Making Waldorf Dolls (Crafts and family Activities) Paperback – May 25, 2005

Enjoyed this book. Mainly bought for how to put hair on rag dolls, but very good information in the rest of the book as well.

I think this book is the same as the author's earlier title, Kinder Dolls (something like that) and the "used book" prices on that earlier title have been inflated too high. "Making Waldorf Dolls" is expensive at $30 yet a bit more cheaply made in that it has no color photographs. No matter, I have to say this is a great! book with wonderful patterns, S-M-L size bodies, very clear drawings and instructions, how-to(s) for hair. This book also has a jointed "doll" body. If you're looking for a jointed "baby" body, that is in the book "Baby Dolls and Their Clothes" by Valeria Ferrari (also an excellent book) but I have to say that Making Waldorf dolls is better because the patterns are MUCH! easier. This book is my favorite of 5-6 sock doll books I own.

For me this book did not teach me anything new from what I could find on the internet. I was disappointed with it for my level of sewing. I gave it to my daughter and she found it useful, I gave it four stars bc the pictures were so roughly drawn they are a bit confusing. For an novice this would be a good book. But I suggest going on the internet to get this information.

This was a book used by a master doll maker as I attended a series of classes on making Waldorf Dolls so I had a chance to look at it before I bought it. It covers all the basics from sculpting the inner head to creating clothes, including patterns. It is fully illustrated and the directions are easy to follow and has suggestions for pacing, from small projects to more involved ones. Craft books tend to have only a few useful patterns or bits of information and I do not usually spend $27 on a paperback craft book, but this was well worth the money. All the instruction is valuable and I will no doubt refer to it again and again.

I had her earlier version. Sadly, I loaned it to a friend who lost it. I got this when I realized it was an updated version of my greatly missed book. If you have the older version, this is very different in content (So I still miss my old book) I like her instructions. They are easy to follow. Love, love, love, that their are full size patterns for clothing dolls of many sizes.

I love this book -- I put off buying it for so many months, and I wish I'd bought it sooner. It has all the information you need to start making dolls. The chapter on hair is especially wonderful -- it has so many variations! I have made dolls from kits before, and the directions included with the kits generally only show one hairstyle/body style/head style. This book has so many doll variations, you can choose what you're most comfortable with. The clothing patterns are very basic, with minimal instructions -- so you can kind of do as much or little with them as you like.

I wasn't very happy with the way this book was illustrated. I had hoped to see actual projects in progress but the pictures are hand drawn. I'll keep it because I basically collect doll crafting books.

I disagree with the last reviewer regarding the content of Maricristin's book. This book has everything you need to make a wide variety of Waldorf-style dolls. I have made three versions already, and I am working my way through the rest of the patterns. The instructions are clear and complete. The book doesn't have big pretty pictures, true, but it has all the information needed to make dolls. And that is really what matters. This is a niche market book, and it is one of very few available. In my opinion, the chapter on hair alone is worth over $30.