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Country Craft Projects - Bead Dolls
Finished dolls are approximately 7 inches tall.
Materials: For each doll: 1-inch-diameter wooden bead (head); two
3/8" diameter
beads (hands); Pipe cleaners; 12-inch-square handkerchief; 1/2 yard of 1/8-inch-wide ribbon;
1/2 yard of 1 1/4-inch-wide flat lace (optional); 1/4 yard of white fabric (body);
Polyester fiberfill; Embroidery floss (hair); Acrylic paints; glue.
Instructions:
For the Doll: From white fabric, cut two 3x5-inch pieces
for body. Sew together with 1/4-inch seams, right sides facing; leave one short
end open. Turn; stuff lightly.
Cut a 5-inch length and a 2-inch length of pipe cleaner.
Fasten the shorter (neck) piece to the middle of the longer (arm) piece,
making an inverted T. Insert into opening; add stuffing and hand-stitch
shoulders closed.
Glue beads to the pipe cleaner ends. Paint face. Glue short strands of floss to head for
hair.
For The Clothing: Cut
a 3 1/2 x 6 1/2-inch paper pattern for dress front and back. On one short end, mark
1 1/4 inches in each direction from two corners; cut off triangles.
Cut a 2 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch paper pattern for raglan
sleeve; fold in half. Measure 1 1/4 inches in each direction from one open corner;
cut off triangles.
Cut the patterns from handkerchief, placing
dress and sleeve hems on edge of handkerchief. (For plain dress, cut from white
fabric. Add lace as desired.) With 1/4-inch seams and right sides facing, sew
sleeves to dress front and back. Sew underarm seams.
Place dress on doll. Turn neck edge to inside
and gather. Gather wrists.
For lace bonnet, cut a 1 1/2-inch-diameter
circle from white fabric. Gather lace to fit; stitch to circle. Glue bonnet to
head.
For plain bonnet, cut two right triangles from
hankie corners, each with 3-inch sides. Stitch the raw edges together, right
sides facing; turn and fold. Place on head and make two pleats at back; tack to
back of dress.
Tie bow around doll’s neck.
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