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These selections abound in patterns for puppets, teddy bears, and adorable dolls, plus helpful sewing guides.

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Make Your Own Plush PalsMake Your Own Plush Pals 
by Victoria Maderna
Six easy-to-make plush creatures can be customized to form a myriad of individual characters. This engaging guide shows how to create Little Lambert, Cubefish, Wingbunny, and three other adorable toys.
Make Your Own Dress PatternsMake Your Own Dress Patterns 
by Adele P. Margolis
A nationally acclaimed sewing expert provides simple, step-by-step directions and more than 1,000 illustrations for making clothes for work, home, and play — everything from stylish skirts, dresses, and jackets to children's clothing.

Historic American Costumes and How to Make ThemHistoric American Costumes and How to Make Them 
by Mary Evans
Easy-to-use illustrated handbook presents step-by-step instructions and patterns for clothes and accessories from colonial times through the Civil War. A bonus CD features every pattern in vector files.
101 Hand Puppets: A Beginner's Guide to Puppeteering101 Hand Puppets: A Beginner's Guide to Puppeteering 
by Richard Cummings
Simple instructions show puppeteers how to create Robert Robot, Perky Pup, Gordo the Wizard, Pat the Policeman, and dozens of other delightful personalities. Scripts for 3 plays. Over 60 black-and-white illustrations.

Easy-to-Make Storybook Dolls: A "Novel" Approach to Cloth DollmakingEasy-to-Make Storybook Dolls: A "Novel" Approach to Cloth Dollmaking 
by Sherralyn St. Clair
Favorite fictional characters come alive in this unique beginner's dollmaking guide. Includes patterns for Pollyanna, Dorothy from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Mary of The Secret Garden, plus easy-to-follow instructions, 263 black-and-white illustrations, and an 8-page color insert.
Miniature Crocheting and Knitting for DollhousesMiniature Crocheting and Knitting for Dollhouses 
by Rosemary Drysdale
40 tiny and charming delights — all easy to execute; requiring very little yarn, thread, or floss; and very little time. Complete instructions. 89 illustrations.