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Japanese Paper Dolls

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The Dynamic Doll Duo of Mr. and Mrs. Suwa have done a magnificent job with this book. The level of detail in this little book is absolutely incredible. Step by step instructions with step by step visuals: photographs and very precisely-rendered little technical drawings.

Additionally, there are some color plates of finished Shimotsuke (the Japanese paper doll tradition hailing from Tochigi Prefecture.)

And the text has suprisingly loving or instructive little nuggets of prose: "The short bob is a little girl's hair style. Make this head with the same tender feeling that you have toward your own child."

if you like to make dolls this is a book for you. Yes they are paper but thats what makes it sooo fun and it can be cheap.This would be very challenging for people that are not art and craft enthusisits. The directions are good and their are lots of pictures but you need to be able to build the doll in your head and it dose take a while to get use to the meduim of paper and glue with some cotton stuffing and fabrics. Oh yeah and the book meantions you need to be flexible becuase paper is not an exact science. It took me years to find this book again after I first saw it at a japense fall fesitval in Bellvue WA. There where some (sp) kimokoma doll masters and exibits. When if first came out it was over $100 at the stores I found it.