Readers will learn how to turn their stumbling blocks into stepping stones through this unique approach to doll making. The author shows you how to open doors to creativity, healing, and wholeness by making dolls that express their feelings, desires and ideas. This book lets you create dolls by various means, including sewing, knitting, embroidery, crocheting, and weaving and learn about flat doll making, a new approach to making sturdy, jointed paper and card stock dolls. It includes more than three dozen dolls, clothing, and accessories, complete instructions, and full-doll making templates.