Workshop Location & Dates 2019
Catherine conducts a diverse range of hands on work shops across Australia, teaching many of her techniques for sculpting, pattern making and dressing dolls. You will find classes on sculpting, wigs shoes, resin doll furniture and miniatures for varying skill levels
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Tools needed small sharp scissors, clear craft glue and white glue, pins & needles.
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Finished box 5’’x 3’’- 13cm x 8cm
Completed doll Stands 2''- 5cm
This lovely small suitcase shaped box, inspired from the pages " Au Bon Marche “ catalogue is made of three sections that open on two sides, revealing a cute 2’’ bisque dressed doll, suspended from the central case frame on a swing.
Both sides are filled with small accessories including a winter hat, jacket, muff, mittens, skates, lace handkerchief, purse, fans, hand mirror, skipping rope, silk bonnet and many paper treats.
The all bisque doll comes dressed ready to complet with bows and silk bonnet. Students will decorat the pre assembled box, interior and completing the accessories, giving time for learning the finer skills of decorating and embellishing.
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Follow “Alice" through the looking glass and into the Mad Hatter's top hat, this whimsical display box comes pre blocked in the shape of a top hat measuring 5” (13 cm) by 6” (15cm), opening with two hinged doors to display three panels, filled with small accessories ready to transport any doll into Alice's wonderland
All materials to complete this work shop
are provided in class.
Tools needed~ small sharp scissors, fine needle ad pins
clear craft glue, white tacky glue(Alen's), small ruler
Top Hat Box measures 5'' (13 cm) high by 6'' (15 cm) width
with room to display a 3½ - 4'' doll inside when doors are closed
I have designed each accessory to be reminiscent of the Victorian era, when the Alice books were written, including a set of tea cups with decals, white apron, striped stockings, Queen’s crown and sceptre, Dutches’s babies clothing and deck of playing cards. To complete our adventures in Wonderland students will create a 2’' white rabbit from felt and card, dressed in a vest carrying his pocket watch.
Date
Class 1
Tuesday 23rd April 2019
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Class 2
Wednesday 24th April 2019
9:00am – 1:00pm
Location
Hahndorf Bowling Club
43A Church St Hahndorf
South Australia
Pattern Making Essentials.
With CatherinMather
Two-Day Class
Description
The focus of the class will be to translate a sketch into a flat pattern, then into a three-dimensional paper pattern ready for fitting on to figurative doll With the diversity of doll styles, students are encouraged to bring their own doll to work on, ensuring a perfect fit. I will be teaching both the French style of draping and traditional pattern making, with techniques that manipulate the bodice, sleeve and skirts enabling many variations that cross both historical eras and fantasy designs.
Class Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. No experience needed.
Tuesday July 16th 9am - 4pm
Wednesday July 17th 9am - 4 pm
Class Fee
Conference Registrant Non-Conference Registrant
$100.00 $120.00
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Frustrated searching for just the right piece of fabric? Learn techniques to color resurface and embellish cloth, ribbons and trims. Experiment with a variety of creative treatments, Devore’ fabric etching, wax resistance dying, fabric gilding with metal foil and instant set dyes. Design and print fabric from a tablet to a home office ink jet printer allowing the manipulation of color and scale to produce one-of-a-kind fabric designs.
Fabrics Made Fabulous
With Catherine Mather
One Day Class
Monday July 15th 9am - 4pm
Date
Saturday August 31st 2019
Location
AMEA Workshop
Auburn Baptist Church Hall
16 Harrow Road
Auburn NSW