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Edwina Sutherland Edwina Sutherland

I cannot remember a time when I didn't sew. My mother gave me free reign on her sewing machine by the time I was eight and I have never stopped since! I am a professional dressmaker, specializing in historic reproduction costumes.
I was asked to make a cloth doll for a client in 1999 and this opened up a whole new world to me and a new way to explore the medium of cloth.
I live in Ottawa, Canada with my husband and two children.
Credentials:
Canadian Doll Artists Association member since it began in 1999
2004 President of All Dolled Up, our Ottawa cloth doll club. They are a wild bunch of creative women and a big support to me.

Awards:
2005: Canadian Doll Artists Association (CDAA) competition, 3rd place for "The Unbearable Lightness of Being... A Fire Goddess" and "Old Fairies Never Die, They Just Get Busy, Dusting The Daisies."
2004: Canadian Doll Artists Association (CDAA) competition, 3rd place for "The Young Embroiderer" and "Curly McWooly"
2003: CDAA competition, 2nd place , for "Cheap Sunglasses"
2002: CDAA competition, 1st place, for "A Day Off"
2001: CDAA competition, 1st place for "Serenity Angel"

Credits:

December 2005 "Dylan" design featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
November 2005 "Emmeline" featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
October 2005 "Fire Goddess" featured in Doll Crafter
August 2005 "Fire Goddess" featured article in Dolls United
May 2004 CJOH TV featured on "Regional Contact"
May 2004, "Long John McWooly" in Soft Dolls & Animals
April 2004 OSCAR newspaper, "featured artist" article
December 2003, featured in the "Fresh Faces" section of Dolls
Dec 2003"Cheap Sunglasses" in Soft Dolls & Animals
March 2003, "Flame and Ember" pattern was featured in Soft Dolls and Animals.
July 2003 "Cheap Sunglasses" in Canadian Creations

Teaching
I regularly teach classes in making felted and cloth dolls. Contact me if you would like me to teach in your area.

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