Patterns by
Mary Tressler
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Newest Pattern!
Joyful Noise
Easy costuming techniques have great impact on this lovely 15" figure.
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Body Basic 3
All new 16" body design - the most buxom of all!
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Newest Pattern!
How I spent my Summer Vacation
The pattern for this 14" mature bather also includes cover-up, sandals and
beach bag.
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Kiki
Exotic 15” character with the body of an Emu.
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Goddess of Abundance
A 16” celebration of the full figured woman!
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Basic Male
Pattern includes two different straight leg styles and 2 different faces for this 16" body. Great instruction for sculpting and painting male features.
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Art Deco Christmas
Elegant 16” holiday figure.
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It’s All About Position!
Bring your dolls to life with this fabulous collection of body parts and
superb instruction for creating 16” dolls in natural, life-like positions.
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"Caridad"
Padded felt wings adorn the third of the 16" Ethnic Angel Series.
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"Allura"
Fabulous beaded 16" scale wall doll without legs dressed in yards and yards
of narrow ribbon.
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"Reza"
This 16" exotic dancer is uniquely positioned with one leg bent in front of
her and the other behind.
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"Bubba Katzman"
Anatomically correct 16" male of a certain age.
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"Plus Size Body Basic"
Well proportioned 18" body of a mature woman. No clothing included.
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"Paz"
First in a series of exquisite Spanish angels, this 16" beauty features
padded felt wings.
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"Vida"
Another 16" ethnic angel with unique costuming.
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"Hattie"
Seductive 15" witch with very special shoes.
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"Mardi Gras Mystique"
It’s all about the costuming on this 13” armless stump doll.
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"Elf Bride"
Beautifully revamped 16” version of one of Mary’s earlier patterns.
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" Sittin'on Top of the World"
Sassy 15" doll seated upon a world you create from Styrofoam and papier mache.
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" Body Basic - 2nd Edition "
This revised and expanded edition of Mary's classic 18" body pattern has new templates and more options for posing.
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" A Woman of Character "
The features of this 15" seated doll are somewhat exaggerated for a very regal look.
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Medusa
Learn how to make snake-like hair with cord and wire on this fabulous 15" wall doll.
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Belle
You'll have fun costuming this buxom 16" lady.
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The Enchanteds
This 16" doll is made entirely of printed fabric and then embellished as the season you chose.
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Les Poupee
Fascinating 18" wall doll.
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The Divination
Over all time pregnant women were thought to be endowed with special intuitive powers. This lovely doll is designed to carry out that theme.
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The Klondike Chronicles
A wonderful collection of Gold Rush characters originally designed for Doll U 2005.
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Hey, Mister!
Both costumes are included as well as a straight leg template for this rowdy 18" doll.
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Caribe
You'll have a ball embellishing this lovely 17" ethnic character.
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Where in the World
Another terrific tutorial covering every aspect of creating realistic male and female doll bodies in a wide variety of poses.
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Captain Blythe
18" of High Seas adventure!
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Limited Edition #4
Buxom Beauty, The Goodwife and Mikweh.
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The Minstrals
Well proportioned 17" male body with several costumes.
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Practice Makes Perfect
Great 17" doll that exudes attitude. Pattern includes bonus leg templates and a practice skirt in the Flamenco Dancer style.
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Fantine
A unique set of undergarments that includes a fanny pad lies beneath the fabulous costume of this 18" doll.
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Lola Palluza
This 20" doll began as a challenge and is now a pattern. Her costume includes a bustier, bra and panties.
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Real Women Have Bellies
17" of pure pulchritude!
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Showcase Dolls!
"Mikweh"
Made by Kathleen Muller
"Snow Queen"
Made by Natalie Hamade
"Lotus"
Made by Natalie Hamade |
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Murray Christmas
14" of holiday fun!
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Mikweh
Pattern includes britches, shirt and directions for moccasins and headdress for this well muscled 12” male Indian.
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Blossom
This wonderful 15” woman is a bit on the hippy side – and proud of it!
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Bewitching
This 15" charmer is perfect for Halloween or any time.
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Zenobia
Garbed in a backless dress and holding her prayer cord this exotic 13” character is a wonder of color and style.
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Fay
15” of fantasy fun!
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Meet The Folks
The teaching pattern for EDAC 2004, this extraordinary pattern has 9 pages of
body templates and 12 pages of basic costume patterns for you to create fabulous
15” male and female dolls.
