Online Dollmaking Workshop November 9,16,23 (Saturdays)

This workshop could be a thoughtful early holiday gift for yourself or your dear creative friend, or an opportunity to slow down and restore before the whirlwind of the holiday season. Whether you are new to the craft or want to learn new techniques to develop your doll-making skills, join me and bring a doll alive.

Together we'll create a sweet Waldorf-inspired doll, about 14”/35 cm tall. I’ll teach how to form a head, add a cute little nose, stuff and assemble the body, add a bellybutton, and crochet a mohair wig, using a special technique. We’ll talk about proportions, body firmness, and the importance of finding the right balance in a doll’s figure for sitting position.

The class will be taught Live on Zoom and recorded, with a link emailed to you after each session. You can expect some homework between the sessions, and you are welcome to email me photos of your progress for feedback.

The Class schedule:

November 9, 11 am - 2pm EST: - Overview of process - Forming the doll’s head
November 16, 11 am - 2pm EST: Stuffing and assembling the body. November 23, 10.30 am - 1.30 pm EST: Face Embroidery, Adding Ears, Making hair

The price for the class is $300 US

You will receive a PDF template for the pattern pieces and photo instructions in PDF format. The class recording will stay available till end of March. This will give you an opportunity to consolidate everything you have learned in the workshop and make a doll or more on your own.
This price does not include any materials or tools that you will need to create the doll. Once you register for the class, I will send you a complete list of materials and one clothing pattern of your choice: 1. Long-sleeve Dress Sewing pattern, or 2. Jumpsuit Sewing Pattern.

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PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE, REPRODUCE, or MODIFY ANY OF THE CLASS MATERIAL, NOR SELL THE DOLLS CREATED FROM THE PROVIDED TEMPLATES!

Materials you will need: cotton doll skin (Swiss tricot - heavy weight (preferred), sewing thread that matches the skin, wool batting, stockinette, felting needle, strong craft thread, long dollmaking needle and fine sewing needle, red beeswax crayon, and embroidery floss for eyes, DollyMo mohair yarn.

You will also need:

• Sewing machine (not needed for the class, but for stitching doll’s body for the class). - Pins 
 - Scissors - Crochet hook in size 2 mm - Sharp pencil - Measuring tape
 - Stuffing tool or a wooden sushi stick

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Looking forward to meeting you soon!

Daria