Welcome to my collection of free tutorials.  These lessons have been created over the last 25 years, encompassing a variety of topics.  While most are related to miniature dollmaking, you will also find tutorials on painting our wonderful 3d resin figures and teapots, miniature hatmaking, sewing, ribbonwork, cold porcelain and more.  I hope you will find them useful, and learn a new skill or two!

 
  NEW!!  Painting Our 3D Printed Resin Figurines - General Instructions

  NEW!!  Painting Our 3D Printed Resin Teapots
 
  Filling a Ladies Vanity
   
  The Basics of Miniature Dollmaking:
  Casting Miniature Doll Molds
  Wet Cleaning Greenware Techniques
  Cleaning and Preparing Greenware
  China Painting Basics
  Assembling a Miniature Doll Body
   
  Costuming Projects and Lessons::
  Make A Corset for Our Female Mannequin
  Dressing Adrianna
  Costuming Chloe
  Doo Wop Dorothy
  Dressing Dorothy of Oz
  French Handsewing by Machine - In Miniature!
  Create Scarlett's Barbeque Dress
  Design and Print your own Fabric using Your Home Computer and Printer
   
  Millinery in Miniature: Series of four lessons on Miniature Hatmaking
Lesson 1 - Basic Construction Techniques
Lesson 2 - Embellishments and Trimmings
Lesson 3 - Wired Brims and Molded Crown
  Lesson 4 - References and Resources
My Hatbox Construction Techniques
   
  Hairstying for Miniature Dolls::
  Create A Regency Era Hairstyle
  Create an Edwardian Upsweep Hairstyle
   
  Ribbon Techniques::
  How to Make Silk Ribbon Roses
  How to Make Gorgeous Bows using my Bowmaking Tool
   
  Seasonal and Fun Projects::
  Create a Halloween Scene in a Pumpkin
  Christmas Madonna and Child
  Make an Old Fashioned Santa Ornament
  Make a Fantasy Fairy
  Make a Fantasy Mermaid
   
  NEW!! Working with Cold Porcelain::
  Making your own Cold Porcelain, Recipe and Instructions
  Making Beautiful Roses from Cold Porcelain
   
 
   

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and taking an interest in my online tutorials.
These lessons have been designed 
to help you learn the basics of miniature doll making and other miniature skills

and are offered at no charge to you.
Please visit this site and refer to these tutorials as often as you like.
A gentle reminder however....
These tutorials, photos, & instructions are 
copy-righted & are not to be used as a tutorial of your own. 

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or print it out and sell or distribute it as your own.

 

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