Polly Dolly Doo Dah Dolly Pattern Book to make an 18″ (45cm) Waldorf inspired doll

We are delighted to bring to you the beautiful Polly Dolly Doo Dah pattern book.  With this comprehensive pattern book you can create your own Waldorf inspired dolly.  Designed by the talented Sherrill Church, we think these are one of the very best doll patterns out there!

This full colour pattern book contains everything you’ll need to create a lovely 18″ (45cm) girl dolly and her outfit with over 43 pages (which includes 5 chapter sections) along with 120 photographs.

The full colour instruction book takes you, step by step, through making and sculpting the head, making Polly’s body, creating a sweet little face, attaching the yarn hair and making her dress, underskirt and underwear.  The pull out patterns are printed full size on a premium quality paper.

There are also instructions for every little intricate detail such as sculpting Polly’s face, stitching her eyes and mouth, attaching her hair cap and adding her locks.  The pattern is suitable for anyone with a basic knowledge of sewing both by hand and using a sewing machine.

Maybe you’ve tried to make a Waldorf doll before and have had difficulty in producing a perfectly shaped face. Polly Dolly is a modified version of the traditional Waldorf doll and the instruction manual provides you with detailed descriptions and photographic evidence on how and where to place the tying strings to sculpt the facial features into the most endearing little character. Measurements are also included for string placement to help you even further.

For the dolly you will need the following:-

• 1/2m Doll Jersey
• 25cm Tubular Gauze (Size E)
• Binding thread/Tying String
• Strong Thread
• Silk Embroidery Thread in brown/blue for the eyes
• Silk Embroidery Thread in pink for the face and beige for bum and belly button!
• 200g Toy Grade Stuffing
• 1/2m of lightweight wadding (cut into 3 x 18″ squares) for the head ball
• A small piece of iron-on interfacing for lining the feet
• 20m of DK Yarn or Mohair Yarn for the hair chain cap
• 80m Boucle yarn for the hair
• An elastic band

For her clothes you will need to provide…

• 1/4m Cotton Fabric for the Dress
• 3 x Snap fasteners
• Polycotton, Lace Trim and Elastic for the Petticoat
• Pointelle or lawn fabric and Elastic for her underwear
• Shoes and Socks (size 0-3 months shoes and new born baby socks fit well)

You will also need the following equipment…

• A sewing machine
• Needles and pins
• A doll needle
• Basic sewing threads
• Small sharp scissors (embroidery scissors)
• A tape measure
• Pinking shears are helpful to tidy the edges
• An iron (a travel iron or sleeve iron will make things easier for you!)
• Turning tool (either hemostats, a chopstick or thin dowel)
• A 3.5cm and 2.5cm crochet hook for making the hair cap and attaching the hair to Polly’s head

We also sell other beautiful patterns in Sherrill Church’s Polly Dolly Doo Dah range HERE, plus many of the materials needed to make your dollies.