Sunday 29 Janurary
It's late in the evening but I promised, so here it is, the first images for Puppy Love. This is our 2012 Valentine workshop. The workshop will be held at Tin Soldiers on 11 and 12 February, and in Randburg at Elaine's studio on 24 March. We are open for bookings!
The puppy is made from mohair, about 28cm tall, and will have lots of painted detail, coming tomorrow! At the moment it looks like a little ghost.
Here I used the same pattern and miniaturised and adapted it to make a pug. It is not part of the workshop, but I will be showing you how to create many dog breeds from the basic pattern.
Puppy Love wears a romper. I have hand painted the fabric to get the exact design I want. This is part of the workshop, you will have the opportunity to paint your own fabric in class. There are more accessories, I will have pictures of that soon.
The Calendar of Events has been updated. Workshops for 2012 are listed. We will be adding more as the year progresses.
You can also download a list of dates and marked calendars for Sew-Along morning and evening classes. If you regularly attend class, you will receive a printed calendar when I see you this week.
Back by popular demand. The mixed media Christmas ornament set. Using 3cm wooden alphabet blocks as a base, we work with felt, calico, polymer clay, paint and paper, wire, beads and more materials to create personalized ornaments.
Workshop dates: Saturday 14 April. All day 9 till 4, lunch and all materials included. R 350 per person. Very limited space available.
More exciting news! This year I am blogging! From now on you will only see completed works on this page. Work in progress can be found at Megan's Tiny Treasures.
Wednesday 24 August
Details of the Kit Bashing Challenge.
3 September, 1 October 3 September, 1 October
Grace is a 48cm cloth doll made almost entirely from hand dyed calico. Her facial features are painted, and she has ringlets fashioned from knitting wool. This is an easy and fun pattern, with lots of techniques to learn!Pattern: R 35
Olivia is a 55cm cloth doll made almost entirely from hand dyed calico. Her facial features are painted, and she has ringlets fashioned from knitting wool. This is an easy and fun pattern, with lots of techniques to learn!Pattern: R 35
Muffy is a 12cm jointed mohair bear wearing a pretty little dress. The pattern for her pin cushion is also included. Each kit is supplied with white mohair, lace and cotton fabrics, as well as the beads and accessories you see in the picture. Instructions for natural dyeing with tea or food colouring is included. (The bear in the photograph was made by tea dyeing the fabrics and lace).
Printed Pattern R 35
EPattern R 30
Kit R 155
If you have been browsing the Tin Soldiers website you will have noticed that the entire site is under construction. I am busy pushing up one mean anthill here! To make it easier to see on which parts I worked last, I will regularly put a short list of links on this page.
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