LEARN TO SEW BEAUTIFUL DOLL CLOTHES
(For fun or for profit!)
In my sewing seminars, you dress several
dolls during the seminar--the number depends on how fast you work and what style clothes you make -(for example, little
girl or baby doll dresses take less time than dresses for antique or fashion lady dolls). I do put some limits on the kind
of costume you can make, as a very complicated one might actually take longer than the seminar!!
I make suggestions as to what kind and how many dolls
you should bring to dress.
You learn not only how to fit existing patterns,
but how to make your own.
You will make the patterns for all
the clothes you make in class, beginning with the underwear and completely dressing the doll from the "skin" out.
You will learn little tricks like how to easily make
socks for little girl dolls.
We don't dress boy dolls in class. My classes are for
making quality doll clothing, more dress up rather than "play" clothes. If you want to make simple play clothes for dolls,
you really don't need sewing lessons, they are fast and easy and there are many patterns available for them. I like students
to leave here knowing how to do more complicated things that fit well and look wonderful, and how to take any pattern or their
own and make an original garment from it, or how to look at a picture of a dress and develop their own pattern for it.
If the student only came and made simple play clothes they would not learn this important stuff.
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I have noticed one particular seller on Ebay who does
fashion doll clothing. When you go to her site you see many dresses in different fabrics for different dolls,
but she uses only one pattern, in the same way.
You will learn how to create your own
basic pattern that you can change slightly to make dresses that look entirely different, as well as make new patterns
of your own style.
There are other things that will be covered
in the seminar--education in fabric, methods of finishing, reducing bulk, choosing the right styles, fasteners, and many other
things. You will learn how to research doll clothing so you appropriately dress dolls, whether antique or modern. You will
be given some materials on pattern making to take with you
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Whether you are a total beginner or and advanced
sewer, if you have never done doll clothes, sewing doll clothes presents its own unique problems. When you see poorly fitting
doll clothes, they are almost always sewn by someone who tries to use the same sewing techniques and rules you would use for
people clothes, and they just won't ever come out right. Doll clothes require their own special techniques.
The Seminars are usually one on one at the present time--only
one student at a time. This creates the best possible opportunity to learn, with no interruptions from other students.
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The seminar is for four days, you arrive the day before
and leave either the last evening or the next day, depending on the convenience for you, so you have four full days of
learning and sewing. We start about 9:30 in the morning, have a quick lunch around noon, work
until five, take a break for dinner at 5:00 , then after dinner work until around eight-thirty or nine, depending on how we
are doing for time. I provide lunch and dinner at no extra cost to you ( as long as you like what I fix!) You are
free to provide your own lunch and dinner if you wish, at your own expense.
This schedule gives you a lot of sewing/learning time.
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All the materials you use in class are included
in the price of the seminar if chosen from supplies on hand--there are lots of fabrics to choose from. You have the option
of bringing your own fabric and trim, at your own expense of course, if you think I might not have what you like or if you
have your heart set on a certain fabric for a certain doll.
If you come in time the day before the seminar, we can take a
shopping trip for you to buy your own fabric if you wish, and spend some time talking about different fabrics and why you
would (or would not) use them to make doll clothes. Drape and weight are very important.
You may bring your own sewing machine or use one of mine.
I frequently help students decide on a machine to buy.
You will learn a lot about sewing machines, rufflers, and sergers
(if you don't already know about these) and if you have no experience with them will have an opportunity to learn to use
the machines in class.
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It is important to be able to tell what types
of fabrics and trims are appropriate for sewing doll clothes, and many other things that are different from making
people clothes.
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Basic Pattern Drafting
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The Correct Way to Alter a Pattern Size 
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The Importance of Choosing the Right Fabric
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The Fine Print
The cost of the sewing seminar is $1,200.00, and we help
you find the best, closest and most economical accomodations. If
you come on public transportation and need it, we provide transportation while you are here back and forth to your
choice of lodging within a limited radius (contact us for details) as well as arrival and departure
from public transportation (airport, train, bus etc.), at no extra charge.
Once the seminar is scheduled you will be asked
to sign a contract and make a deposit that is non-refundable unless we cancel the seminar, in which case there would be a
full refund of course.
SPECIAL PRICING
Special pricing is available if two people want to come
together to take the same seminar.( I limit seminars to two students, so both get complete individual attention. Each will
still do their own individual thing: for example, one may wish to make a baby doll dress and the other a fashion doll dress.)
If two people want to share expenses and attend at the same time, the price per person is reduced to $1,000.00 for each student.
Each student still signs a separate contract and makes a separate non-refundable $200.00 deposit. This is a way two people
can get together and save some money!
We are happy to provide references!
We understand it is hard to just send money to
someone without more information. We provide a toll free number so you can call with any questions or to schedule a seminar-Just
call 1-888 382 2637 and ask for JoAnn.
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