Dollmaking books
These are dollmaking books that I enthusiastically recommend. Yes, it's a short list.
Art Doll Adventures: Exploring Projects and Processes through Cultural TraditionsCreative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting TechniquesAnatomy of a Doll: The Fabric Sculptor's Handbook
Art Doll Adventures: Exploring Projects and...
by Lisa Li Hertzi
$16.49
Fun ideas for all skill levels. Lots of photos and sketches, plenty of suggestions for making the dolls your own. Yummy!
Creative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pa...
by Patti Medaris Culea
$16.49
More than just faces, this book will inspire you to create very personal dolls and figures.
Anatomy of a Doll: The Fabric Sculptor's Ha...
by Susanna Oroyan

Learn how to create cloth dolls and figures with realistic and stylized body parts.
Designing the Doll: From Concept to ConstructionFinishing the Figure: Doll Costuming, Embellishments, AccessoriesMother Plays With Dolls ... and Finds an Important Key to Unlocking Creativity
Designing the Doll: From Concept to Constru...
by Susanna Oroyan
$18.45
Do all of your dolls look alike? This inspiring book will help break you out of that rut!
Finishing the Figure: Doll Costuming, Embel...
by Susanna Oroyan
$29.95
If you're serious about making unique cloth dolls and figures, this book is excellent for experienced dollmakers.
Mother Plays With Dolls ... and Finds an Im...
by Elinor Peace Bailey

This classic book challenged many artists to explore cloth dolls as art and a means of self-discovery.