A
Making an Armature and Display Base
- Introduction
- Materials
- Tools
- Making the Armature
- Using the Armature
- Making the Base
B
Brushes, How to Care for
- Introduction
- Tips on Using Brushes
- Proper Cleaning of Brushes
- The Loew-Cornell Brush Tub
- Drying Brushes
- Storing Brushes
Brushes, How to Select
- Introduction
- Media
- Bristle/Hair Characteristics
- Handle Length
- Surface
- Style/Shape of Brushes
- Determining Overall Quality in a Brush
- Quick Guide to Loew-Cornell Brush Lines
C
Cleaning Your Doll
- Chocolate Kisses
- Blood Spots
- General Cleaning
- Machine Washing
- Bear Baths
Which Convention Should I Go To?
Copying Patterns or Video Tapes
How to Copyright Your Work
- Copyright Fundamentals
- The Copyright Notice
- How long does Copyright Protection Last?
- How do I Register My Copyright?
- What are the Penalties for Infringing a Copyright?
- What is Fair Use?
D
Starting a Doll Club
- Introduction
- How Do I Begin?
- What About Officers?
- What Do We Do About Money and Dues?
- Do We Need a Corporation or Bylaws?
- What About Board Meetings?
- Cooperative Buying
- Holding Classes
- Some Ideas From Other Clubs
- Other Suggestions
Doll People Love Company
- Introduction
- General and Antique Collectors
- Fine Artists and Art Collectors
- Serious Dollmakers and Collectors
- General Dollmakers, All Media
- Original and Reproduction Porcelain
- Cloth Dollmakers (National)
- Paper Doll Artists and Collectors
- International Listing of Local Doll Clubs
- International Organizations
- On-Line (Computer) Clubs, Mailing Lists, and Newsgroups
- Other Organizations
Sewing the Dollskin
- Marking the Sewing Line
- Pressure Foot and Throat Cover Plate
- Pinning
- Seam Allowance
- Trouble Areas
- Double Sewing
E
F
Fabric
- Finding the Right Side of Knit Fabrics
- Determining Stretch
- Iron Setting
- Cutting
- Templates
- Copying Details
- Tracing
- Disappearing Markers
- Avoiding Distortion
- Erasing
- Precision Sewing
- Doubled Pieces
- Remarking
Easy Face Painting
- Introduction
- Painting Without Brushes
- Painting the Eyes
- Embroidering the Features
Fingers
- Introduction
- Sewing the Fingers
- Trimming the Seams
- Turning the Fingers
- Stuffing the Fingers
- Wiring the Fingers
- Finishing Wired Hands
G
Glossary
H
Hair for the Doll that Bit You
I
J
Doll Joints (Plastic)
- Making Joint Holes
- Preparing Joints
- Assembling Joints
- Removing Joints
K
L
Ladder Stitching
M
N
Needle Modeling Techniques
- Three Big Secrets
- Thread
- Starting the Thread
- Secure Over Seam
- Broken Thread
- Avoiding Knots
- Ending the Thread
- Tying a Square Knot
- Sealing
O
What is an Original Doll or Pattern?
P
Photographing Your Dolls
Pricing Your Doll to Sell
Q
R
S
Selling Dolls Made From Another Designer's Pattern
Adjusting the Tension on Your Sewing Machine
Signing Your Work
Stuffing Technique
- Introduction
- The Nesting Technique
- Touching Up the Stuffing
- Firmness of Stuffing
- Removing Stuffing
- Reusing Stuffing
- Aching Fingers
Mimi's Stuffing Tool
T
Teaching a Workshop
Making and Using Templates
- Making Templates
- Using Templates
- Changing the Size of Patterns
Adjusting the Tension on Your Sewing Machine
Tools for Dollmakers
- Mimi's Stuffing Tool
- Hemostats
- Hot Glue Gun
- Hot Gluing Tools
- Hair Loom
- Sewer's Aid Silicon
- Disappearing Markers
- Pins
- Marking Board
- Rotary Cutter
- Wonder Weights
- Sewing Machine Needles
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W
X
Y
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