Free Doll Patterns

Cloth Doll Connection

Cloth Doll Connection has tons of free patterns that are extremely detailed and give you all the instructions you need to make beautiful cloth dolls.

These are the best of the best patterns from all over the web. This place is a one-stop shop for anything and everything you'd ever want to know about doll making.

You'll find tips on such topics as attaching heads, making hands, dyeing, felting, using color, stuffing and making eyelashes, to name just a few topics.

All Crafts

You have to scroll a bit to get to the free doll patterns on All Crafts, but it's worth the effort because there is a really interesting variety of stuff here. You'll find information on making a doll tree topper, elf Christmas ornaments, doll pincushions and some more standard dolls.

There's also information on how to draw a doll face, tips for painting china dolls, and some information on "reborn dolls."

If you don't know about reborn dolls, this is a really cool craft where purchased dolls are made to look like real babies through the use of paint, hair and other details. These reborn dolls are very expensive to buy but you can do it yourself for much cheaper.

I've never made a reborn doll, but the people I know who have done it love it and have gotten kind of obsessed with the process. If you wanted to, you could start a craft business making and selling reborn dolls, and teaching other people how to make them.

Dollmaker's Journey

Another great site with a wide variety of free doll patterns is Dollmaker's Journey. Some of the dolls here are rather cartoonish, but that's not always a bad thing. There are also some fun pins, accessories and animal dolls here.

So if you've ever wanted to give your homemade doll a wristwatch, this is the place to look for a pattern.

Other Good Sites for Free Doll Patterns

• Craft Freebies
• Sock dolls
• Crochet doll patterns
• Rag doll pattern
• Knitting toys and dolls

A Doll Party

Another fun idea for using your free doll patterns is to throw a doll party. This would be a great party for late-elementary aged girls, or for a group of grownups (voodoo dolls, anyone?).

Instead of actually using the free doll patterns, you could print some of them out for inspiration but provide everyone with a pre-made doll blank. Provide fabric pens, buttons, ribbon, bits of fabric and other fun doo-dads that people can use to decorate their dolls. At the end of the party, have everyone show their doll to the group and talk a little bit about why they made their doll the way they did.

Group craft activities are fun for all ages and this one will definitely get your guests excited and have everyone laughing!