If you would like to make your own dolls, of any of the above types, we can supply all the materials - either basic materials or in kit form which you just need to assemble and dress. Separate leaflets showing the different faces for each type of doll are available on request. Alternatively, we hold doll-making workshops throughout the year in our own home or, if you wish, will travel to you to give talks, demonstrations or workshops.
We make dolls to your order - just tell us what type of doll you would like and we will do our best to delight you - but please remember that these dolls are intended for collectors and are not toys for children. We cannot, in this space, give you precise details of costs but, as a general guide, kits for fabric dolls start at £12.50 for the smallest up to £23.00 for the largest. They include a ready covered and painted face mask, polystyrene head and material and pattern for the body plus full instructions. Papier-mâché kits range from £27.00 to £34.00 and include ready moulded head, arms and legs plus ready sewn body and stuffing and full instructions.
We can supply a superb range of doll-making materials and accessories - just let us know your area of interest and we will send you the relevant leaflets and price lists. All the items we obtain are chosen for their good quality and cover a wide range of colours, styles and prices. For example, simple synthetic wigs start at around £4.50 and synthetic leather shoes around £3.20. At the other end of the range, handmade leather shoes or human hair or mohair wigs, whilst not cheap (they start at £8.00, £17.00 and £18.00 respectively), offer the perfect finishing touches to a really valuable doll.
We offer to obtain any or all of the items you may wish to buy on the understanding that, for reasons of lack of storage space, we can only hold a very small stock and therefore your order may well have to be sent direct to the makers. They all have minimum order requirements, so there may be additional time to wait before an order is assembles. If, however, there is likely to be a delay of more than four weeks, we will inform you and we will also inform you if there are any other problems with supply.
Illustrations of the various available faces will be set up on this page shortly - until then, we can post you details and prices if you contact us via the ordering page.