We had our monthly meeting yesterday where the focus was on making wings for our dolls. We began our meeting with show & tell. The highlight of this month's show & tell was Debra's doll. Debra brought in a doll she made at a workshop given by Sherry Goshon using paverpol. For those who don't know what paverpol is, it is a liquid with the consistency of glue. Once it dries, it is as hard as a rock. Debra explained how the doll was dipped and the clothing fabric was manipulated while still wet and then allowed to dry. The photo shows how beautiful her doll 
turned out after she painted and embellished it. She says the only downside to using this technique is it's very messy, but the end result is gorgeous as you can see. She would recommend this technique when making smaller dolls. Next for show & tell was a doll I made named ClaraBell. It was from a pattern by Judi Ward called A Reproduction In Cloth of an Antique Carved Wooden Doll. I've shown this doll on my blog but wanted the group to see it in person.
In the photo I'm think I'm explaining the fabric I used with the wood grain already in it which cuts down a lot of the painting called for in the pattern to make the body appear to be wood. The ladies loved how she turned out. The next order of business was the topic for this month's meeting which was making wings. We were to make a doll we wanted to be a fairy and then learn to make the wings we could attach to the finished doll. Debra gave a demonstration of how to make wings using a sheer fabric and beading wire. The wire is cut to the size you want it to be and then shaped the way you want it. Glue is applied to the the wire and allowed to set until tacky. At this point you lay the fabric over it and allow it to dry. She explained the wings can be embellished at the point or you can repeat the steps for the other side before embellishing. Once the wire is covered on both sides, cut them out close to the edge and then you can seal the edges with paint or whatever you want to use.
In the photo is one wing using the technique explained. This one is not embellished yet, but shows how it looks before completion. The embellishment possibilities are endless. You can cut up pieces of metallic threads that can go between the fabric, add veins and so on. So now we can take what we've learned and make our wings for our fairy dolls. Jean holds the wing she made next to the doll she's going to use as her fairy. 
It will be interesting to see what each of us come up with using this technique. As usual between the club business we talked and laughed about everything under the sun while we worked on our fairy dolls. The gatherings are always fun and inspiring.
turned out after she painted and embellished it. She says the only downside to using this technique is it's very messy, but the end result is gorgeous as you can see. She would recommend this technique when making smaller dolls. Next for show & tell was a doll I made named ClaraBell. It was from a pattern by Judi Ward called A Reproduction In Cloth of an Antique Carved Wooden Doll. I've shown this doll on my blog but wanted the group to see it in person.
In the photo I'm think I'm explaining the fabric I used with the wood grain already in it which cuts down a lot of the painting called for in the pattern to make the body appear to be wood. The ladies loved how she turned out. The next order of business was the topic for this month's meeting which was making wings. We were to make a doll we wanted to be a fairy and then learn to make the wings we could attach to the finished doll. Debra gave a demonstration of how to make wings using a sheer fabric and beading wire. The wire is cut to the size you want it to be and then shaped the way you want it. Glue is applied to the the wire and allowed to set until tacky. At this point you lay the fabric over it and allow it to dry. She explained the wings can be embellished at the point or you can repeat the steps for the other side before embellishing. Once the wire is covered on both sides, cut them out close to the edge and then you can seal the edges with paint or whatever you want to use.
In the photo is one wing using the technique explained. This one is not embellished yet, but shows how it looks before completion. The embellishment possibilities are endless. You can cut up pieces of metallic threads that can go between the fabric, add veins and so on. So now we can take what we've learned and make our wings for our fairy dolls. Jean holds the wing she made next to the doll she's going to use as her fairy. 
It will be interesting to see what each of us come up with using this technique. As usual between the club business we talked and laughed about everything under the sun while we worked on our fairy dolls. The gatherings are always fun and inspiring.
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Deborah what fun you are having with your doll club. So lucky to have one too. All the dolls are beautiful.
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