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The Raggedys
The Raggedys are all grown up! Get ready to take your doll making outside the box and explore the use of non-standard body fabrics for fabulous effects. All Raggedy patterns come with body fabric and hand crocheted wigs.
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Raggedy Rita
A lovely calico dress and rusty red wig look great on the 15” blue-striped body of this grown up Raggedy.
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Raggedy Rae
This modern 15” gal sports a multi-red wig and her painted on boots look like patent leather.
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Raggedy Rynda
Taking the Punk Look to a new level, this 15” pink-striped cutie has leggings and a great little purse to compliment her pink-striped body and maroon wig.
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Raggedy Rae
Relaxing in her slacks and slides, this lovely 15” doll has a pink-striped body and rusty red wig.
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Raggedy Rose
Dressed in her combinations this daring 15” gal comes with pink striped body fabric and rusty red wig.
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Raggedy Ralph
This dashing blue-striped fellow is 16” tall to compliment the Raggedy ladies and wears a rusty red wig.
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Xan
14" temptress with wondrous long legs.
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The Priestess
18” of exotic attitude!
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Bette
A study in color and 15” of attitude, the pattern includes body fabric and wig.
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Daria
An exercise in color combination - give yourself permission to use other
than standard body color to create a fabulous look for this 15" doll!
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The Enigma
Only you can decide if this exotic 17” doll with
an imaginatively decorated body is a male or a female.
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"Tante Vivienne"
Mystical 16” seer and healer telling the tales of the Cajun French.
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"Mermaid"
Fabulous 15” mermaid with several design options.
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"Camille"
The longer and more demure torso of this beautiful 16” doll sets off her summer frock and spectacular hat.
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"Lotus"
Pattern includes comprehensive instructions for making this exotic beauty in two sizes (18" & 15.5") , plus stand and lotus blossoms.
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Buxom Beauty
Lovely 12" beauty with a fuller figure.
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"Woman with a Basket"
The
costuming is simple, but the look of the 14 beauty is quite exotic.
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" Ensemble the Sequel "
Another extraordinary pattern booklet chock full of beautifully shaped mix-and-match body parts for both male and female dolls as well of tons of costuming ideas.
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"Iola"
The
ample body of this award winning 16-1/2 doll
defines the word attitude!
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"Wind Dancers"
Taught
as a class at the 2003 Enchanted Freedom Conference,
this comprehensive pattern booklet offers 10 different
arms and 9 different legs for limitless posing possibilities
for this fabulous 15 doll.
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"Fire Dance"
Sizzling
is the only way to describe this lavish 15 dancer!
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"Agatha"
Heavily
beaded and carrying a wonderful fan, this 15 beauty is fashionably dressed in an art deco style
gown made in three pieces.
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"Dragon Dance"
Sporting
an elaborate headdress, this heavily beaded 15 dancer carries a magic ball.
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"Rosalia"
Fiery
15" Latin beauty with easy to make costume.
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"Maisy"
A
longer torso sets off the beautiful costume of this
old time 14" showgirl with a grand hat.
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"Cabaret"
Practice
pattern, color and print coordination in this exciting
15" dancer with feathered mask.
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"Esmerelda"
Developed
for an online class, this amazing 14" dancer
includes an internal sculpt chart for more movement
and position options as well as two complete costumes.
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"Topaz"
From
Mary's Jewel Doll Series this flashy 14" showgirl
is bedecked in ruffles and train.
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"No
Frills" Patterns
The
new plain wrapper patterns are here (no longer in
booklet form). Soon, most of Mary's original pattern
booklets will come to you in the no-frills format.
Saving you money and space, these patterns are available
exclusively from Dollmaker's Journey.
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"I Haven't a Thing
to Wear"
Pin
up girl #1 has a voluptuous 13" body and pronounced
curves.
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"Penny"
13" pin up girl #2 includes patterns for bra, panties,
and sheer negligee.
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"I Love Chocolate"
Pin
up girl #3 can assume any pose as she feasts on chocolates
(13").
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"Sitting Pretty"
Pin
up girl #4 features form-fitting lycra, spandex or
stretch lace dress (13").
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"The Teller of Tales"
Passing
down tribal traditions, beliefs, and history, this
doll has options for different arm positions to create
a most effective pose. 15" needle-sculpted doll
includes ethnic dress, shoes, hat and collar patterns.
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"Woman With A Drum"
This
13" doll is the first in a series of Four Ethnic
Dancers. Includes complete instructions for creating
the drums as well as those neat shoes!
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