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Make Your Own Animal Friends

10 Cute Cloth Dolls to Sew, Dress Up and Personalize
By Katia Ferris
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Make Your Own Animal Friends unveils the charm of sewing your own delightful cloth animal dolls. Doll-making can be both simple and spontaneous, or it can be detailed and, to be honest, somewhat intricate. There are countless ways to craft dolls, from the basic to the... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Learn how to design and sew your own collection of animal characters and their clothing.

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Make Your Own Animal Friends unveils the charm of sewing your own delightful cloth animal dolls. Doll-making can be both simple and spontaneous, or it can be detailed and, to be honest, somewhat intricate. There are countless ways to craft dolls, from the basic to the complex, each offering unique pleasures and challenges.

This book guides you through the initial steps, from designing a concept to infusing personality into your animal characters. With patterns for a bunny rabbit, owl, cat, dog, bear, monkey, fox, kitten, and mouse – you can create your own collection of fabric friends, perfect for gifting or keeping. The projects vary in difficulty, allowing you to advance your skills as you turn each page. Mix and match designs to personalise your dolls and create a simple wardrobe with adorable clothing patterns to sew and accessorise your creations.

Doll-maker and designer, Katia Ferris, offers expert guidance to help you sew confidently from scratch. This book is filled with stunning lifestyle photography and step-by-step illustrations, providing everything you need to bring your animal characters to life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837832941

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Illustration: Full-colour photography throughout

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 253.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Children’s, Teenage and Educational Katia Ferris Non-Fiction

About the Author

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.

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