Making Soft Dolls book by Steffi Stern
Making Soft Dolls book by Steffi Stern
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An innovative doll making book by Steffi Stern inspired by her own experience of years of doll making and teaching and following Waldorf Dolls principles.
• Foreword by Waldorf Educator Phillipe Reubke and endorsement by Great British Sewing Bee original Stuart Hillard.
• Introducing hand-sewn and knitted dolls from soft natural materials for young and old to make and love.
• From very simple first dolls to more detailed dolls that can be dressed and accessorised.
• Includes a series of dolls house dolls and accessories including needle felted dogs and cats.
• Lots of projects for making clothes too! Includes 4 types of making heads.
• Beautifully designed with inspiring photos and clear and colourful drawn and written instructions.
• Suitable for total beginners.
Here's a glowing review from David Kennedy in Waldorf Today:
(Newsletter Issue #518, 02/02/2021)
The 10 word review:
Everything you need to know about Waldorf doll making. Everything.
The longer review:
If you've ever wanted to learn about making soft dolls, then this is the book for you. Steffi Stern has created extensive patterns and instructions for a variety of dolls, from the simplest first doll all the way up to the big "baby" doll.
The foreward by Philipp Reubke and the first chapters explore "What is a Waldorf doll?", "Why Waldorf Dolls?" and "Doll Stories". Beginning the book with those topics is a great orientation for Waldorf doll making.
There is an extensive section on the materials you'll need for all the dolls, as well as a section on the skills you'll use for creating the dolls. Steffi Stern is a master doll maker and her instructions are clear and precise.
Making Soft Dolls has been gorgeously produced by Hawthorn Press. The illustrations that accompany the instructions are hand-drawn and colored by Lucy Guenot.
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from 1124 reviewsAs always, clear and concise instructions
As always fab wool! Ready for my next project! 😁
A lovely quality wool and such a rich colour
I live in the USA and even though international postage costs can be high, I still prefer to buy from the Makerrs. All of their products are high quality and I like that they focus on being eco-friendly. The support and encouragement I've found with having a Flock membership is invaluable. The Flock Gatherings are a lot of fun. I am inspired and learn new things every month! Highly recommended! Steffi and her team are wonderful.
Love these eyes. Very easy to put in with a little glue. Make my sculptures look more realistic.
My go to product.
What a lovely gardening set, very impressed, now to make something to go with it.
First time I’ve tried these, and I’m impressed.
Get the glue exactly where it is needed.
I love these little wellies, now to make something to fit them.
Excellent day lovely people, very good teacher.
It was nice to be given a gift as well as the final felted picture and the hospitality was great
Highly recommended
I purchased this subscription box as a one off. I thought he looked so cute , I just had to buy him
I live in Australia and love purchasing from The Makerss. All products I buy are absolutely perfect and always arrive on time . I will definitely continue to buy from The Makerss and I love watching Steffi making the projects . Instructions are very easy and always plenty of materials to use . I am looking forward to making the donkey . Thank you so much 😃
Have not started the kit yet but the instructions look very clear and I look forward to starting it soon.
Really good quality and fast delivery.
Have made the jointed bear kit and it turned out well. Looking forward to starting the hare.
I bought this after trying out a cheaper version and pleased I did. The needles are very sharp and really speeds up the felting process. It’s brilliant when making animal ears.
This book is packed with information and illustrations and inspiration, for both beginner and experienced doll makers. I have mainly made felt dolls up to now, so this will be different for me. However, there is so much information and ideas that I will be able to make use of whatever style I decide to make.
This book is ideal for anybody who loves dolls, I had never even thought of making dolls for my grandaughter but this book has given me the know-how to make an entire dolls house worth and in suck a lovely easy to understand way, I cant recommend this highly enough its worth every penny to make an heirloom of your own!
What a wealth of information on what to use to make different dolls, instructions to make dolls easy to follow and the stories behind the dolls so touching. Have made Hannes following pattern and you tube tutorial. Excited to make more.