If you happen to see attic dolls, you will never forget them. They are born to cause a smile, a sense of peace and tranquility. They have the strength to briefly return you to childhood and give you a good mood.
Shabby dandies look like they were returned from a hundred-year-old attic link. Holes, spots, scuffs, broken buttons, protruding threads, uneven seams and body parts ... It seems that they were sewed many years ago by a seven-year-old girl. Meanwhile, the craftsmen spend hours making all these details in every possible way to make these funny toys look that way.
Author's dolls are created, first of all, not for games. This is a representative of the interior decor. The dolls radiating warmth and cosiness decorate houses and serve as talismans to their owners. The legend of their appearance says: a woman sewed a doll from the remnants of old things to her daughter. The girl played with her in the bakery's attic when her mother took her to work with her. There the little mistress forgot the doll there. The toy lay in the attic for many years until it was found by the matured owner, who herself had already become a mother. The doll managed to get dusty, smoky and saturated with the smells of the bakery - coffee, vanilla, cinnamon. The moved woman carefully kept her mess, and sewed similar dolls to her daughters.
Master class “Sew an attic doll”
Natural fabric (ideally old and shabby), cotton and woolen threads, a needle, buttons, decorations for decoration (lace, beads, beads), tea and coffee - that’s all you need to create a masterpiece in the style of “attic dolls” . You can find patterns on thematic resources or use this:
Step-by-step instruction
- Natural fabric (cotton, linen, wool) of skin tones must be aged. To do this, sprinkle black tea on the fabric, add a few drops of coffee and paint with a burnt match, pencils or felt-tip pens. Scratch the fabric with a blade, but do not cut it. Wash.
- While the material is drying, cut the parts. Remember: attic dolls are simplicity, so do not look for patterns with complex details. You can create your own pattern, and small irregularities are even a plus.
- Sew the cut parts - legs, arms, torso, leaving small holes. Fill with cotton and sew gaps. Use a needle and thread to assemble all the parts into a single whole.
- Before you sew your head, you need to work a little with it. Sew wool threads pre-washed in very hot water to the head. Attic dolls look very cute with uneven braids and different bows. Sew on button eyes. They can also be painted with light blue watercolors. Let the paint flow a little. Sew your head to your torso.
- To create a dress, stop at the perfectly molted red fabric with a printed pattern. After washing with colored things in hot water, the material will be what you need. A rustic-style sewn sundress or dress should be decorated with a little torn lace, scratched beads and / or trim seams with uneven stitches. Put it on. Often masters put on hats made from felt pieces or shabby leather on attic dolls.