Doll faces embroidery

UPDATE: You can now purchase the pattern for my doll, including detailed tutorials for her hair, eyes and facial features here: "Fleur" Doll Pattern In case you are just joining in on my doll-making journey, my goal is to create a classic 1930-40's style cloth doll, giving her a slightly more modern look while keeping those lovely vintage elements and clothing. So far I am up to embroidering the eyes. After deciding on the style of the eye I wanted for my doll here, I then needed the colour…

In this tutorial I'll be showing you Step by Step how to Hand Embroider my Top 6 Favorite Embroidery Stitches for Doll and Soft Toy Plushie Faces. These are all very basic, easy stitches so that even a beginner doll or softie maker can embroider lovely faces for their new creations that are not only beautiful but baby safe! Don't be intimidated, it doesn't have to be perfect, that is the beauty of handmade, each doll is unique! What you will need is some good quality kona fabric for your…

A doll’s face creates her personality, and unlike her clothes cannot be switched out, so it’s worth spending a bit of time on to get right. I would encourage you to think of your doll as a...

Machine embroidery doll patterns | Etsy

I can't count how many times this year I've received e-mails from readers asking if I could make them a ballerina doll because they didn't ...

Oh my goodness, why are dolls so expensive?!? In my never-ending must-make list, rag doll moved up to the top of the list this week out of sheer sticker shock. What do you think of this little lady? I know she needs better clothes, (that’s a project for another hour) and a rag doll 2.0...

I get a lot of questions about doll faces. So instead of painting them, why not try this easy embroidery pattern. There is a fabulous Spli...

Learn to sew large pot holders for casserole dishes with my beginner friendly sewing tutorial! You can watch the video instructions and grab the printable pdf pattern. Oversized pot holders make great, unique handmade gifts! I’ll teach you how to cut, sew, and quilt your pot holders, plus how to sew

Probably the most popular way to put a faces on cloth dolls is to embroider them. Cloth dolls lend themselves to embroidered faces, and it's easy to do. - How to Embroider Faces on Cloth Dolls - Doll Making at BellaOnline

I can't count how many times this year I've received e-mails from readers asking if I could make them a ballerina doll because they didn't think they could tackle the hand embroidered eyes. But since I know for a fact that anyone can sew embroidered eyes, I decided to post a tutorial to take the mystery out of it. If you can believe it, I actually find sewing doll eyes to be slightly easier than the blanket stitch on pincushion leaves. Let's jump in! Technique Tutorial: Satin-Stitched Doll…