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Yarn Dolls
Materials
- Yarn or string
- 8-inch x 4-inch piece of cardboard
- Scissors
- Wind the yarn around the card about thirty times or until the yarn is about as fat as two fingers.
- Remove it from the card and tie a doubled wool strand around it and knot at the following locations:
- ½inch down from top
- 1 inch down from that for the bottom of the head
- Take one bunch on each side and tie about 1 inch down for the arms
- 2½ inches down from head for waist
- Divide the remaining yarn and tie for legs
- Trim hair, hands, and feet
- Make this doll some clothes out of fabric scraps and make a bed or room out of painted food boxes or give them as special gifts to friends.
From 365 Smart After-School Activities by Sheila Ellison & Judith Gray. Copyright © 2005 by Sheila Ellison & Judith Gray. All rights reserved. Used by arrangement with Sourcebooks, Inc.
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