Rag dolls: detailed description of the workmanship

It is difficult to imagine the life of modern girls without dolls. On the shelves you can find "babies" who not only know how to crawl and cry, even grow if they are fed on time. And from the diversity of Barbie dolls, which have held the popularity of palm trees for many years, eyes run up. Previously, it was hard to dream about such an assortment. Nevertheless, our grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and girls who lived thousands of years ago played in dolls.

How dolls appeared

Dolls were born a long time ago. Of course, they were completely different from modern ones and were created not so much for the game as for different rituals. They made them from any improvised material: clay, animal bones, wooden churks, straw, stones, even from coals. Later, rag dolls appeared. Some of them were meant for children's amusements, and others for serious adult rituals.

The Slavs, being pagans, animated nature and natural phenomena, believed that all good has its own good spirit, and every bad has an evil spirit. With the help of dolls, they tried to scare or deceive evil spirits. With the introduction of Christianity, these beliefs did not disappear, but gradually they were replaced by new ideas. Now the culture of our ancestors is experiencing a revival. Who knows, maybe the truth is a simple folk rag doll, executed by its own hands , will protect us from troubles.

Motown Columns

The principle of making the majority of dolls was the same. The fabric was wound up in a roll or column (hence "motanki" and "pillars"). Then the finished column was turned into a kind of female figure. The face was not allocated so that there were no unnecessary eyes in the house. Such rag dolls were made very quickly. The process took from 10 minutes to half an hour, depending on the efforts of the master and the number of small details that she added to her creation. So, some dolls had breasts, ass, braids woven from threads. Their clothes were decorated with lace, embroidery, beads. Popa and breasts were made from a separate piece of cloth, which was also twisted and tied to the body of the doll with threads. After that, they put on a skirt and a shirt over these twists. The young lady turned out to be magnificent, burly, just such that she could bring prosperity and prosperity to the house. In some regions of Russia, the doll's chest was made differently. They took two identical square pieces. Put cotton wool in their centers and tie them. The result was a ball. These balls were tied to the body of the doll in the appropriate place.

Baby Protection

For newborns, there were ragdoll puppets. Their role was to remove from the infant any evil. Praising the child was forbidden. Instead of him, they praised the chrysalis. They said that she was beautiful and clever. People believed that so evil spirits "will not notice" the baby, and all their mucks will go to the swaddler. Akin to them were dolls and lihomanov. They did 12 pieces - according to the number of troubles that can happen to a person. Everyone was given a name, for example, Shaking, Kostolomka, Glokhnya. They made them catchy, so that evil, having entered the house, immediately drew attention to them and stuck to them, without touching the owners. They hung these dolls by the stove or near the front door.

How to make a ragdoll

We take the following:

1. A square or close to that piece of white fabric, preferably not very soft. It must be necessarily worn and taken from the clothes of a healthy person.

2. A square piece of any color of tissue. This is a diaper.

3. Triangular piece of fabric, preferably light shades. This is a handkerchief. You can also take a square piece and fold it like a handkerchief.

4. Thread or braid. They should be red, as this is the color of happiness, luck and protection.

We turn the white fabric into a roll. This is the body of the pupa. Thread it in two places, highlighting the head and place of the umbilical cord. We tie the dolls of a handkerchief, as grandmothers usually do. We put the ends of the swaddle on the back. We wrap it in a diaper, like a baby. The lower edge of the diaper is also wound up behind the back. All this is fixed with threads, pulling the puppet crosswise. It is believed that the nodes should be an even number, and the crosses are odd.

Dolls-grain

The traditional rag doll, responsible for the harvest, was called grain. If it was filled with buckwheat, it was ham, if wheat or peas - turned rich. Usually they did both at once and placed side by side. Children were allowed to play with them. In the spring, the grain and grain were poured into the sowing material, asking for the spirit of fertility of a rich crop. And in fact gave!

The role of the grain body is carried out by a sack, where grain is poured. He is sewn with his own hand from a piece of white new cloth. Do this in two ways. Some sewn up something that looks like a pipe. To one end of it, a round bottom is sewn from the same fabric, and the second end is tightened with braid. Others on the bottom of the bottom just sew the fabric. The bag is filled with grain and knotted. The body of the doll is ready. Then you can not use a needle. The bag can be pulled by a thread, denoting the waist, but you can not do it. The main thing - to put the doll. Krupenichka needs a handkerchief, a lower and upper skirt, an apron, a belt and a coat. The rich man is dressed in a shirt, pants (like a dark skirt), zupan and hat. Some wizards make grain hands, twisting a white square piece of cloth and tying it to the body of the doll. To separate the palms, the ends of the "hands" are also pulled together. Dress up grain corn necessarily in bright beautiful patches.

Beregini

These dolls protected the house from all evil spirits and contributed to prosperity. They were put in a red corner. In their hands, they had a bag of grain. The national rag doll-bereguinya is done on the same principle as all the twists.

