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- Apple Dolls - How to make an apple head doll, carving the head, sewing clothes, making a body and finishing the apple doll.
- Mini Doll List - Dedicated to the art of mini doll making; tutorials on miniature doll costuming, wigging, jewelry making etc. Also a online miniature doll college where you can take courses by some of the best doll artists.
- Doll Festival - This 8th European Festival of Dolls (since 1989) is a gathering of lovers of dolls, doll-making and puppet theatre. Attending will be professional and amateur dollmakers, collectors, the media and a large public of all ages.
- Make a Handkerchief Doll - Instructions on making a simple doll, and the history behind it.
- Arlene's Original Designs - Cloth doll patterns to make fairies and mermaids. Includes the folk art craft of making apple head dolls.
- Miniature Art - Offers dolls in kit form, how-to booklets, doll making supplies plus a free online newsletter with tips and contests. Specializing in romantic dolls.
- Keelings Kraft Shop - Doll Patterns - Offers soft doll patterns and accessories for doll making.
- Marie-Claude Dupont, Doll Artist - Québec, Canada. Original work by Doll Artist Marie-Claude Dupont. An extensive bibliography of works relating to dolls and dollmaking. Includes links to other contemporary doll artists, pupetteers and doll related sites.
- Stacy Hofman Doll Works - Dressed and hand painted porcelain dolls, doll kits, doll making supplies, doll molds, and patterns.
- Boy Dolls - Gallery of handmade cloth dolls by a Japanese doll artist, Runo, some depicting anime characters. Includes free patterns, guest doll gallery and message boards for support.
Wikipedia Articles
- Lisa Bufano - Lisa Bufano (born 1972) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work incorporates elements of doll-making, animation, and dance. Bufano is a graduate of both Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA).
- Dogwood Arts Festival (Knoxville) - The Dogwood Arts Festival is an annual event in Knoxville, Tennessee that celebrates the blooming of the dogwood trees. It includes a parade, a house and garden show, and demonstrations of various Appalachian arts and crafts such as quilting, bluegrass music, and doll-making.