Voodoo Doll toy - souvenir, gift, cushion for pins. Its easy to make your own hands and make it to the box. it is native to Africa, more precisely, its ancestors from there - magical wax figures. They were made magicians to perform the ritual, and send down a curse on the victim. These wax voodoo dolls, which can be seen in, does not look like this at thematic exhibitions museums. But she, too, can catch up with horror on Halloween night, for example.
Content
- Getting Started
- The material from which doll sewn Wood
- Box for dolls
- basis dolls
- Dyeing and embroidery
- former box
Getting Started
How long will it take for the manufacture of such a souvenir? This question is important for the modern man who has to specifically find free time for your favorite hobby. Indeed, it would be difficult to make a voodoo doll with his own hands for one evening. It is better to devote a busy weekend - on average as much time go away.
Good lighting, sharp scissors are the key to success. What else is needed? The classic method of manufacture can be little changed if the right materials was not at hand. But it is better to stick to the traditional rules. Then the doll is almost standardized, which means that no one will frighten his distant kinship with magic.
The material from which doll sewn Wood
The fabric that you want to buy - calico. It should be tight. It is desirable that the yarns from which the fabric is woven, was a bit different. Looms with the help of the reception create a special type of material. They are often called severe. Calico looks sloppy, rough, remains soft at the same time.
Dimensions voodoo dolls can be changed, usually its height does not exceed 10 cm. But this little doll may not like. Much depends on the dimensions of the pins, which it then necessarily need to stick.
Box for dolls
As the package is used on its own made of cardboard box. Needed leaf length of about 24 cm, a width of 18 cm.
Markup Application:
- a sheet length to be divided into three parts - retreat from the edge 7 cm, carry a pencil line, then back to 10 cm, more 7;
- in width as the sheet is to be divided into three parts - retreat from one edge 5 cm, draw a line, then again 8 and 5;
- rectangles at the corners - the future of the walls of the box;
- should be cut cardboard in a 7 cm length to the central rectangle;
- thereafter rectangles at the corners of the sheet to gently fold - the central rectangle appear vertical walls.
Gluing sheets of cardboard by folding the sides into the ground, can proceed to the manufacture of dolls.
basis dolls
It is necessary to draw the pattern voodoo dolls - silhouette of a man, both in the forms for baking cookies. Transfer the contour onto the fabric. Using sharp scissors to cut the item, with a margin of approximately 3 mm. Repeat the procedure. The two halves of the dolls have to sew along the contour, leaving a small opening to stuff cotton wool. The edges of the fabric it is desirable to protect against spillage overlock stitch.
Dyeing and embroidery
Sewn calico basis should be turned inside out, make coffee and dip the cloth into it. This is a wonderful natural dye. Calico need to dry and start embroidery. One horizontal and four vertical strip dashes instead of the lips, made with white thread, two little buttons for eyes of different sizes - decor doll. They give it character. Four stitches on the left side of the trunk, where the heart should be - the finishing touch.
It remains to fill the doll Wood padding polyester, cotton or hollofaybera, sew hole for stuffing box cover and decorate, apply trademark.
former box
The final part of the work - Registration of the lid of the box for storage or transport the doll. A toy, though made with their own hands, can be a gift. Of course, only if it is carefully sewn, and the box looks nice, you can count on the fact that everyone will like the surprise.
If you put it on the shelf at home in a box, it will look spectacular. Small in size, the only way it will attract the proper attention.
On the cover of the box must be applied through a stencil or drawing from his hand to draw: image and the inscription itself dolls Voodoo Doll. This is done by ordinary pencil. Then, the shadow applied using watercolor pencil. Create the effect of incident light rays, the pattern can be bulked using white and pastel marker.
Inkpad stamp with black ink and paralon help darken the edges of the box lid. The doll is ready!
