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Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
In this show:
- An interview with dollmaker Mimi Kirchner.
- Thoughts on why softies outnumber dolls in the online craft world.
- Starting points for making some dolls of your own.
Some Links for you, Doll:
- Visit Mimi’s blog, Doll.
- Check out Mimi’s Etsy shop, too.
- Mimi has some great links for kits and patterns on her blog, too.
- Susanna Oroyan’s Anatomy of a Doll.
- Another book by the same author: Designing the Doll.
- Doll-related blogs & sites I like: Amimo Toys, Voodoo Art Dolls, Rootie Studio, Dot’s Life and Art, and Oddfae.
Oh cool! I love her dolls – I’ve seen them in the Flickr Embroidery group, and they are SO cool! I’m also taking a “dolls” class next week (plushies, monsters, and the like) so this will be so fun to listen to! :)
Oh cool! I love her dolls – I’ve seen them in the Flickr Embroidery group, and they are SO cool! I’m also taking a “dolls” class next week (plushies, monsters, and the like) so this will be so fun to listen to! :)
Thank you, thank you! Diane, this is so wonderful. I hope someday we can meet up in person and hang out and talk some more!
Thank you, thank you! Diane, this is so wonderful. I hope someday we can meet up in person and hang out and talk some more!
Great interview, Diane! :) So many interesting thoughts about craft bloggers, stuffies vs. dolls, and having the balls to make dolls. Thanks for all your hard work.
Great interview, Diane! :) So many interesting thoughts about craft bloggers, stuffies vs. dolls, and having the balls to make dolls. Thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you for another great interview Diane. I enjoyed hearing how Mimi got started making her dolls. And she is right, you can never have too much fabric. Keep up the good work. Lydia
Thank you for another great interview Diane. I enjoyed hearing how Mimi got started making her dolls. And she is right, you can never have too much fabric. Keep up the good work. Lydia
What a lovely pod cast. Thanks Diane. Just adore those little russian doll type babies…
What a lovely pod cast. Thanks Diane. Just adore those little russian doll type babies…
A great interview with the mucho talented MIMI! Thanks for featuring a real pioneer and wonderful artist!
A great interview with the mucho talented MIMI! Thanks for featuring a real pioneer and wonderful artist!
Diane, this is a wonderful interview! I have been a fan of Mimi’s for years. The compulsion to make dolls is mine as well and I just loved what you said about the “earnestness” of dolls. It’s so true. Thank you for doing what you do.
Diane, this is a wonderful interview! I have been a fan of Mimi’s for years. The compulsion to make dolls is mine as well and I just loved what you said about the “earnestness” of dolls. It’s so true. Thank you for doing what you do.
Thank you both for this wonderful podcast!
Thank you both for this wonderful podcast!
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