL Jan-Mar 1992 (v.9#1) pg. 38

Dorit's needle-sculpting methods. Part 4. Ears and hands.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1992 (v.9#2) pg. 6

Free machine embroidery for cloth doll faces. Step-by-step instructions for using a zigzag sewing machine.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1992 (v.9#2) pg. 18

Face painting techniques. Instructions for painting a cloth doll face with acrylic fabric paint.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1992 (v.9#2) pg. 20

Cloth doll face made with programmed machine embroidery.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1992 (v.9#3) pg. 15

Techniques for painting eyes on a cloth doll.
CLOTH DOLL Winter 1992 (v.9#3) pg. 29

Cloth doll face. Programmed machine embroidery. Part 2. How to design a doll's facial features utilizing programmed motifs. Four designs shown.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1994 (v.9#4) pg. 10

Sculpting and painting a baby or child doll mouth.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1994 (v.9#4) pg. 30

Lynne R. Yale's soft sculpture (needle sculpting) methods. Face Sculpting. Part 1. Making a size 1 head and face for a 23" doll.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1994 (v.10#1) pg. 4

Painted folk doll face for rag dolls.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1994 (v.10#1) pg. 8

Lynne R. Yale's soft sculpture (needle sculpting) methods. Face Sculpting. Part 2.
CLOTH DOLL Fall-Winter 1994 (v.10#2) pg. 17

Face coloring. Mapping and drawing the face plus hints for doing eyes, mouths, and noses.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1995 (v.10#3) pg. 10

Making molded-head cloth dolls. Part 1. Stretching and gluing fabric to the mask.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1995 (v.10#3) pg. 33

Making molded-head cloth dolls. Part 2. Painting facial features.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1995 (v.10#4) pg. 30

Making eyes in soft sculpture doll heads using regular marbles.
CLOTH DOLL Summer 1995 (v.10#4) pg. 38

Designing your own cloth doll. Part 2. Faces and hair.
CLOTH DOLL Spring 1996 (v.11#3) pg. 20, Insert

Painting the face of a toddler-aged cloth doll.
CLOTH DOLL Fall-Winter 1996 (v.12#1) pg. 17

How to fill pointed noses on a cloth doll so they don't flop or wrinkle.
CLOTH DOLL Aug-Sep 1997 (v.12#3) pg. 22

Lavina Mae. A 24" doll that resembles an Early American doll. Part 1. Making the head. Cotton stockinette is glued over a hard mask.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1998 (v.13#2) pg. 19

How to paint a doll's face using acrylic paints.
CLOTH DOLL Jun 1999 (v.13#3) pg. 25

Renaissance Angel. An 18" tall doll made from muslin. Details of hair, features and body are sewn using trapunto technique and then painted with acrylic paints. Intermediate skill level.
CLOTH DOLL Nov 1999 (v.13#4) pg. 9, Cover, Insert

Realistic eyes. How to simulate eyelashes and brows to convey personality.
CLOTH DOLL Nov 1999 (v.13#4) pg. 23

Doll face. Part 1. Basic rules and a few tricks for making doll eyes that are expressive and properly proportioned.
CLOTH DOLL Nov 1999 (v.13#4) pg. 38

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