How to make a doll out of threads: interesting ideas (photo and video)

March 8, 2017 handmadebase

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How to make a doll of threads
Video: a variety of dolls of threads with their own hands
Cute thread toy
Video: funny animals from threads

It's an old truth that there is no better gift,than the one made with your own hands, is still alive today – in the age of rapidly developing high IP technologies. And even though the store shelves are full of a wide variety of goods – for all tastes, colors and wallet sizes, what you put your soul into is unique. Even more interesting is the process of creating a small masterpiece. To witness how something is born from almost nothing is a fabulous pleasure. Try it, and you will see for yourself that the hands of each of us can create a miracle from the simplest materials. For example, from threads. You can make anything from them, for example, elegant dolls or funny toys.
A doll made of threads with your own hands is the simplest, least expensive and most interesting option for a gift or accessory. There are many ways to create it. Here are just two of them, and how different they are!

How to make a doll of threads

For our first yarn doll with funny braids you will need:

Remnants of acrylic yarn of white / beige / milky color or any shade that you have;
Yarn of dark shades;
Black / brown / copper yarn;
A little pink thread;
A small amount of bright red yarn;
Needle (gypsy);
cardboard;
scissors.

First of all we will make the skeleton of the dolls of threads. For this yarn white / beige / milky color we put in a kind of long skein, the length of which is 40-50 cm (plus / minus 5 cm). The width (volume) of the skein is two to three fingers of an adult. Then bend the resulting billet in half, getting the output of the hanks length of centimeters to 20.

Our next step is to create a luxurious hairstyle.at the doll. Here we need cardboard (it can be, for example, the bottom of a shoe box without sides - cut in half). We wind a black/brown/copper thread on it (not along the length - along the width). It is necessary to make up to 60 turns around the cardboard.
Then from one of the two sides of the cardboardWe tie the future hair with a thread of the same shade - strictly in the center. We make a tight, reliable knot. The tie should be at least 10-15 cm long, so it will smoothly fit into the future hairstyle. From the back of the cardboard, we cut the wound yarn with scissors - also strictly in the center.

We attach the hair to the first piece fromlight threads and gradually form the head. It is easy to do - on top of the black/brown copper tied threads we put light threads, folded in half, tie them well with yarn of the same shade. Then we fold the light threads in half again, and, measuring one and a half to two centimeters from above, tightly tie the base of the head (symbolic neck area) with a light thread.
We braid the hair, tying it at the end with a bow made of pink (red) yarn (so that it does not unravel). We trim the ends of the braids with scissors.
Now we “sculpt” the doll’s hands.Separate approximately the same amount of threads from the thread frame. It is better to do this not in the air, but on the table, so that the threads do not fly apart. Step back a centimeter from the lower end of each handle and tie the separated yarn with a thread in the same tone. Trim the ends of the resulting brushes on both sides with scissors.

We tie the rest of the thread with the same thread.a skein in the waist area. And decorate it with a skirt made of yarn of the rich shades you need. For this we need cardboard again. This time around it you should make at least 70 turns so that the skirt turns out lush. Then on one and the other side of the cardboard (in the center) we pass a thread of the same color under the wound yarn (its length should be 20 centimeters on both sides). But this time we do not tie the thread. Carefully cut the yarn with scissors on both sides of the cardboard and get two equal halves of the skirt. We put one on the front side of the doll, the other on the back. We do this in such a way that the middle of the threads falls exactly on the waist. We tie the skirt thoroughly with the same threads with which we hooked the yarn on the cardboard. Evenly fluff up the yarn so that it covers not only the front and back, but also the sides of the doll. You can make a belt on top from the same pink thread that was used for the bows. The skirt, at your discretion, can be longer than the doll's body or shorter. In any case, it should be trimmed with scissors.
If desired, you can make the face of our beauty.To do this, we embroider the eyes with a black thread and a gypsy needle. With a red thread - a smiling mouth, beige - a button nose. If you do not like the pigtails sticking out in different directions, you can also sew them to the doll's head - with two or three invisible stitches. The thread doll is ready. And if you sew a ribbon to it, you will get a beautiful keychain for a bag or school bag. Such a gift, made with your own hands, will not leave anyone indifferent!

Video: a variety of dolls of threads with their own hands

Cute thread toy

You can make amazing toys from ordinary threads. For example, a touching octopus. And not just one! All you need is:

Woolen threads of any color;
Piece of fabric / foam rubber;
Wool yarn of the opposite color;
Cardboard or wood surface;
scissors;
Beads / small beads;
Red thread;
Stationery / hair band;
A needle with a wide eye.

We wind it around the cardboard (this can also bebottom of a shoe box or candy box, or a wooden surface) 60-80 circles of thread of the color you choose. In the center of the skein on one side of the cardboard we thread a thread of a contrasting color and tie it. On the other side - we cut the wound yarn (exactly in the center).
From a piece of fabric/foam rubber we make a small balland push it under the tied threads, carefully masking it under them. This is the head of the toy made of threads. Under it, tightly tie a thread in the tone of the main yarn.
And now, actually, the octopus legs.To do this, divide all the threads into 8 equal parts. We braid them like pigtails. Stepping back 1 cm from the bottom of the pigtail (it is possible and less - as you prefer) tightly tie it with a thread of a polar color from the main one (it is better to make 2-3 turns first, and only then a knot). So that the rest of the yarn divided into equal parts does not interfere, fix it with rubber bands. As we braid the legs-pigtails, remove them.
Bringing the octopus' head to life - from beads or small onesbeads sew on the eyes. From a red thread - a perky smile. The octopus's nose can be embroidered either from contrasting threads or from yarn in the same tone. All you need to do is make a few stitches in one place (a kind of bump).

By the way, these toys made of threads will be especiallyfunny, if you make hair. They should be the same color as the ties on the octopus's legs. The hair can be made separately first from wound and tied threads in the middle, and then sewn on. Or you can immediately thread them with a needle, fixing them with small knots - each hair separately. As you like. In any case, the hair (thick and smooth, different in length and fluffy, short and sticking out like a perky hedgehog) will give the octopus a special charm. And if you make a ribbon or tape between the hair, stringing beads on it, the thread toys will turn into a completely exclusive accessory or decoration. It can be hung not only on a bag, but also over a baby's crib, on a lampshade, or a chest of drawers handle. A flock of octopuses of different colors and sizes will look especially interesting.
Dolls, toys made with your own hands and even from threads are not just an excellent gift, but also an interesting pastime, especially with children. Try it, you will definitely like it.