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by Katia Ferris (Author)
Discover how to sew your own charming cloth animal dolls with this beautiful book.
Doll-making can be simple and spontaneous, or it can be very detailed and even, to be honest, sort of fiddly. There are endless approaches to doll-making, from the basic to the complicated, each with its own joys and challenges. This book will walk you through the first steps from imagining a design to showing you how to add personality to your animal characters. Featuring patterns for a bunny rabbit, owl, cat, dog, bear, monkey, fox, kitten, and mouse - stitch up your own menagerie of fabric friends to gift or keep. The projects range in difficulty, allowing you to build on your skills as your progress through the pages of this book. Mix-and-match designs to personalise your you own dolls and create a basic wardrobe with simple, cute clothing patterns to sew and accessorise your makes. Doll-maker and designer, Katia Ferris provide expert guidance, helping you to sew confidently from scratch. Packed with stunning lifestyle photography and step-by-step illustrations, this book covers everything you need to bring your own animal characters to life.Author Biography
Katia Ferris is an artist and designer living in San Francisco, California. She is best known as a textile artist and doll-maker working under the name Luckjuju. Katia has been designing cloth dolls since 2013 and teaching doll-making classes since 2019. Her dolls are collected internationally. When she is not busy sewing tiny mouse pants, you might find her in the library, visiting with dogs in the dog park, or on a road trip with her husband, two children and dog, stopping at every fabric shop along the way.
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.7 x 9.8 x 7.9 IN
Publication Date: September 30, 2025
