This month's meeting was held at Deseria's house. The dolls we loaned out for the Black History Month Exhibit mentioned in last month's post were given to Deseria. It was decided since we would have to pickup our dolls, we should have the meeting there also. Along with the return of our dolls there was also a letter thanking each of us for participating and helping with the success of the exhibit. It was stated the exhibit attracted far more visitors than any other displays at the Rockland Community College Library.
Our meeting this month had to do with fabric manipulation. Deborah distributed different ribbons and trims to demonstrate how they can be used in our doll making. 
She demonstrated how by combining 2 or more ribbons and/or trim you can make an entirely new "fabric" to use for your doll costuming. We also discussed different dollmakers and their techniques along with what classes we would like to take. We all agreed the best costuming techniques are done by the dutch dollmaker Ankie Daanan. Deborah will demonstrate at a future meeting how to use Ankie's patterns. Deborah has taken her class named the Dutch Touch which I later found out is being given in November of this year in RyeBrook New York. Deborah highly recommends the class. Here's a link to the website with info for the class http://www.ankie-doll-art.com/
She demonstrated how by combining 2 or more ribbons and/or trim you can make an entirely new "fabric" to use for your doll costuming. We also discussed different dollmakers and their techniques along with what classes we would like to take. We all agreed the best costuming techniques are done by the dutch dollmaker Ankie Daanan. Deborah will demonstrate at a future meeting how to use Ankie's patterns. Deborah has taken her class named the Dutch Touch which I later found out is being given in November of this year in RyeBrook New York. Deborah highly recommends the class. Here's a link to the website with info for the class http://www.ankie-doll-art.com/
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