[Nfb-krafters-korner] Old craft question

[Susan Roe]

That's basically the way I have done the dolls too.  With white or light 
gray, you can do the same thing, just don't form a waist or legs, and 
untwist each strand of loose yarn (cut loops at bottom of yarn) to make the 
rest of the body look wispy.  Now you have a ghost!

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Old craft question


> When I made the dolls, I use a lot of yarn around a piece of cardboard. I 
> started by securing the top loops with a new piece of yarn that i knotted. 
> Then I went down far enough to make a nice sized head and tied yarn around 
> the neck.
>
> I took a small part of the yarn on each side of the head and tied off for 
> arms.
>
> Then it was time to make the waist in the same manner. A doll in pants 
> would have the remaining yarn divided in half and tied at the ankles. a 
> skirt can be made by finding just enough yarn from in the middle of the 
> bottom to make each leg and tie them at the ankles. Shorten the rest of 
> the yarn a bit to show the feet from under the skirt.
>
> Now, an octipus can be made by creating a head then dividing the yarn in 
> eight pieces. Each piece can be braided or just tied at the legs.
>
> Eyes and nose and even a mouth can be added with a bit of yarn of a new 
> color and a tapistry needle. If you want to get creative you can make sure 
> you have plenty of yarn to work with and cut hair before the neck tie is 
> placed.
>
> Have lots of fun and be sure to share your doll making with a youngster 
> who can pass this idea on.
> HenriettaOn Nov 19, 2012, at 8:04 PM, jill wrote:
>
>> I think a separate section was made like the first by using several 
>> looped
>> strands. It was tied at each end to make the hands, and then tied in the
>> center and attached behind the neck and tied on at that point around  the
>> front in a bow.
>> Jill
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>> On
>> Behalf Of Terry Knox
>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 6:35 PM
>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Old craft question
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Do any of you young ones out there remember a yarn doll craft. Not a real
>> doll, but that is what I am calling it. I will describe it. Using scrap
>> yarn, my Mom use to make a 6 inch doll that she would place on packages 
>> for
>> the holiday. It was a few strands, doubled over then a strand wrapped 
>> around
>> the top to make a head, then middle for waist, strands separated to make 
>> 2
>> legs and tied off, BUT I can not remember how the arms were made, was
>> separate strands separated from the body and tied off to make the arms. 
>> If
>> anyone remember this oldie but cutie, please send me your idea. Thanks.
>> Terry K
>>
>>
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