Dolls By Doris - About Me

I've been sewing since I was a child, my mother having been my first teacher. I really began making cloth dolls when

I made my first doll which was a 'mascot' for my husband's business around 1980 but didn't get really serious about

it until moving to southern New Mexico in late 1999. There I founded the 'A Bunch of Softies' cloth doll club in

Las Cruces, NM, which continues to meet monthly. I now live in Granbury, Texas. I find cloth doll making to be a

creative outlet and I enjoy the challenges presented when people request a custom doll.

Doris Moore

Granbury, Texas

What I do . . . I design and create one-of-a-kind cloth dolls. No two dolls are the same. All dolls are completely

made of cloth (other than accessories, hair, jewelry, etc.). I will paint the faces and add things like faux fingernails

to some dolls to give them their own unique personality. Some dolls are my own design, some are taken from patterns,

and some are a combination of both. Dolls can be most any size but I prefer to make them from 12” through about 26”.

How I do It . . . Each doll is approached differently - some dolls are custom ordered and so I have those

parameters to follow as much as possible. Other dolls are inspired by anything from a piece of jewelry to an

interesting fabric to a funny saying -- the list is endless

Why I do it . . . As a child I played with paper dolls quite a bit and would draw and cut out clothes for them.

I also had ’regular’ dolls with which to play. As an adult I would do some sewing for my 3 sons in the way of

clothes and perhaps a rag doll or two. My youngest son’s favorite doll was named ’Georgette’ and he hauled it

around everywhere! When my husband started his business I made a cloth doll mascot named 'Monez' and she

would be dressed according to the current season or holiday. I also started making a variety of cloth dolls and

would display and sell them at various craft shows in our city. Just as this was getting started my husband and

I retired to a small town in southern New Mexico, and needing something to do I took up doll making seriously.

Since then we have relocated to Granbury, Texas where I continue to create cloth dolls. My style has changed

through the years and I now enjoy making ’art’ dolls and ’over the top’ dolls.

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