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site is about African doll making. I like to tell you about my inspiration
and what kind of materials I use. But most of all I like to show you the
results. On the next pages you can see and read more about it.
Doll making
A workshop
hand made paper brought me in touch with paper and the possibilities.
One of the other participants had already a lot of experience making dolls
with paper and was willing to give a workshop to show us how.
Following the workshop
I made a few paper dolls myself but the use of paper soon became less
satisfactory, I decide to use fabric instead as you have a lot of possibilities
with all the different textures, patterns and colors.
(See photographs).
The possibilities
You can make dolls
for in- and outdoors. The difference is the kind of coating you are using.
For an indoor paper doll you can use wallpaper glue or cooked starch.
When you choose to make a fabric doll you need polytex or paverpol for
the coating. For an outdoor doll you use polytex with an activator to
make the doll weather resisting so you can leave it out site in summer-
and wintertime.
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