Making crochet dolls from threads is a fairly common type of needlework, used since ancient Russia. They were made for different purposes, but, basically, they served as a talisman or toy for children. They were even inherited. They are no less popular today. Which types can be made using threads, read on.
What do you need to make a doll from yarn with your own hands?
A set of items for this lesson is quite accessible and everyone will find in the house. To create such a craft, we need to prepare:
- scissors;
- thick cardboard stencil in the form of a rectangle or a small book. The size depends on which doll you planned;
- any accessories for decoration;
- hook.
Step-by-step algorithm how to make it
We are used to the fact that in the modern world dolls are just children's toys. And they never attached importance to the fact that they can have certain tasks and play the role of an amulet endowed with magical powers. They were created to protect against evil spirits and the evil eye for themselves, members of their family and presented as a gift. Usually they were made from improvised material: all kinds of fabric, yarn, birch bark, dry twigs, straw and vines.
Simple doll
You can optionally collect a boy or girl, or both at once. They are done almost the same way, the difference is only in the lower body and hairstyle. The girl, of course, will be with a skirt. We’ll start with her.
- We draw a rectangular stencil from cardboard, the size depends on the length of the craft. It should be quite tight so that when winding the threads it does not bend . On the long side, we wrap round the beige or milk thread without changing the degree of tension. If it is thick, for example, wool, a hundred turns will be enough. Cut it from one edge.
- Now we take brown or black yarn for knitting and repeat the previous procedure. It will be hair for our lady.
- Along the brown in the very center we lay a beige bundle and we double both. Then we tie a similar color with threads at the base. It turns out two pretty brushes interlocked with each other. In fact, this is the head of our young maiden with luxurious hair. In the process, you can straighten the locks of a comb with rare teeth, so that it is smooth and accurate .
- The next step is winding up the hands, only the width of the cardboard. Cut on both sides. We tie the same color with a thread at both ends and trim with scissors.
- We put it inside the body and fix the strand under them with a thread in several turns, which we fix with a knot.
That's all, the beauty girl is ready. And what is missing for her image? Of course, a long braid that can be braided from ready-made hair and tied with bright braid. We cut the uneven tips, remove the nodules with a crochet. If you decide to create a pair for her, then instead of long woolen hair, build short. And divide the skirt in half, tying the ends like legs. And here is the instruction with photos:
Doll amulet
The principle of creation is very similar to the previous one. She should not have a face or any special image . It is made about 10 centimeters high, which allows you to always carry it with you. If you cook for home use, then the size can be much larger.
Its functions are not only to protect against adverse factors, but also help to find happiness, good luck, health. Moreover, she had various outlines in Russia. There were then solar dolls in the form of a horse to give the house comfort and warmth. The girls, who stayed in brides, sewed Fatty-Kostromushka. Ash with a handful of ash from the furnace guarded the house from dark forces. A successor, Pelenashka, Herbalist, Ten-handed and many others, designed for each special occasion.
Doll with face
Dress her by cutting out a vest or dress from any fabric patch, securing them with beads or Velcro. Make a belt or bows from a thin braid. In general, do whatever your unbridled fantasy tells you. Such dolls are mostly playable. Attract the baby to their creation, for him this is not only a fun and interesting thing, but also an activity that helps the development of hand motility and aesthetic taste.
The subtleties of working with floss and wool
When creating a charm doll, you should use not only linen or cotton threads, but also understand - the palette is also of no small importance . Since the Slavic peoples believed that any color is a carrier of certain information. What colors were used to make a talisman at that time:
- green is a symbol of nature and life. He endowed healing powers, improved mood;
- yellow - meant the sun, giving abundance and wealth. He brought success and prosperity to the one who owned this amulet.
Kuklorobu Tips
- If you want to give this product the status of a talisman, then at the time of work, observe absolute silence . Send good thoughts, wish all the best to the person to whom he is destined. You can activate his power with the help of a suitable conspiracy. Moreover, it is necessary to stock up all the details in advance so that there are no sharp-cutting objects in the process of work. Well-being and mood must be only good. Perform on the growing moon. Materials are better to take natural. A doll made with the participation of a child is filled with pure beneficial energy.
- A charm made of linen yarn with a finish of red thread or ribbon is considered very powerful.
- Whatever you decide to make of them, do not forget that any work made with our participation carries a large charge of energy. And what it will be is up to you.