Collapse the body-column. It should be noted that the doll should be stable. For the head, take a large square piece of white cloth, add it as a handkerchief, outlining the fold line. Expanding. On the bend we cover one edge of the column. Then the two ends of the kerchief will be the doll's hands and at the same time her shirt. The ends of the hands to emphasize the palms, stretch the thread, and the place of the face straightened, so it was smooth. You can put cotton wool in your head, and already put on your shawl-shirt on top. Then the head will be more rounded. To keep the cotton wool shape, under the chin, the doll's body needs to be pulled together with threads. Often, the breast can make a breast that is associated with affluence. For their skirt and apron they select bright scraps. Some masters complement their outfit with beads, lace and embroidery. On the head of the bereguins put on the ponoynik. This is such a frontal bandage. There is a handkerchief over her already. The pouch is made from a small piece of cloth and tied to the hand.

The Herbage Cage

How to make a rag doll so that she guarded the house, beautifully fit in the interior and a pleasant scent spread? Very simple. The doll-travnik is executed so. It is necessary to take a square piece of light fabric, which will be the head and hands in the shirt. Fold it like a handkerchief, outlining the fold line. Expand. Put cotton wool in the center and tie it with a thread. This is the head. The other two ends are hands. In them, select the brushes. The remaining edge of the square is tightened with a thread, highlighting the waist. Breasts are done in the same way as dolls-bereguins. Skirt of herbalists is a large square of colored tissue. It should be placed fragrant dry herbs, tied with a bag and attached to the ready-made body. Close the apron with the apron.

Norwegian beauties

Tony Finanger is a true Norwegian. She lives in a harsh climate, but her character is kind and slightly mischievous. It is these features endowed with her dolls. Call them Tildes. Unlike the Russians, Tilda rag dolls can be bears, hares, angels, chickens - anything, not just young ladies. If even a child can make our pillar, then Tilda's production requires skill and skills in sewing. These dolls, as a rule, consist of separate details (the body with the head, arms, legs), which are stitched together. Some of them have stitches on the sides of the trunk. But most have seams in the middle of the face (muzzle), so the work requires maximum accuracy. After naked Tilda is ready, she is dressed. Dressing it up is not easy. All elements of clothing and shoes are cut out, neatly stitched, decorated with beads, feathers, anything to give the doll a charm and uniqueness.

Master class: Tilda rag doll

For work we need:

1. Fabric for the body. Coarse calico, cotton, flannel will suit. Some people like jersey. The color of the fabric is bodily or white, which can be colored with tea.

2. Accessories for sewing (scissors, needles, thread, pencil) Well, if there is a sewing machine.

3. The filler. You can take any ready, or you can just chop the old tights.

4. Cloth for clothing. Any, depending on the imagination.

5. Ornaments.

6. Paper.

To make such rag dolls, we draw patterns on paper. All parts of the body separately. Cut out. Body fabric is folded in half "face" inside, chipped, so as not to move, we transfer to it a pattern. Do not cut! First we sew the fabric through the lines, leaving the lower part of the trunk, hands and feet free at the places of attachment to the body. Now we cut out, carefully turn out "it is visible" and fill it with filler. In the places of the knees and feet, you can make an additional seam so that Tilda can bend her legs. Nabil? Now we sew all together. Eyes and mouth of the doll embroider. Her hair can be made from threads, and you can dissolve the satin ribbon. All. Tilda is ready. It remains to dress her up.

Waldorf cute

Rag dolls, invented in Walldorf for the purpose of raising children, differ in the correct proportions of bodies. According to the principle of manufacturing, they are similar to Tild, only on their faces there is no seam. Their base is executed so that the spout is allocated. Some masters make their chins a chin and nasolabial folds. Eyes and mouth embroider threads, cheeks brown. Both children and adults like such rag dolls. Patterns for them draw on paper. They include 2 arms and a trunk along with the legs. The head is made separately. To do this, take a square piece of cloth white or flesh-colored. In the middle put the filler, carefully pull together to make a ball, and stitch. Later on, the body filled with filler is sewn to the head, then hands. A lot of time is given to the doll's hair, on which her personality depends. Waldorfok hair is made from threads, neatly, stitching by stitching them to the head. Hair can be made long, plaited in pigtails, combed. With no less scrupulousness than the doll itself, its outfits are created.

Dolls from wardrobe items

Everyone in the house will have socks-loose or pantyhose with "arrows", which you will not dress, and throw out a pity. It turns out that they can give a wonderful second life. How to sew a rag doll from a stocking or pantyhose?

Method one. From the cardboard we cut out the arms, legs, head, trunk of the future doll. You can glue them to a thin foam and wrap around the stocking, and you can do without foam rubber. All parts are sewn neatly. The face is ennobled with little eyes-buttons, we embroider the mouth. Attach the hair to your head or put on a cap-cap. Dress the doll. You can attach a magnet to its back and use it as a souvenir.

Method two. We find a strong and with it a good bending wire. From it we create a skeleton of the future doll. All parts of the body are done separately, and then sewed. On the frame we glue the foam rubber, put on the stocking, carefully sew. The faces of such dolls turn out to be extraordinary, because you can create them a variety of noses, lips, cheeks, eyelids. As a result, they turn out beautiful women, and old women, and gnomes.