Course Information

Description: Learn to make Christmas ornaments using an old technique popular in Europe in 19th and 20th centuries.
Media Category: Mixed Media - Spun Cotton, Potato Starch

Course Type: Self-directed (refer to the FAQ page for full descriptions of each course type)
Course Format:  Technique, Full project
Course Begins: November 01, 2024 - Ongoing
Course Duration: No time limit

What will Students learn? Students will learn how to make Christmas ornaments using spun cotton.
Instructor/Students interaction: Answer questions via emails
Class Size: No Limit
Skill Level: All levels welcome
Required skill(s): No special skills required (except patience)

Supplies and tools: 
- Required: Doll head
- Optional: Plastilina by Sargent Art (or any plasticine sulfur free)
- Sculpting tools
- Mold Max 20 (or any other mold making compound)
- Air dry clay (La Doll Premier by Activa)
- Required: Spun cotton, Potato starch, Copper wire 24 gauge (0.5 mm)
- Required: Long nose pliers, UHU all purpose glue, Scissors, Tweezers with curved tip, Sewing thread, Knitting needle (or awl, or big sewing needle), Flat Brush 6
- Optional: Acrylic paints, Brushes
- Optional: Glitter
Downloads: No downloads

Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    1. Supplies

    1. Options for Doll Head making

    2. Making a Frame

    3. Making Silicone Molds

    4. Cleaning Up

    5. Making Imprints. Part 1

    6. Making Imprints. Part 2

    7. Making Imprints. Part 3

    1. Making Wire Armature

    2. Attaching the Head to the Wire Armature

    3. Spun Cotton Armature. Part 1

    4. Spun Cotton Armature. Part 2

    1. Cooking Glue

    1. Common Mistakes

    2. Legs, Feet and Hands

    3. The Knickers

    4. The Skirt

    5. The Sleeves

    6. The Coat Skirt

    7. Front and Back

    8. Doll Head

    9. Bonnet Lace

    10. Bonnet Brim

    11. Coat Collar

    12. Back Side of the Bonnet

About this course

  • $75.00
  • 36 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

Instructor

Nadia Yukhanova

Papier-mâché - Mixed Media

I’m captivated by paper and the possibilities it gives. Characters, clothes, and accessories can be made out of paper. It also gives durability to the pieces.
That is why I mostly work in the papier-mâché technique. I am happy to teach my students how to master this good old technique.

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