craft corner
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5) Time for a colour
change – simply cut your
first colour and knot to
the second colour. Then
start wrapping! Hide
your knot and knot ends
by wrapping over them.
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4) Secure in place by
wrapping your wool
tightly around the craft
sticks all the way up the
neck. Then work the wool
back down again – under
the arms and back to the
waist.
6) When you get to the
bottom of your doll, cut
your wool and carefully
make a little knot by
looping it in itself. Then
tuck any excess wool
between the legs.
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7) Add a little face and
hair using pens. As these
dolls have their origins in
Guatemala we like to give
them black hair, but you
can choose! 8) Optional:
you can add some woolly hair
by gluing strands in place!
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Your Worry Dolls are now finished and can be put to use at bedtime! Sleep well!
SPECIAL TIPS & VARIATIONS
If you don’t have all the materials on hand – don’t worry, as you can make
substitute arms using pipe cleaners. Get as creative as you like with decorating
the face and head – my kids love dipping the head into a little glue and then a pot
of glitter. Fabulous.
See what you have to hand! If you are making smaller worry dolls, you can
replace the wool with embroidery thread. Alternatively experiment with using
fabric scarps and securing these with your wool!
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