Dolls You Can Make

These dolls are made from little more than fabric and yarn, and are full of personality. Choose the yarn for the hair with care; alpaca works for straight hair, and boucle has built-in curls. For shorter curls, embroider mohair yarn directly to the doll's head and brush slightly.

Enlist the kids' help to create a cast of cloth characters. Download the patterns, then get them stitching, stuffing, and hairstyling.

Crafter Emily Martin, a top seller on Etsy.com, shows us how to make one-of-a-kind dolls sure to please children and adults alike.

Craft expert and editor Meg Leder shows us how to make these adorable boy and girl dolls from simple pairs of gloves.

These little hand-stitched felt bears have an important duty: safely guarding teeth awaiting pickup by the Tooth Fairy.

As a child, Martha Stewart Living stylist Tamara Bodor used cornhusks to make dolls, employing similar techniques to those of Native Americans and early colonists. Here, she shows us how to make these dolls.

Turn candy into playful little figures with this easy-as-can-be craft.