Ildiko Duretz
Waldorf Doll Shop/Ildila (UK)
Website: https://ildila.com
Contact: hello@ildila.com
Book your space : https://ildila.com/product/doll-making-workshop-june-ewdor-belgium-arlon-ewdor/
Doll Maker, mum of two boy, lover of the outdoors and many crafts. I have been making Waldorf Inspired dolls for sale since 2004.
I learned the basics of making Waldorf dolls, while spending a couple of years in Germany in my youth.
I love dolls, playing with them, dressing them bringing them alive.
There are so many possibilities with these natural dolls, using various materials for hair, experimenting with movements, forms and more...
I am Hungarian, but I have been living in England in the last 25 Years.
Workshop : HOW TO MAKE A SUPER CUTE WALDORF INSPIRED DOLL
Two full days workshop/ I will be offering it twice
Level: Intermediate/ Basic hand sewing skills are necessary
Price: £320
Dates: 1-2nd June and 3-4th June/ 9am to 6pm
All Materials Included
8 Participants
I am going to be sharing with you lots of tricks and tips about creating a sweet looking doll, using my many years of experience.
In this workshop we are going to be creating a 14" Waldorf Inspired doll. We will start shaping the head using strings, but we will add some features using needle felting technics. I will teach you how to use rolling technic to create lovely limbs, how to add belly button, buttocks and little knee caps to your doll.
I will sew the body of the doll in advance using sewing machine. We will not use sewing machine during the workshop.
Before the workshop I will be in contact with you about skin and hair colour options.
In this workshop we will have no time creating a wig, but I will bring a wig for your doll, and will provide you with a video tutorial of how the wig is made. During the workshop we will also be talking a bit about wig making and about the various materials you can use for making a wig.
For this workshop doll making experience is not needed , but basic hand sewing skills are necessary.
We will be doing lots of hand sewing. We will be using running stitches and ladder stitches mainly and you will need to embroider the eyes and the mouth, although I can help you with that.
We will not have time to make clothes for the doll, but at the end of the workshop you can purchase some dresses, shoes, knitted clothes.
I will also be giving you patterns with simple instructions for making clothes. This I can send out to you already before the workshop, so you can pre-sew some outfits.
After the workshop you will be receiving the pattern and a detailed PDF tutorial ( 140 pages) of the doll we made, including of instructions of how the body is sewn together and a video tutorial of making a wig.
It will be two intense but very creative days spent with some like minded people and you will be going home with a sweet doll that you have created, and a new skill of creating these lovely dolls.
If you have any question please contact me on hello@ildila.com
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