Information for Students:
...No Kit Required...
You may have most of the supplies already!
Class Details:
*Printable Web Pages! (similar to Doll Street classes set up)
*Personal dollmaking help from me through e-mails & class specific mailing list
Lesson 1 - Stitching and Stuffing
Lesson 2 - Painting the doll - face, boots, hair
Lesson 3 - velvet boots etc...
Lesson 4 - Almiranda's Undies: Instructions for Drawers & Chemise
Lesson 5 - Dress & Apron Instructions
Lesson 6 - Hair-do Instructions
Materials List For "Antique Almiranda Class
(yardage based on 45" fabrics): To Make one 25" Doll You Will Need the Following:
*3/4 yard good quality woven cotton fabric/muslin (for doll)
*Poly-fil stuffing (you may also use wool or cotton)
*1/2” wooden dowel (cut to 9" length)
*Acrylic Paints in following colors, or choose your own: Dark Brown (Burnt Umber), Peach, White, Antique White, Barn Red, Blue (Cobalt Blue), Black
*Gel Pen metallic gold color for outlining the heart
*Clear Spray Sealer or Varnish - matte finish (water based!)
*Sand Paper (I found fine grit sand paper -220 grit- in my hubby's workshop)
*Clothing Materials for one doll
*Dress: 1 yard cotton, solid color or print
*Six ½” buttons
*Six ¼” shank buttons for sleeve decor
*1" wide gathered lace for yoke
*1 ½” wide flat lace for skirt bottom and cuffs
*Chemise & Drawers: 1 yard cotton batiste
*Two ½” buttons
*1/2” wide lace for chemise skirt bottom
*Ribbon drawstring for drawers
*1 ½” or 2" wide lace for drawer legs
*Apron: ½ yard white cotton fabric
*Embroidery Floss for doing a bit of decoration on apron, chemise and dress
*Needles for hand sewing (one with a large eye for doing the ribbon lacing on the boots)
*Thread, Sewing machine, scissors.....
Other Items for Doll #1:
*Velveteen/velvet material (boots)
*1/4” wide ribbon (boot laces)
*1/4” trim (boot-top edging)
*Yarn (hair)
Other Items for Doll #2:
*Acrylic Paints for hair and boots
