Masterclass "MIMING Puppets"
Elena Kuznetsova is a master of growth and mime puppets.
The dolls she makes are able to move, gesticulate, express emotion and engage in dialogue.
Elena was born in the Novosibirsk region. She has been sewing toys since childhood. In 1985, she graduated from the Novosibirsk Technical School of Light Industry, specialising in modelling and designing clothes.
Elena was at the origins of the puppet movement, in our country, along with such famous artists as Roman Shustrov and Varvara Skripkina. She is still an active worker and educator. In this master class, the author will show variants of designs of noses for textile dolls.
CUSHION NOSE, or the nose turned upside down
The nose has a hole at the bottom, through which it is turned out, stuffed and sewn onto the base.
Draw the outline of the nose from the mould.
TIGHT, LIGHTWEIGHT NOSE
I very often do exactly this kind of nose.
I draw the line of the "bottom" from 20mm isolon. I cut out along the contour - with a post. I cut the nose at a forward slant with a knife
and cut out the desired shape with scissors.
A pad of synthetic fibre should be made to level the surface.
BIG STUFFED NOSE
I really like the big noses on the dolls.
For a theatre puppet, it's a weather vane that shows where the gaze is directed.
The "bottom" of the nose.
In order to sew on the nose neatly, align the sewing line. The hole in the "bottom" is for extra padding. The nose is filled with synthetic material, assembled on a string. Tighten the seams and add the padding. Pin the finished nose into place. Sew from the wrong side to the touch, trying to run the stitching along the very edge. If necessary, smooth out the seam on the front side.
NOSE IS PADDED, FLAT-BOTTOMED
Need stretch fabric: fleece, knitwear, welsoft, coat. It is best to use scraps of synthetic fibre for stuffing small parts. To hold the outline of the nose to be sewn on, make the flat bottom out of foil cardboard.
The size of the tight fabric is about twice the size. I collect the fleece on a string. The hole in the "bottom" is to add padding. From the syntepon (in two layers) I cut out a mould in the shape of the "bottom". ОTighten the blank by placing a padding pad underneath. Use tweezers to add the filling to the hole. Tighten it. That's it, the nose can be sewn on.
The nose is a balloon
One of the easiest ways to make a doll's nose. Main building make it flat so that there are no unnecessary creases. It's best to use a stretchy material, such as fleece.
If the material is very elastic, I make a ball of fleece, which I then cover with the desired fabric. I gather a circle of fabric on a thread. I stuff it and pull it down. Through the hole, with a pair of tweezers, add the synthetic fibre. Stuff it tightly to give it shape.
I then pull back from the edge and sew a second stitch and thread again.
I look forward to your feedback and questions: https://vk.com/kuzile or in a creative group: https://vk.com/kuzele171.
Good luck with your creativity! Yours Elena Kuznetsova
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