From Childhood. Cotton Toys in Soviet Style. A Complete Guide with Step-by-Step Master Classes

Do you remember that special feeling when, before the New Year, you took a big box of Christmas ornaments down from the attic? Rosy little ones, bunnies, teddy bears, and snowmen seemed to hold a piece of childhood within them. Today, the art of cotton toys is experiencing a revival, and you can create such a little fairy tale with your own hands — even without an artistic education and experience working with cotton.

Tatyana Kasimova — a blogger and master of cotton toys, whose works are known and loved throughout Russia. In this book, she has gathered her experience and shows step-by-step how to turn ordinary cotton into expressive characters. You will learn to create the base of the toy, miniature clothing and accessories, sculpt and realistically paint faces, work with color, and correct mistakes.