Bead jointed cloth doll

This 25cm, bead jointed, textile art doll is made from cotton fabric, stuffed with kapok fibre. The hair is made from bamboo fibre, needle felted into the head.

Detailing and embellishing costumes is one of my favourite parts of creating dolls. I could sit for hours and embroider tiny ornaments, attach beads and sparkly elements to the dapper dresses. Embroidery can elevate your creations to the next level since you’re creating one-of-a-kind garments for your dolls. Sure, you can purchase pre-embroidered fabrics but nothing enhances the doll as custom embellishments made just for that particular creation. So today I want to talk about my…

cloth - ball jointed doll by Leslie Molen