Body making process
In this master class, a piece of gabardine measuring approximately 30 x 40 cm was used. You can use thick knitwear, calico, linen mixed with cotton, etc. Fold the fabric in half, transfer the pattern onto it, which should be located along the grain thread. The pattern can be printed on a printer or attached to a computer monitor and then traced along the outline.
To make a doll, you must obtain the following blanks:
- - head (front) – 2 pcs.;
- - head (back of the head) – 1 pc.;
- - body – 2 pcs.;
- - hand – 4 pcs.;
- - leg – pcs.
After transferring the pattern to the fabric, we sew along the contour. In the photo with the pattern, the dotted line indicates those places that should not be sewn immediately. They are necessary for turning and subsequent stuffing.
It is recommended to first stitch on a piece of fabric and only then cut it out, departing 3-5 mm from the seam. It’s good if you have zig-zag scissors on your farm. If they are not there, then we make small cuts in rounded areas, especially near the finger. This is necessary so that after turning the workpieces right side out, the fabric does not pull in these places.
To create the head, we first sew together two identical parts intended for the face. Then we unfold the workpiece and connect it to the back of the head. We leave small open sections in the neck and back of the head.
As soon as the legs have been stitched and cut out, we turn them inside out and unfold them in the toe area. We connect the vertical seams together, form a rounded foot, secure it with pins or a mark, and grind it down on a machine.
We turn out all the other parts. It is more convenient to use a sushi stick or a knitting needle for this, the main thing is that the end is not sharp, otherwise the seam can be deformed.
For stuffing, you can use holofiber, padding polyester, padding polyester, etc. Each needlewoman chooses for herself one or another filler with which it is most convenient for her to work. The tool can be the same sushi stick, pencil, tweezers, etc. In some cases, you can break off the tip of the stick so that the filler does not slip through it.
After filling the body, we fix it with pins, but do not sew it up yet. It is worth noting that the neck should be very tight. We put the head blank, not yet filled with padding polyester, on it, align the position and sew it with a hidden seam. Then we fill the head through the back of the head. It should also be very dense.
We fill the arms and legs according to the same pattern: first, tightly up to half, then we tighten the “elbow” and “knee” places with thread, then we add filler, but only a little, and sew it up with a regular stitch.
At the next stage, you can sew the limbs with a hidden seam. We sew the legs in two stages - we baste them to the body, hide this line inside and sew them with a hidden seam.
We dress the doll and create her image
Now you can dress the doll and make her hair. Yarn was used for hair in this master class. We wrap it around a book, the width of which corresponds to the length of the future hairs. We cut the yarn on one side, straighten it and stitch it in the middle. It is necessary to place thin paper (for example, toilet paper) under it, otherwise the yarn will crumple when sewing.
This way we get tresses that we sew around the head, starting from the bottom. We form the doll's hairstyle, draw eyes, a nose and a mouth. To do this, it is better to use acrylic paints, which, when dry, are not afraid of water. For reliability, the face can be sprayed with acrylic varnish.
