RESOURCES

Many people want to know where I find my "stuff". On this page you'll find my favorite resources, doll clubs (both on-line and in person) and the web site's of people I go for inspiration. You'll enjoy visiting each of these places.

Beads

Caravan Beads  http://www.caravanbeads.com

Just Let Me Bead   http://www.justletmebead.com

Kandra’s Beads       http://www.kandrasbeads.com

Books

Anatomy of the Doll, Designing the Doll and the new Finishing the Figure
C&T Publishing http://www.ctpub.com

Colors Changing Hue by Yvonne Porcella
C&T Publishing, ISBN 0-914881-86-86

Creative Cloth Doll Beading by Patti Medaris Culea
Quarry Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59253-311-4

Creative Cloth Doll Couture by Patti Medaris Culea
Quarry Publishers, ISBN 1-59253-217-9

Creative Cloth Doll Faces by Patti Medaris Culea
Rockport Publishers, ISBN 1-59253-144-X

Creative Cloth Doll Making by Patti Medaris Culea
Rockport Publishers, ISBN 1-56496-942-8

Creative Cloth Explorations:  Adventures in Fairy Inspired Fiber Art by Patti Medaris Culea
Quarry Publishers ISBN 978-1-59253-463-0

How to Draw & Sculpt Cloth Doll Faces by Virginia Robertson ($22.50 + P/H) Robertson Enterprises, P. O. Box 357, Dolores, CO 81323

Textile Dyeing: The step-by-step guide and showcase, by Kate Broughton, Rockport Publishers, ISBN 1-56496-213-X

The Fairy Book by Virginia Robertson ($22.50 + P/H)

Dyes & Paints

Dharma Trading Company, 1604 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94915, 1-800-542-5227 - (great supplier of dyes, fun catalog to read!)  http://www.dharmatrading.com

Things Japanese, 9805 N.E. 116th St, Suite 7160, Kirkland, WA 98034, 1-425-821-2287 http://www.silkthings.com

Email: thingsjapanese@seanet.com  (Colorhue dyes, kits, silk ribbon, tire silk thread, videos on dying)

Ruppert, Gibbon and Spider, PO Box 425, Healdsburg, CA 95448 Phone: 1-800-442-0455 Email: jacquard@somic.com  http://www.jacquardproducts.com

Stewart Gill Paints,  http://www.stewartgill.com

Exotics

Treasures of the Gypsy, P.O. Box 748, Mountainair, NM, 87036 phone number: 505-847-0963 GypsyTreasures@cs.com (Shisha mirrors, sari borders, doll shoes, beads, trims, hand-dyed fabrics)

Hair

Chichester, Inc., http://www.chichesterinc.com 

Magazines

Art Doll Quarterly, http://www.artdollquarterly.com

Quilting Arts & Cloth Paper Scissors, http://www.quiltingarts.com 

Soft Dolls & Animals, http://scottpublications.com

Stitch (UK) http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch

Silk

Thai Silks, 252 State Street, Los Altos, CA 95125, 1-650-948-8611 (every silk imaginable!) http://www.thaisilks.com

Supplies

2 Dye 4 – New Zealand – http://www.2dye4.co.nz 

Anne's Glory Box - Australia  http://www.annesglorybox.com.au

Art van Go - UK    http://www.artvango.co.uk

Bernina Sewing Machines   http://www.bernina.com

Crafty Notions - UK  http://www.craftynotions.co.uk

Dollmakers Journey - US - http://www.dollmakersjourney.com

Fairfield Poly-fil http://www.poly-fil.com

Idyll Pleasures – Australia  http://www.idyllpleasures.com

Joggles - US - http://www.joggles.com

Lisa's Heaven - US  - http://lisasheaven.com

Meinke Toy - for everything you need in fibers, paints, tools - USA - http://www.meinketoy.com

Rainbow Silks – UK – http://www.rainbowsilks.co.uk

The Thread Studio - Australia  http://www.thethreadstudio.com

Tools of the Trade

Stuffing Forks by Barbara Willis, 415 Palo Alto Ave., Mountain View, CA 94041 Phone: 650-962-0639 Email: Bewdolls2@aol.com  http://www.barbarawillisdesigns.com