DIANE KEELER
#1 
Sculpting
a Child's head-teaches a method of sculpting that will help you
visualize and develop your own style.
This is a 2 day
workshop and requires some skill in both media and technique. Materials fee is $15 and includes clay, 10 mm
beads for eyes, foil skull and full photo instructions. Students need to supply: a base with a hole
that will fit a 1/8 to 1/2” dowel with one pointed end and a length of
approximately 6-8” long; favorite sculpting tools, double pointed knitting
needles any size from 4-6. Cost $250 Seats available- 10 4
# 2 Sculpting beautiful
hands-students will learn to sculpt hands using a wire armature. Students will learn anatomy and how to sculpt
hands in proportion to the head. No more
hands that are too big or too small. Learn finishing techniques and ways to attach
hands and arms to body. This is a 1 day
workshop and requires some skill in both media and technique. Materials fee $15 Cost $125
Seats available- 12 7
# 3 Creating
a custom removable mohair wig-Have you ever been
frustrated by not being able to create the exact hair style you wish for your
doll? You will learn to make a custom
fit, a realistic removable mohair wig
for any type of doll -whether it is polymer, paper clay, porcelain or
fabric. This is a 1 day workshop, open to all skill levels. Materials fee is $20. Cost $125
Seats available- 15 8
ADELE SCIORTINO
#2 Creative
Costuming- A step-by-step process
to learn techniques for creating a custom costume for any doll. Focus will be fabric and trim selection,
balancing colors and learning how to design and sew a unique costume from my
draping methods. This is a 2 day workshop, open to all
skill levels. KNOWLEDGE OF USING A
SEWING MACHINE IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE MANNEQUIN. Kit fee is $30
Cost $250 Seats available-12 6
#3 “Hat-Rageous” All Skill Levels In this class you will learn how to measure the doll head using correct millinery
proportion measurements to fit any doll no matter the size, shape or
composition. The emphases will be given to design a unique
and sometimes outrageous hat to compliment your doll costume. Other areas
of focus will be on hat pattern making, design, balancing the embellishments
and learning the different styles that will compliment your doll. As a
bonus you will learn how to make a hat stand.
Kit Fee: $25.00 which includes the
following:
Informational
Handouts; Patterns; Buckram; Hat stand materials (wood); Styro
foam head
Student Supply List:
White glue;
Cotton coated wire – lightweight floral wire; Small feathers; Paper and fabric
scissors; Acrylic paints to paint hat stand – Main color gold or silver plus
extra colors for accent including Black; Paint brushes (one small and one 1”);
¼” Ribbon (2 yds); ½” Ribbon (2 yds) ; Large Plastic Bag to cover the table for painting; Two
squares of black felt; 1 yd of black small mesh netting.
Cost $125 Seats available- 12 11
#4 Illusions
of Art Stone-Designing and creating a
unique art piece that can be incorporated with doll making for bases, costumes
or props. The focus of this workshop is
the proper technique for working with Paverpol--Art
Stone. Teaching design and balancing
colors to maximize the best overall look and design. This is a 1 day workshop designed for beginner to advance. Kit fee is $25.
Cost $125 Seats
available- 12 10
JUDY L SKEEL
#2 Lady
Grace- is an elegant wall hanging
doll with a multi-layered head wrap about and an embellished tassel below her
billowing skirt. The focus in on creating graceful expressive
hands, including how to properly turn, wire, stuff and shape hands for a
realistic shape and natural pose as well as creating elongated fingernails. Facial details include detailed needle
sculpting steps as well as facial drawing, coloring, and the application of eye
make-up along with highlights and shadows for a face with depth. There is a 15 page pattern full of digital
drawings to guide the doll maker step by step through the creating process and
to create the beaded brooch on her chest. This is a 1day class. Students
will be required to do some pre-class work.
Skill level required -- students will need to sew all body parts in
advance as well as stuff the head, and body. All other techniques will be taught in the
workshop, including turning and stuffing the hands. Class kit- $22 and includes all basic face
kit, pre-class and complete directions [15 detailed pages].
Cost $125 Seats available- 15 14
#3 
Camille- is an
elegant Flower Fairy. Her costume and
wings are adapted from silk flower petals and is embellished with lavish
beadwork and fiber while her delicate shoes are made of thin leather with
beaded straps. Techniques taught in this workshop include steps to attach limbs
for a natural body contour, how to shape hands realistically with graceful
poses while creating individually wired fingers with delicate fingernails, to
manipulate various silk flowers for an illusionary costume embellished with
bead work and fibers, shape a wild hair-do using fancy yarns and fun fibers and
create unique exotic pose able wings.
Facial details will be taught with a step-by-step method focusing on
proportion, needle sculpting, how to shape and draw individual features,
shading and highlighting, and choosing makeup colors to match her costume. Seated, Camille is 9" in height, but
alternate pattern pieces will allow the opportunity to create a wide variety of
fairies seated, standing and flying, and students will learn how to adapt the
body to show a doll in motion. Additional
pattern pieces will also be included for beginning doll makers to sew a simple
torso and mitten hands which can also be wired and made to appear as individual
fingers without "the work".
