There is a lot of room for imagination based on the basic designs produced and presented by Noreen. Besides being a dollmaker and puppeteer, she is a storyteller, has a critter named Ook who corresponds with Grunt via email, and a delight to children. Her flat doll projects reminded me of when I was about 10 and made my own paper dolls by cutting out photos of magazine models and then dressing them in fabrics, braids and trims. I made up many an exotic story from those dolls. Noreen's projects are easy to follow and use materials you can obtain at local craft and fabric shops.
Children can take part in the doll making.
As a beader, I could easily see making the Soaring Soul Mate and Ragged Soul Mate Dolls out of ultrasuede by cutting two pieces of ultrasuede for each pattern piece, putting buckram between, using bead edging around the pieces and hanging them as decorations.