Making the Square Body Lady

Have a fun-filled day creating your own Square Body Lady from my collection of handwoven and specialty fabrics, learn how to paint/draw a face on UltraSuede and, best of all, learn how to make endless lengths of fabric tubes (for legs, arms, whatever!).

One day: 9:30am-3:00pm
$60 plus $15 materials fee

DRAWING FACES

Learn to develop your own unique way of drawing and painting faces using permanent pens on a wide range of fabrics for doll faces. Make faces for the dolls you want to create or bring your dolls that you want to create faces for!

Half-Day 9:00am - 12:30pm
$35 plus $6 materials

NEEDLE-SCULPTING FACES - EXPRESSIVE FACES:

Learn Jennifer's techniques for making these expressive and
whimsical faces starting with a piece of flat knit fabric. These faces can be used on the Hand Puppets, made into brooches, or for your own one-of-a-kind dolls.

One day - 9:00am - 5:00pm

NEEDLE-SCULPTING FACES - 2-PIECE FACES:

Learn Jennifer's techniques for making 2-piece (profile) faces with fine knit fabric. These faces can be used on the Glamour Girls and Button Jesters.

One day - 9:00am - 5:00pm

MAKING A GLAMOUR GIRL DOLL

You'll create this lovely Glamour Girl using my pattern and your own unique piece of jewelry or necklace embellishment. She's an 18" tall poseable doll with a knit body.

Next class on February 9
One day - 9:00am – 5:00pm

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MAKING THE BIG SKIRT LADY/ANGEL DOLL

Create your very own lovely 12" tall wall-hung feminine lady or angel from Jennifer's newly published pattern. Bring your own fabric or choose from Jennifer's large collection.

One day - 9:00am – 5:00pm

$60 plus $20 pattern/materials fee

MAKING THE SANTA DOLL

Make your very own poseable 18” tall Santa doll out of knit fabrics using Jennifer’s newly published pattern. Either bring your own fabric and/or choose from Jennifer’s collection.

Two days - 9:00am – 5:00pm each day

WHIMSICAL DOLLS

Spend the day creating these fun and easy dolls that I call Barefoot Sisters. Learn how to draw a face on fabric, as well as sew hands and feet, while adding your own unique ornament to the front.

One day - 9:00am – 5:00pm

$60 plus $15 materials fee

DISCHARGE DYEING

Learn to create pattern and designs on natural fabrics, such as cotton and silk, by removing the color using both bleach and other discharge agents by stamping, stenciling, and tie-dye. Make your own fabric for your quilts, clothing, upholstery and more!

One or two days - 9:00am - 5:00pm each day

PRINTING AND PAINTING FABRIC:

Using professional quality textile inks, create patternson
any kind of fabric---natural and synthetics for quilts, clothing, upholstery and more! One or two-day class.

One or two days - 9:00am - 5:00pm

MONOPRINTING AND EMBROIDERY

Spend the morning printing fabric and the afternoon hand embroidering your own unique fabric images. Monoprinting involves printing/painting a plate (glass or plexiglass, etc.) and then impressing that image onto fabric for a one-time print of that picture.

One day
9:00am - 5:00pm each day

CREATING PATTERN ON SILK FABRICS

Silk is a glorious fiber and creating your own patterning for clothing, quilting, embroidery, or accessories opens up a world of possibilities.

Pre-colored silk fabrics will be used to remove color by applying a discharge agent with stamping, stenciling and pole-wrapped shibori techniques. White silks will be dyed in both tie-dye (shibori) and dip dyeing. Habutae and silk noil will be used as well as sheers such as organza and chiffon. Bring your own silk fabrics and garments (printed, plain or embroidered) for the most serendipitous excitement!

One day
9:00am – 5:00pm

PHOTO TRANSFER

Transferring photographs to fabric creates images that can be used in quilts, memory books, dolls, or even clothing. We'll explore 3 techniques: using the computer and the computer printer, acetone rubbings, and a third of your choice---there are a lot of ways to transfer images! Bring your favorite photographs, especially black & white. You'll go home with a stack of printed fabric that you can immediately use. (Note my "Self-Portrait" triptych on the Home page included in the book, "500 Handmade Dolls.")

One or two days - 9:00am - 5:00pm each day

THE JACKET CLASS

Create a one-of-a-kind jacket from a sweatshirt by spending the first day painting and stamping practice fabric, and creating the background on the jacket. On the next day, use stamps and stencils to pattern the final jacket.

Two days - 9:00am - 5:00pm each day
$120 plus $40 materials fee

SHIBORI SILK SCARVES

Using pre-hemmed silk scarves, create uniquely colored and patterned wearable art. Black silk scarves and predyed colored silk scarves will be discharged to remove color with pole-wrapping (image on left) and other shibori (the Japanese term for shaped resist, such as tie-dye) techniques.

One day - 9:00am - 5:00pm

FABRIC COLLAGE

My collage work has expanded from putting fabric collages on my torn blue jeans ("patches"?) to embroidery and dolls. We'll explore a variety of possibilities, depending on students' interests. Bring a pair of distressed or torn jeans (yours or someone else's) and an adventurous attitude to putting color and pattern together. Students will go home with "fabric" that can be used in a purse, pillow, jacket or doll as well as a new pair of wearable art blue jeans!

One or two days - 9:00am - 5:00pm

OPEN STUDIO

Once you’ve taken classes here and know how to use and mix the textile paints and the additional auxiliary agents without my help, you may come and make the mess at my house!

$12 per 3-hours (materials such as sweatshirts and silk scarves may be purchased additionally)