Supply List for Alexandra Von Burg

Doll Making -- Angel OR Witch or Wizard or Santa

Saturday OR Monday - October 25 OR October 27

Pattern provided by instructor (no written instructions provided)

• A sewing machine in good working order that you will complete the doll on basic machine and hand sewing supplies
• 1/4 yard desired skin colored fabric, preferably a tight cotton weave
• 1 John James long darner needle, # 7
• Gutterman polyester thread to match skin color
• 1 yard or 2 coordinating half yards, fabric for costuming, ie. 1/2 is needed for body, 1/2 yard for Santa/Wizard cloak or Witch skirt (* over achievers will want another half yard for super fancy witch or angel skirt, ie mine has tulle under velevt) ** Costume fabric Can be any kind of fabric, not just cotton
• 20 oz. bag or more of polyester stuffing
• bring the smallest pointiest pair of scissors you own (do not buy anything special for class)
• Buttons: 2, 1" diam. for Wiz/Sant, or 2, 1/2" diam for witch/ang
• 6" scrap of leather or similar for Wiz/Santa shoes
• hair (8oz or more of desired hair) can really be anything

• Doll making kit (See below)
• rotary cutting set up helpful
• wings for Angel (I make mine quilted and will have on hand to show)
• Trims, props and flotsam to match theme of your doll

Instructor will have all doll making specific tools available for use during class and she will have finger turning tool available for sale. If this is the only doll you are ever going to make, DO NOT go out and supply yourself with the doll making kit below, instructor will have everything you need during class.

• small sharp scissors with a very pointy tip to clip between very small fingers
• fray check
• very thin needle of choice for hand sewing
• John james darner #7 for needle sculpting
• polyester thread for needle sculpting (matches skin tone fabric)
• finger turning tool
• Chenille stems (fat pipe cleaners) available at craft stores
• stuffing tool, (Most often a hemestat or Kelly clamp)
• #1 Paint brush
• acrylic pain: white, red, pink, black, blue, green, brown
• Prisma color pencils: terra cotta, burnt ochre, pink, peach, rose
• deco, parma violet, canary yellow, warm grey, violet blue