Making Soft Dolls - Steffi Stern

From Hawthorn Press, Making Soft Dolls by Steffi Stern is a paperback craft book exploring the appeal of Waldorf dolls and the value of simple, open facial features in imaginative play. Alongside practical making guidance, it also considers the wider power of dolls when used for therapeutic purposes, recognising that soft dolls are not only for children.

Designed to support makers at home, the book offers clear, step-by-step instructions, with drawings and templates to help you create ten character dolls and their accessories. Guidance on buying materials sits alongside ideas for upcycling items you already own, making it easy to begin whether you prefer knitted or sewn projects. The projects range from large to small, and include a doll’s-house-size family with a baby and pets. A foreword by Philipp Reubke, a Council member of the International Association for Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education (IASWECE), adds further context on why Waldorf dolls are intentionally designed with simple faces.

Key features

• Paperback format
• 128 pages
• 256 colour illustrations
• Full step-by-step instructions with drawings and templates
• Projects to make ten character dolls and their accessories
• Includes a foreword by Philipp Reubke (IASWECE)

Specifications

• Author: Steffi Stern
• Subtitle: Simple Waldorf designs to sew and love
• Publisher: Hawthorn Press
• Publication date: 15 April 2020
• ISBN: 9781912480050

Sizing

200 x 250 x 10 mm

Rackhams Reference : FNJ5PAQSPX