WESTERN
DOLLMAKERS INC.

Aims to foster cloth doll making in Western Australia



YEARLY RETREAT / weekend workshop



Members always look forward to new and exciting Workshops relating to doll making activities.



Members have participated in many workshops and are always looking to expand their knowledge of doll making skills and current trends.


If you know someone that provides Workshops, please Contact Us.


Previous workshops include characters made:

  • with needle sculpting techniques on cloth
  • painting entire character
  • embellishments
  • creating an entire doll from needle felting
  • combining needle felting with clay / plaster features.


Monthly workshops



Monthly Workshops form the basis by which members support and assist other members with skills and techniques required in cloth dollmaking.


Monthly "adhoc" workshops are conducted during the course of a meeting providing tips, hints and sometimes "crafty" innovations that can be used in dollmaking.


Specific workshops are conducted by local Doll Designers teaching their own pattern. These workshops are highly sought after as those members who attend generally gain a greater insight into new techniques.


See image - Wet Felting Babushka Dolls



Additional sewing days



Members are invited to attend an additional sewing day.



NOW FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH (except August)


It will be an informal SEWING DAY - ALL MEMBERS WELCOME


COST: $5 Tea making facilities are available, BYO lunch.

LOCATION: Alexander Park Craft House, Menora

TIME: 10am to 3pm. DATES: TBA


Beginners lessons - $2 if any patterns or notes required.

Informal classes may include such things as Beginners Doll

  • Information about fabrics to use
  • Sculpting Faces
  • Shaping and Turning Fingers
  • Armature
  • Wigs, Hair,
  • Painting Faces etc.


AustRALIAN CLOTH DOLL CHALLENGE





The Australian Cloth Doll Challenge is held every year and is open to the public.

Previous themes include -
A Character from Charles Dickens, The Letter G, Celebration, Enchanted Forest,Under the Sea,All The Worlds a Stage



Previous Challenge Entries



celebrity Challenge



by rhonda



Silk



beauty and the beast by marian



jill maas pattern - peppin



Doll of the month by irene patten by rhonda



gnormon by delys



swimmer



more PROJECTS



Grace by Delys



Woodland fox by robyn



original pattern by rhonda



geronimo by bronwyn



gypsy rose by jay theile



original by rhonda mcginity featured in dolls and bears



gertrude by peta



princess by peta





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