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Sundress with a collar for a doll

Barbie doll is undoubtedly the most popular doll in the world. Children from every corner of the Earth want to have this popular and beloved doll. But the doll’s wardrobe is not inferior to its beauty, fashionable fluffy dresses, all possible

Clothes for a doll made from old jeans

There are a huge number of master classes on what can be done from old jeans. It can be toys and bags, even furniture is covered with denim scraps. And I suggest sewing clothes for a doll from old jeans. For example, you can

DIY towel doll

Nowadays, many interesting and original gifts can be bought in a store or ordered online. But they all do not convey the feelings and emotions that we want to put into them. There are such holidays and celebrations when it is difficult to choose

Textile doll

Recently, textile dolls have come into fashion. The Tilda doll and the Big Leg doll are very popular now. Professional needlewomen sew incredibly beautiful dolls. But they have a lot of experience in sewing and professional materials, so it’s worth this

Rag doll – Dunno

My granddaughter really loves boy dolls, so without thinking twice I gave her my next “masterpiece.” Everything, as usual, begins with transferring the paper pattern onto fabric. I always sew dolls from linen. The patterns were cut out with allowances, basted, sewn,

Amulet doll

In the modern world of handicrafts there are a lot of different directions for making things, household items, toys, etc. with your own hands. Nowadays it is fashionable to sew Tilde dolls. But, unfortunately, our ancient Slavic

Dress for a doll

Probably every girl, while still just a child, played with dolls, in particular, with daughters and mothers. What is most interesting is that these dolls were not from ordinary families, but they played the role of queens and princesses, they lived beautifully and beautifully, and most importantly, they wore

Amulet doll made of threads

I really love working with threads. I knit, crochet, embroider, make paintings in the style of string art and thread printing. It relaxes you so much after a hard day, distracts you from routine household chores, that the next morning you want to live and work again.

Rag doll with inset eyes

I’ve long wanted to make myself—yes, yes, exactly myself—a doll the size of a newborn child. The girl turned out to be soft, the grandchildren willingly play with her, and for me she reminds me of a granddaughter in her absence. Increase the pattern to a distance of 18 cm between the ears,

Indian doll

My five-year-old granddaughter watched a cartoon about Indians and really liked the hero. I decided to give her a gift and sewed an Indian doll.She was delighted. Now this is her favorite doll. It sews easily. To do this, transfer the patterns onto the fabric,

Bigfoot doll

Textile dolls have conquered the world - needlewomen who sew their Big Legs with love and without rest have no doubt about this. This type of textile interior dolls is also called Snow girls - very often they are dressed in winter outfits made of fur,

Doll made of woolen threads

A doll is not just a toy. A doll is also an attribute that plays an important role in various rituals. Wool dolls, for example, are often used at spring festivals. Kids in kindergartens and schools hang them on trees,

Rag doll Alina

Fabric dolls have their own special uniqueness and warmth. My grandchildren prefer to play only with rag dolls. My dolls get their names from my granddaughters. So this doll, while still naked, has already received its name - Alina. I will describe to you the whole process

Motanka doll made of yarn

Motanka dolls are not just toys created for children to play with. These are amulets. They can be found in every culture in the world. Historians claim that the first ones appeared more than five centuries ago. These dolls differ from ordinary ones in that they do not have a face.

Doll box

We will need: 1. Empty plastic bottle 1.5-2 liters. 2. Doll (Barbie, Cindy upper body). 3. 5 m ribbon width 4 cm. 4. 5 m lace. 5. Lining fabric 2 rectangles 15 cm high, the length should be slightly larger than the diameter

Nylon doll “Spring Girl”

Dolls made of nylon have been considered an original souvenir for a long time. There are a great variety of them, from the ironic priest doll to the important housewife doll, designed to bring good luck. Similar dolls are different

Popik doll in hosiery textile technique

“So that luck turns to you only with its face, and not with its butt!” With such wishes, these cute dolls are presented, sewn from simple nylon with synthetic padding. With the help of a simple tie you can give such a doll a variety of expressions.

Doll Lolochka

The other day, while flipping through a magazine with master classes, I came across an article on sewing an interesting doll. It looked almost natural. I had the idea to take on his work, but at the same time modify his image into a puppet one. For sewing like this

Doll "Nurse"

The “Nurse” doll was known among the Russian people, one of its names was “Cabbage”, and among the Finno-Ugric people it was called “Vepsian tornka”. Why is it called so funny? This is explained by the historical technology of making the pupa. She definitely needs

Magnet amulet in the form of a folk Slavic feeding doll

My friend collects refrigerator magnets. So I decided to give her a magnet-amulet in the form of a folk Slavic feeding doll. It was possible to make another type of Slavic doll, but I really liked the connection between the words “feed” and

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