Doll Making

African American Heritage Dolls
African American dolls by JoAnn Bernard depicting life in the 1800's, inspired by sketches of that era.
http://www.southernelegance.net/

Ankie Daanen
Dollmaker of detailed fantasy polymer clay dolls. Offers classes and exhibitions.
http://members.lycos.nl/ankiedaanen/frame.htm

Apple Dolls
How to make an apple head doll, carving the head, sewing clothes, making a body and finishing the apple doll.
http://www.appledolls.org/

Arensbak Trolls
Handmade troll and gnome dolls, including information about trolls, family history, FAQs and a list of shops where the dolls can be purchased.
http://www.trolls.com/

Bob Cunningham's Little People
Fantasy, one-of-a-kind art-doll sculptures by Canadian doll artist Bob Cunningham.
http://home.golden.net/~fantasy/

Boy Dolls
Gallery of handmade cloth dolls by a Japanese doll artist, Runo, some depicting anime characters. Includes free patterns, guest doll gallery and message boards for support.
http://dolls.nunodoll.com/

Chris Miller Dolls
Featuring porcelain dolls and clothing outfits by Chris Miller.
http://chrismillerdolls.com/

Cloth Doll Connection
Offers classes and a shopping directory for cloth doll makers with links to designers, free patterns, supplies, classes, doll events and doll clubs.
http://www.clothdollconnection.com/

Contemporary Doll Collector Magazine
Offers subscription to magazine featuring doll artists, how to collect, where to buy, restoring dolls and display ideas.
http://www.scottpublications.com/cdcmag/

Crochet A Fashion Doll Dress
Free crocheted dress instructions for an 11 1/2" fashion doll.
http://members.tripod.com/~Sniktaw/Patterns.html

De Poppenstee
Original dolls created by Bets van Boxel.
http://www.poppenstee.nl/

Designs 4 Dolls
Resources for sewing for dolls, including embroidery, fasteners, embellishments, patterns, projects and gallery.
http://www.designs4dolls.com/

Doll Festival
This 8th European Festival of Dolls (since 1989) is a gathering of lovers of dolls, doll-making and puppet theatre. Attending will be professional and amateur dollmakers, collectors, the media and a large public of all ages.
http://www.beyond.fr/sites/dollfest.html

Dollhouse Noah's Gallery
Japanese artistic dolls, ball jointed. They are lovely little girls in Kimonos. Site in English, takes time to load initially.
http://www2d.biglobe.ne.jp/~dhnoah/indexb.htm

The Dollmaker
About a gallery in Antwerp, exhibiting the work of doll artists Marleen Verheyen, Nadine Depoortere, Christele Vanheste, Miep Simoskie, Ilse Spuijbroek, Christa Canzio, Piwat Nophirun, Philip Heath, Francoise Filaci, Anne Mannaerts and Dagmar Schmitz.
http://users.telenet.be/The_Dollmaker/

Dolls & Stuffed Animals by Natasha Fadeeva
A photo gallery of cloth dolls, mice, cats, bears, bunnies and other stuffed toys, plus photographs and watercolors created by Natasha Fadeeva.
http://fadeeva.com/

Flickr: Art Dolls
Image gallery and forum for people who create art dolls and like to share their inspiration with other art doll artists.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/41506416@N00/

Hawk Mountain Armory
Featuring Native American and Cabbage Patch doll clothing and accessories.
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/HMA/

Jamie Englert Originals
Features Jamie Englert's artist dolls, magazines and articles she's been featured in. Also, composition doll bodies for the crafter and competitor, class times and locations.
http://www.jamie-englert-dolls.com/

Joan Blackwood Dolls
Gallery of one of a kind and limited edition dolls, contact information, and artist bio.
http://mysite.verizon.net/imacdan/jbd/index2.html

Katjushchik's Gallery
Gallery of hand carved wooden dolls. Includes links and information on the collection.
http://man.khakassia.ru/eng/dolls/

Laura Levine's Artdolls
Laura's dolls exhibit the uncomfortable side of the human condition. The fine art dolls are sometimes precious, sometimes brutal, but always provoke thought.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Suite/4139/

Marie-Claude Dupont, Doll Artist
Québec, Canada. Original work by Doll Artist Marie-Claude Dupont. An extensive bibliography of works relating to dolls and dollmaking. Includes links to other contemporary doll artists, pupetteers and doll related sites.
http://www.cam.org/~delisle/mcd.html

Marlaine Verhelst
Gallery of fantasy dolls and exhibition calendar.
http://www.marlaineverhelst.com/

Nicol Sayre
Featuring Nicol Sayre 18th Century style handmade folkdolls, candy containers and pincushions. Includes list of retailers who carry her work.
http://nicolsayre.com/

ODACA-Original Doll Artist Council of America
ODACA is an organization of doll sculptors creating original dolls. Artist membership is awarded based solely on the quality of the history of the artists' original doll work.
http://www.odaca.org/

Rainbow Dolls by Sylvia Wright
Featuring original sculpted porcelain character dolls by Sylvia Wright.
http://www.dollsofcolor.com/

Sandra's Homepage
Featuring the patchwork dolls made by a Lithuanian housewife and mother.
http://sandra.w3.lt/en/

The Shuppy Shoppe - Art of Dolls
Porcelain dolls created by Sue Shuppy. Includes artist biography and gallery.
http://mypages.allwest.com/~jshuppy/

Small Stuff Miniatures Digest
Daily email newsletter digest with tips, hints, resources and encouragement for creating and collecting dollhouse miniatures.
http://www.miniature.net/smallstuff/

Soft Dolls & Animals! Magazine
Offering subscription to bimonthly magazine, how-to projects for all levels of skill, techniques, artist profiles and patterns.
http://www.scottpublications.com/sdamag/

Soft Sculpture People
One of a kind soft sculpture people and babies made from nylon stockings and plush nylon material.
http://hometown.aol.com/bettyb422/

Strange Dolls
Strange and disturbing dolls' gallery of hans bellmer.
http://www.angelfire.com/in2/belmer/

Susan's Nest
Porcelain designer dolls in small series, Porcelain portrait dolls made from photos, some dressed sculptures and mixed media figures.
http://www.susansnest.com/

Tom Banwell Designs' Lumicast Resin
Offers custom silicone rubber molds and resin castings in urethane and polyester. Specializing in prototypes, awards, doll parts, and figurines. Classes on moldmaking and resin casting. Featuring Lumicast, a translucent resin used by award winning doll artists.
http://www.lumicast.com/

Ugly Art
Surreal,Gothic and Satanic Dolls and art work.
http://www.uglyart.net

Uwe Sorenson Puppets
One-of-a-kind marionette puppets sculpted by German artist or historical and general characters.
http://www.puppetart.net/

Victorian Fashions
Offers conservation supplies and other items helpful to the antique replica doll maker, plus antique fabrics and trims, buttons, laces and antique wig making supplies.
http://www.victorianfashions.com/

Handmade By Venus
A doll maker's journal and photos. Describes technique, fabric selection and inspiration. [Atom]
http://www.hmbv.blogspot.com