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Patti LaValley - Jessee Jingles Patti LaValley ~ Jessee Jingles

Patti LaValley - Jessee Jingles
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Class Starts: Ongoing class by request
Class Fee: $60 (pattern included)
No Kit required
Skill Level: Intermediate - Advance
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CLASS DESCRIPTION

      Jessee Jingles is an 18" doll, beautifully costumed in her jester suit. This is a highly detailed doll, one of the techniques is making fabric eyelids. and students will learn how to blend fabrics and pull it all together with special embellishing techniques. Ruffling, reverse appliqué, fancy fibers on fabric, beading, this doll has it all! Very detailed costume and no-sew shoes.

There are over 150 photos and illustrations in this very detailed class!

The class will flow as follows:

  • Lesson 1 - Making the 4-piece profile head, stuffing and needle sculpting techniques and my own water color blending techniques.
  • Lesson 2 - Making the body, which is a 4-piece two-toned darted torso.
  • Lesson 3 - Making the arms and articulated hands, with many techniques shown for turning those little fingers!
  • Lesson 4 - Making the legs and little leather no-sew shoes.
  • Lesson 5 - Putting the doll all together with 3 jointing techniques.
  • Lesson 6 - Creating the fantastic costume that Jessee Jingles wears and all the embellishing that gives her that magical aura. The hair is also covered in this lesson, how to make a Tibetan wool wig that fits perfect.

Patti LaValley

Patti LaValley
      My name is Patti LaValley and I live in the country near the beautiful city of Rainer, Oregon. I'mÊa self-taught cloth doll artist, using my skills in drawing and painting to create my character art pieces. I have been involved in many types of arts and crafts throughout the years. I discovered cloth doll making about 20 years ago after I inherited some vintage patterns from my dear friend Grandma Morgan, a 103 year old dollmaker. My passion for dollmaking developed through a love of textures and colors within a piece of fabric. I like the diversity that dollmaking allows, too. To me, the ultimate form of expression is accomplished when all my skills can be incorporated into one art form. When I bring a smile to someone's heart and face through my dolls I feel I have accomplished everything! I love meeting other dollmakers at shows and gatherings, where I have made many new friends.

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