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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Straw or Raffia Dolls


I hope that you are able to see the picture and read the pattern. I enlarged it as much as possible...hmmmmm,maybe I can drop ir into paint,make it bigger..and get it back on here. I'll see how it works.

I've seen these dolls back in the day,tho I've never made any..I've made cornhusk dolls and really like them.

When we were little,my mother made corn husk dolls for us..and my grandmother made corn cob dolls for us, tho I have'nt a clue how she did them. Thise little pages of pattern was in a sort of folder in that box of patterns that I'm still looking through and trying to sort.. I hope someone might be able to use them..

9 comments:

  1. You are one talented girl! These old school doll patterns are so neat. Times were simpler and people were much kinder don't you agree? Now you need a platinum credit card to buy your children these American dolls with their houses and wardrobes making Bill Gates look like a pauper!

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  2. My friend had a homemade doll called a "Mother-in-law " Doll.She had removable body parts, i.e., arms,legs,eyes, attached with Velcro. It was one of those stress reducer dolls! So quaint and very fun!

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  3. They looked so cute and beautiful. The only doll I made was Paper Dolls...hahaha. Our toys of the past are so simple and creative. We would design and draw the dresses for the paper dolls.

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  4. Oh, I LOVE these dolls, CC!! I made one only once for my sister, in the form of a scarecrow, and he was so CUTE.. but since then have never made ANY raffia doll for MYSELF!.. That's often how it goes, isn't it?! These are sweet though.. LOVE them both! ~tina

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  5. Actually, I should say, though, that I HAVE made yarn dolls in much a similar way as these, not that long ago, that I thought were a LOT of fun to make! They really came out cute! I'll have to do them sometime again, and post them I guess. ~tina

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  6. I made the cornhusk dolls, too, way back in Girl Scouts. I haven't thought of them in years!

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  7. The dolls are nice in their simplicity.

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  8. I love those dolls. I have never made a doll before but these are just precious.

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  9. Oh, my age and years of crafting are showing.....I have done so many of these crafts. Guess it made me what I am today!!

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