I was fascinated by the American dolls, in particular the Columbian and Izannah Walker dolls so I spent some time trying to make my own patterns.

Very loosely based on the Izannah Walker dolls,
these two are both made in unbleached cotton*.
The faces, hands and feet are painted with acrylic paints and sealed.

From what I understand, this type of doll has a hard head (composition, perhaps?)
so the heads of these dolls have been stuffed VERY HARD which means
the fabric must be strong with almost no stretch.

This pattern also includes all-in-one ears but these can easily be trimmed from the pattern and replaced with stitched on ones.

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* "Understanding & Choosing Fabrics"