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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Do you need digital versions of instructions so you can increase text size or use a screen reader? No problem, please email us at hello@themakerss.co.uk and a member of the team will send you the instructions digitally.
Let customers speak for us
from 1089 reviewsLooking at the kit I am very impressed with the quality. I am not going to be making it yet so can't comment on how it goes together, but looking forward to starting it later in the year.
Love quality. Easy to use. Value for money.
My first box and loved it !
I really didn’t expect Wayne to turn out so good even though he’s a little wonky ( first time felting something bigger than and oval)
Clear instructions and pictures
Can’t wait for the next box :)
The kit has all you need to create this cute small pup.fibers along with detailed step by step tutorial with photos.very pleased with my purchase.
Nice product at a reasonable price. I use it to make small doll socks, too.
It's for a friends birthday present who writes children's books, and her badger character is called binkie. So hopefully Julie will get great pleasure in making him.
I've been wanting to felt a kingfisher for ages and just couldn't resist this kit when it became available. I wasn't disappointed. The kit is perfect, the instructions were very clear and are suitable for everyone including beginers. The finished item may not turn out exactly like the kit picture but that's the joy of felting.
Great kit.
All the products I have purchased were very well made the instructions were very clear and Steffi and her team are very helpfull.
Much nicer to work on than a foam one I have been using. I haven't tried the Eco Mat yet.
Beautiful wool to felt with . I cant buy this in Australia so it's a real treat for me.
These are great little pins and save me a lot of time and effort.
I always buy the eyes for my little felted creations here- good quality.
Made creating an image of a 'bauble' so much easier - follows curved surface so keeping size and perspective
This looks interesting- a nice change from animals and fairies which I normally make. Thinking of giving the completed item to my daughter- at least she can’t kill this one 😁
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.