Are you looking for free printable templates for doll faces? Here are tons of unique and cute faces for all kinds of rag dolls, from sweet to serious, sassy to raggedy, all free for download for my email subscribers.
I have made my girls a lot of dolls over the years, some turned out and some did not! But I have finally landed on the perfect base doll body, and this week I had a great time designing a collection of different faces to try out in different dolls.
I like my dolls whimsical. Forest dolls, magical fairies, ballerinas, and more. I like bold faces with big features and endless possibilities.
I’d love to share my doll faces with you, read on to find out more!
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About The Doll Face Templates
These templates were specially made to fit on my Heirloom Cloth Doll Body. If you need a doll pattern to make first, be sure to download that one!
Of course, you are WELCOME to use these faces on other dolls as well, but you might have to print them at different scales to make them fit.
In the PDF download there are 16 premade doll faces, all with different expressions. But if you want to make even more, you can mix and match pieces you like from each face to create your own totally new face template!
You can also use these templates as a starting point, and continue to add to them by drawing more details with a pen or marker. For example, on this sample face below, the eyes are just simple dots, but if you want to draw on some eyelashes you can easily do that.
How to Customize your Doll Face Templates
I couldn’t draw every single idea I had… otherwise there would be 100 free templates! But here are a few more ideas of ways to customize these cute faces to make more unique dolls:
- Add big round glasses rims around the eyes
- Add freckles
- Add a sparkle shape to the eyes
- Draw a curl of hair on the forehead
- Add a whimsical element like a flower or a twig to the face
- Make dimples on the cheeks
- Design an older looking doll by adding smile likes or wrinkles around the eyes
- Make a male doll with simple eyes and larger eyebrows, and smaller lips
- Make a doll that is sleeping
- Make a winking face
The ideas go on and on… there are so many ways to make the templates your own.
Download the Doll Face Templates
To get your free doll face templates, add your email below to sign up for my email list. Then I will know where to send the file, and it should come immediately.
If you are making my Heirloom Cloth Doll Body, make sure to print the templates at 100% size, with no scaling. They will fit right on the doll pattern (the face outline, not the seam allowance outline).
If you plan to use these templates for smaller dolls, I recommend measuring your doll’s face then scaling the templates down as necessary. These faces are about 3.75 inches wide, so printing them at 75% scaling would make them 2.81 inches wide, and scaling them at 50% would make them 1.87 inches wide
How To Use Doll Face Templates
Lastly I want to talk about the different ways you can use these templates to get a face onto your doll. There are many options for all skill levels.
- You can use these templates to machine embroider your doll before cutting it out.
- You can trace the template onto the material and hand embroider it before making the doll.
- Or you can hand embroider it onto a finished doll
Embroidery not your thing? Here are some other ideas…
- Turn the file into a vector to use with a Cricut cutting machine, and make an iron on doll face! (SO easy and fast!)
- Draw the face on with a fabric marker
- Use fabric paint to paint the template onto the face and add color
- Print the pattern onto material (at home or with a company like Spoonflower) for an extremely detailed option!
Cloth Doll Face Ideas
I have rounded up 12 additional rag doll images with different types of faces for your inspiration!
These faces are not included in the printable, but you can mix and match pieces of the templates to make faces you see here, or draw them by hand.
Notice that the spacing of the eyes alone can really change a face!
For a simple doll, you can embroider closed eyes, like it is smiling or sleeping.
Show & Tell
Laura sent me this photo of the creative way she used one of these doll face templates!
She used it as an applique for this adorable goat she was making!
She said: “I love the templates! So cute!”
Dani sent me this doll she is working on, commenting that: ” I think being successful on this first doll has made me feel like I can still be creative even though legally blind.”
Amazing work Dani!!
Don’t forget to sign up for the email list to get the download, and pin this post to reference for later.
I would like to have the doll face templates. please email them to me.
Jennifer, you should sign up for the email as indicated in the post and they will be emailed to you automatically, right away!
I love theese dolls very mutch!!!
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed them.
hoping for my faces
Hi Becky, if you notice the table of contents, it has a section called “download the free templates”. I hope that helps!
thank you, just what I what -I was look for.
please send templets
Okay check your email!
Please send me the free doll face templates. Thank you
Hi Pearl! There is an email sign up in the blog post. I will go ahead and send them to you!
Please send the doll face templates
Hi Joan, I will help you sign up. Thanks!
I have just sent for your free templates I will be using mine for dolls I have appliqued onto a quilt for my great, great niece. Thank you
That is a great idea! Send me a photo when you are done!!
so cute. can I have the template?
Hi Oriana, If you see in the post, you can sign up to get my emails, and it will be sent right away!
I would like to have your doll face and doll pattern sent to me. I would appreiate it immensely. Thabnks
Hi Laurie, you just have to enter your email into the box on the blog post. i will do it for you!
Cute rag doll, would love the face patterns!
I will send them!
I would love to have these face templates. Thank u so much!
No problem Christy! Sorry the form isnt working! darn technology.
Please send the free doll face template. Thank you.
Will do! I apologize the form wasnt working!
I would love the templates
Hi June! The email sign up is in the blog post!
hi. I have tried several times to subscribe and though I get a success message, I don’t get a mail with the templates. please help
Hi Debbie! I can see that the email was sent to you once today, perhaps it ended up in your spam folder? I will send it again to you manually right now!