Cloth, Paper, Scissors

I received my second issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors yesterday. It's such a treat to read. I always skim the whole issue for the eye candy then get down to some serious reading. The only problem I see with the magazine is that it should come with a disclaimer saying they are not responsible for loss of sleep! I read it at night and then I lay in bed and can't sleep because of the ideas spinning in my head. This issue has so much to offer a doll maker. There are at least two great articles on creating fabulous textiles. One is by Dale Rollerson, who I believe owns

The Thread Studio, in Australia. She shows how to create great material by stitching, painting, stamping, etc. on acrylic felt. This article is about ATCs but I can imagine a great cape made out of this. I do believe that some of her work is posted in the latest Quilting Arts magazine too .. in an article about advanced sewing/embroidery courses. Then there is an article on felting, used for small art quilts. The fabric created with different color mohairs and roving is incredible. I bet you could make a really cool doll wig this way. We have a great new yarn store in town that carries everything you could need for felting so I might have to try this.

I highly recommend this magazine to anyone who is into any form of textile art - all the ideas can be used in doll making in one form or the other.

I don't know if you can find this magazine in the shops, I can't in my little town, but that's no surprise as we don't have any of the big book stores (yet). I subscribed to this before it was even published and I'm just thrilled with it. To subscribe go to: Quilting Arts