Doll fashionistas: sewing stylish dolls and their wardrobes. Ellen Lumpkin Brown. 2009.

In Doll Fashionistas you’ll find everything you need to know to create a completely customised, fashion-forward doll, from head (curly or straights hair?) to toe (ballet slippers or sandals?).

• Learn a paint-by-numbers method for making beautiful, one-of-a-kind faces.
• Create any ethnicity with dying techniques, for the perfect skin-tone.
• Add even more dimensions and personality to faces and bodies with needle-sculpting
• Follow step-by-step instructions for making 15 different outfits featuring gorgeous fabrics, cool closures and fun trims - from sundresses, to recycled denim skirts, to embellished, pre-made sweaters
• Includes easy-to-use templates for the dolls and their outfits.

The Thenclothing patterns in this book are designed to fit any 18 to 22 inch doll. They are quick to sew (most can be completed in less than two hours) with professional looking, runway-worthy results. Templates allow you to start creating and outfitting simply fabulous fashionista’s immediately, while learning techniques you can use to create your own original designs.