Making dolls with their own hands from pantyhose and fabric

The variety of toys sold in stores in our time is amazing. Beauties-dolls that have in the whole small worlds complete with houses, cars and collections of clothes, of course, attract the attention of both children and adults. But no matter how hard the toy manufacturers try, simple rag dolls made with their own hands will never lose their charm and attractiveness due to the fact that they contain a piece of the soul of the person who sewed the doll. In addition, making rag dolls with their own hands is very exciting, and you can do it with children, discovering the most interesting world of needlework.

In ancient times in Russia rag dolls were sewed not only for entertainment. Along with the dolls designed for children's games, dolls-amulets, and ceremonial dolls, including, Maslenitsa, which was customary to be burned for the holiday of the same name, were distributed. Puppets tried to sew as neatly as possible and put on beautiful clothes. As materials for making dolls, not only cloth, but also all kinds of natural materials served. It was believed that the doll brings joy, peace and luck to the house.

The most affordable way to try yourself in sewing dolls nowadays is to make dolls with your own hands from pantyhose. This will require materials available in every home or sold at every step. In the end, the old unnecessary tights are available for any woman. Depending on the shape and size of the doll, the number of necessary materials varies. You can sew a large doll with a rigid wire frame, or you can make a small puppet that does not require a "skeleton". Patterns for making dolls with their own hands from pantyhose is not required, because the head, face and body of such dolls are formed directly during its manufacture. In addition to the tights - the material from which the shell will be made, the "skin" of the doll, - a sintepon for packing, threads, needles, scissors, cloth for clothes and various "finishing" materials for eyes and hair will be required for work. There are a great many master classes for making dolls with their own hands from tights describing the whole process. As a result, very different dolls are obtained: cute, funny, fervent, lovely. You can use any of them. The appearance of the doll, in the end, depends only on the imagination of the author and on how much effort he has invested in his work.

In the manufacture of dolls there is such an interesting direction, as the doll Tilda. This is a special subspecies of textile dolls. They are sewn according to the author's pattern Tony Finnanger, an artist from Norway. These rag dolls with barely marked facial features, having a rather recognizable color scheme, look very nice and attractive. And it is possible to make a doll Tilda own hands. As materials for such dolls serve linen and cotton, which can be specially colored to obtain the desired color. Moreover, for these purposes coffee or tea is most often used. Patterns of Tild dolls can be found in special books, which the author of this direction has released more than a dozen, or on the Internet. The doll's stuffing consists of holofayber or sintepon, and hair can be made from soft yarn. In spite of the fact that Tilda dolls originally have author's design, nobody forbids to show imagination at their manufacturing and add their details without changing the idea of Tony Finnanger.

Making dolls with your own hands from pantyhose or fabric is an exciting creative process and a wonderful hobby. Homemade dolls can perfectly fit into the interior, giving it coziness and home warmth. The doll can reflect the inner world of the author, bearing in him his features. And, of course, any child will like playing with the doll that his mother sewed or himself. The world of dolls made by own hands is beautiful, you just need not be too lazy to look into it.