Diana Baumbauer Designs
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When I first learned how to sew, everything had a seam allowance. The standard was a substantial 5/8 inch. Darts and other markings were transferred to the fabric with a little spiked...
love how technology has allowed artists to bring to life their creations through photography, video demonstrations and interactive media. But not all of us, me included, have...
I love looking through doll-making websites like Dollmaker’s Journey, Cloth Doll Supplies, Doll Street Dreamers, Joggles and Cloth Doll Connection. And of course, ideas and inspiration...
Over the past couple of years many challenges, or opportunities some might say, have visited me and my family. Trying to navigate it all and stay relatively sane seemed almost impossible....
I was doing some hand work the other day and realized, not for the first time, that this activity is frequently disrupted by the need to replenish the thread on the needle to continue...
A long time ago I fancied I wanted to make dolls. I spent a lot of time looking for ideas and patterns from other doll makers. Most of what I found was in the Holliday editions of Better...
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This site is dedicated to the musings of one doll artist about most anything related to the making of the Doll, reflections on life experiences, and its own spiritual journey. We provide information about how you can acquire my patterns and original designs.
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Most of my patterns will be found on Etsy, but keep an eye out for new patterns to buy and blog posts about just about anything creative.