Learn how wonderful it is to make a doll for a beloved child using our complete guide. This comprehensive workbook, created by experienced doll makers, guides you step-by-step through all your choices: the type of doll, the materials, the colours, the hair styles, and even the clothes.
It is not a quick or an easy task. It is a process that requires time, attention and peace. But it brings attention and peace as well. And the satisfaction you feel when you hand your doll over to the new mother or father is so worth it!
There's also room for the pedagogical aspect. The different types of dolls are carefully tailored to a child's developmental stages. Because everything you need to know to make the doll you choose is so well-described, you can truly create your custom-made doll.
The book is written by experienced doll makers Marjolein van Leeuwen-Zier and Conny Dekker and beautifully illustrated by Janneke Rosenbrand. Moreover, it has a layflat binding, which makes it all the more wonderful to work with.
And where did the name of these dolls come from? A dollmaker saw her children playing with her homemade dolls in the conservatory. Rays of sunlight bathed the scene, and at that moment she knew: "These dolls must be called Sunshine Dolls."