Skill level required -- students will need to sew
all body parts in advance as well as stuff the head, body and legs. All
other techniques will be taught in the workshop, including turning and stuffing
the hands. Pre
class sewing and stuffing will be required so no sewing machine will be
needed in the classroom. This is a 2 day workshop. Materials fee is $22 and includes all basic
face supplies, pre-class and complete patterns [20 plus pages] and use of
instructor’s supplies. Cost $250 Seats available- 15 12
#4 Angel
Fish the Mermaid Bride-Angel Fish collects riches from ship wrecks and
has embellished her wedding gown with her treasures This
workshop 
features
step-by-step methods to needle sculpt and add dimension to a cloth face with
color. Create this elegant mermaid doll
to learn free form embellishing techniques including silk ribbon embroidery
stitches, ribbon and fabric manipulation and incorporating beadwork as well as
creating lace unique embellishments from lace
to create this beautiful doll. Additional techniques taught in this workshop include how to pose
feminine articulated hands with fingernails gracefully with the option for
individual fingers or mitten hands and easy but elegant dolly
rings and jewelry. Beginner options
are available for a less detailed body and "mitten" hands. Skill level required -- students will need to sew all body parts
in advance as well as stuff the head, body and legs. All other techniques
will be taught in the workshop, including turning and stuffing the hands. This
is a 2 day workshop. Materials fee is $22 and includes all basic
face supplies, pre-class and complete patterns [20 + pages]. Cost $250 Seats available- 15 13
GLORIA J.”MIMI” WINER
#1 Mimi’s Modular Male, a Nude Figure in Cloth-Intermediate
to advanced skills needed. This is a 19”
modular-armature male nude. Starting
with the pre-sewn body, the students will learn how to stuff smoothly, using
hemostats and other useful tools. The
torso will be stuffed and the torso needle modeled. Students will learn hot to work with wire to
armature the legs so the doll can stand alone.
Legs will be stuffed, but probably not completed that day. Day two will be entirely devoted to
installing and needle-modeling the face.
The face will be stitched in place and ears stuffed, modeled and
stitched in place. Day three- the legs will be armatured
and stuffed. Students will review
anatomy and learn how to pose each modular body part to create the whole figure
and balance it
so that it will stand alone. Legs will
be pined in place and balanced. Arms
will be armatured, stuffed and assembled according to
the pose. Students will turn and wire
fingers and install separate thumbs.
Hands will be attached to the wrists.
At least one bare foot will be needle-modeled. At least one arm and one leg will be
installed. More advanced students may
get both legs posed and stitched in place.
Students are to bring-Optivisor if desired,
pre-sewn body parts, [if homework is done, sewing machine will not be needed in
class], hemostats, wire cutters, textile medium, needle-nose pliers, paper
scissors, fabric scissors, 3x5” piece of heavy cardboard such as the back of a
tracing or drawing pad or Bristol board, Grrrip Glue,
Nymo white size D beading thread, a work light, if
you need one and an extension cord, a pillow to make the chair more
comfortable, it is permissible to bring your still camera to take photos of
your figure at each step of the way for your own use, Video taping is prohibited. If you do not own everything on this list DO
NOT run out to buy it.
Instructor will have some for class use. This is a 3 day
workshop. Materials fee $25—and includes
pattern and instructions for Mimi’s Male Nude Figure, one yard southern Belle
Muslin, four special needles, 14 gauge steel wire, pipe cleaners. Cost $375
Seats available—15 13
#2
Needle Modeling a
Pretty Face-Pattern, fabric and a Dream Seamer will be sent to each student one month prior to
class. Students must sew the bust/head
and face at home before coming to class.
Starting with the student’s pre-stitched bust/head and face, the
students will learn how to stuff form and shape into the face. Learn how to needle-model a nose and a
mouth. Brow bone and eyelids will be
modeled and stitched. Ears will be
turned, stuffed, modeled, and installed.
If time permits, the face will be colored and the eyes painted. Hair styling and hat making will be
demonstrated and discusses. This is an intense, advanced class, but
beginners are welcome because the techniques are not difficult to learn and the
class is fun. This is a 2 day class. Materials fee-$10.00 and includes patterns
for bust/head, face and picture hat, Dream Seamer
tool, ½ yard Southern Belle unbleached muslin, four special sculpting needles,
additional handouts will be supplied in class.
Students will bring pre-stitched bust/head and face, hemostats, 5”
straight and 6” straight, thimbles, stuffing tools, small paint rushes, regular
hand sewing needles, Nymo thread, size D white,
air-soluble marker, notebook and pencils for note taking, long straight pins
and longer quilting pins, a work light if you need one and an extension cord, a
pillow to make the chair more comfortable.
It is permissible to bring your still camera and take photos of your
figure at each step of the way for your own use. Video taping is prohibited. Cost $250
Seats Available 15 14