What will we work on?

This workshop is intended for participants who already have some dollmaking experience and would like to take their skills further. Beginners are warmly welcome too; however, if you have not yet made a doll, please get in touch before enrolling so we can discuss how to prepare and practice a few key techniques in advance.

During the workshop, you will create a doll lamp with a double-face lampshade: a distinctive sculptural art object that immediately draws the eye and brings atmosphere, poetry and character into an interior. The image of a woman in a hat is especially evocative, suggesting personality, presence and story. If you wish, we can also explore incorporating your own fabrics, particularly if they hold personal or sentimental value.

As well as completing your own piece, you will be guided through the process step by step, so that you gain the understanding and confidence to create a double-face lampshade independently again in the future.

The focus of the workshop is on creating a firm, harmonious and expressive head, carefully developed from multiple angles so that the final result becomes both a functional lampshade and a compelling decorative object. Throughout the workshop, you will learn how to:

• shape the face using needle felting techniques

• build balanced and harmonious facial volumes, including cheeks, forehead and chin

• refine symmetry and model the eye sockets and features

• shape and define the lips

• add colour and finishing details to strengthen expression and character

Participants will receive clear guidance at every stage, helping them not only complete their piece, but also understand the method well enough to continue exploring and developing similar lampshade artworks afterwards.

All participants will also receive a customized user manual, presented in a wooden box, which documents the creative process behind making a doll lamp.

When?

The workshop is very intense and runs for two full days: 27 - 28, May (Thursday - Friday) from 9h to 18h (with one hour break for lunch). The dates will be reconfirmed beginning 2027, once the registrations are open.

Prices

To attend this workshop you will have to make TWO payments.

You need to register for the Waldorf Doll Retreat 2027 first. The tickets will be available here: https://www.ewdor.eu

Once you have the entry ticket, you can then book “Woman with a Hat” workshop on Atelier Blasson website (registration link below). This second payment covers your full workshop and all materials (including the hair) necessary to create the doll lamp. However, it does not cover accommodation, transport to the venue or anything else. 

The price for the two day workshops is 450 EUR.

• All materials needed to make a doll lamp are included in the price. This includes:

  • lampshade panels

  • lampshade rings and tapes

  • lamp bulbs

  • wooden lamp support

  • fabrics (each participant will be able to choose their preferred fabrics)

  • felted sheets

  • 100% carded wool fleece batting

  • skin fabrics: 100% cotton tricot (Swiss Laib Yala and Dutch De Witte Engel, both made to Öko-Tex-Standard)

  • hair (each participant will be able to choose their preferred style)

  • sewing threads, embroidery threads.

• You will need to bring the following tools to the class: multi-needle felting tool with at least 5-6 spare felting needles, sewing needles, long dollmaking needle, pins, scissors and a measuring tape.

• Upon payment, you will receive a confirmation email from me including details of the homework in preparation for the class, plus some other hints ahead of the workshop, including a list of suppliers (in case you would like to make other doll lamps yourself after the workshops).

Maximum number of students

4

The languages spoken during the workshop

English (but participants who speak French, German or Polish are also welcome to attend).

Terms and conditions

• The registrations for the “Woman in a Hat” workshops are refundable until one month prior to the event.

• In case the EWDOR 2027 is cancelled due to force majeure, the participants will be reimbursed the total amount paid for the workshop.

• In case the workshop is cancelled by Atelier Blasson, the participants will be reimbursed the total amount paid for the workshop. No other costs (e.g. travel/accommodation) will be refunded.

More about EWDOR 2027: https://www.ewdor.eu/ewa-musialowskablasson