Family Art Lessons with Kit Loney: Doll Making

May 10, 2020

 

 

 

Materials Needed:

 

– four plastic drinking straws (optional)

– 2 x 2 inch piece of cardboard

– jumbo paperclips

– tape

– three pipe cleaners

– yarn

– large button OR plastic milk jug lid with a hole poked through OR sturdy cardboard disc with a hole OR any item to use for the head, with a hole

– small piece of paper for shoes or boots

– scissors

– stapler or glue and paper clips to attach shoes

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary

 

Weaving – interlacing threads, yarn, or paper strips to form a fabric or surface

Loom – the structure that holds the threads to be woven into

Warp – the strings that are held by the loom

Weft – the strands that are woven into the warp

Selvages – the finished edges of a weaving

 

SAVE THE DATES: 

This is a series of sustainable art lessons open to all ages and especially for families with children at home due to COVID-19.

Friday, May 22 at 2:00 p.m. EST

Friday, May 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST

Friday, June 5 at 2:00 p.m. EST


Kit Loney is a visual artist and poet with more than 20 years of teaching experience. She has lead art classes for youth through college and currently offers private lessons. Questions or requests for Kit? Email TINYisPOWERFUL@gmail.com