Joile,
a Music Box Ballerina
by Kathy Hays

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The grace and beauty of a ballerina. The lovely sounds of musical notes. Two elements that come together to create this unique cloth doll called Joile. Imagine owning a cloth doll that rotates to the lovely tune of "Some Day My Prince Will Come".

This delicate and graceful 18" ballerina will feature two different hand styles. You will learn a fool proof method of needle sculpting and coloring a face. The wonderful hairstyle is achieved using felting needles. Students will learn how easy it is to make a music box that spins this wonderful doll. Costuming is simple yet elegant. The doll holds a nosegay of flowers and has a cascade of wired ribbons streaming down. Joile is truly an elegant doll and will be a conversation piece in your home.

The skill level to make this doll is intermediate. The ambitious novice will be challenged but success is possible. Students need to have good sewing skills and basic knowledge of creating a soft sculpture doll. While detailed instruction is provided in this course, the instructor assumes the student is familiar with basic terminology and methods of cloth doll making.

While Joile is a graceful doll, she is not constructed to be used as a play toy.

Let the musical notes and the elegance of the ballerina take your creative imagination to new heights.