Hankering for Yarn

May 1st, 2008

Woven mixed media dolls - 2

In my last posting, I showed pictures of my woven mixed media dolls, Neni and Homage to Dame Julian of Norwich.
These dolls are more whimsical:
I spun the yarn and then wove them on potholder looms and combined them will all kinds of mixed media: Leather, wood, stones, metal, wire, buttons and more….

Next posting:
More whimsical […]

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April 30th, 2008

Woven “Earth Listener” Angel Doll

I’ve been working on weaving a new doll, and she is now finished.
I blogged about spinning the yarn for her, and making her head
I’ve decided that she is an ‘Earth Listener’ Angel Doll. She’s all about listening to what needs to happen next for our planet.
She’s made with many hand crafted and reclaimed components.
I’ve been […]

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April 24th, 2008

Spinning yarn to weave a doll

I am working on a new doll.
I’ve finished sculpting the head:

and have finished spinning the yarn for the doll:
My best friend gave me a bag of lovely merino/tencel:

That I spun on my wheel, then plyed with my navaho spindle:

I warped up the loom
and wove one panel that just didn’t do it for me,

So, I […]

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April 24th, 2008

Cornstarch clay doll head

When I was making the little cornstarch clay worry doll,
I just had to sculpt this doll head FIRST, before I could clear my thoughts about the tiny doll:

I’ve been looking at the doll head/mask for a few weeks now, wondering how to paint it.
Well, I have decided to weave a doll on my Journey Loom […]

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April 7th, 2008

FAQ about Cornstarch Clay dolls

Anita left a comment on the Cornstarch Clay Worry dolls that asked me if bugs will enjoy chomping on the cornstarch clay.
I’ve never had a problem with bugs munching the dolls and puppets that I have made with cornstarch clay. I’ve been making dolls and puppets with cornstarch clay for more than 20 […]

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April 1st, 2008

Cornstarch Clay Worry Dolls - Links

Part one of the tutorial  gave the recipe for making cornstarch clay.

Part Two was about the sculpting of the Cornstarch Clay Worry Doll

 Part Three showed how to assemble the Cornstarch Clay Worry Doll
The tutorial for the Corn Starch Clay Worry Doll is an original Noreen Crone-Findlay design and is copyright. All images and text are […]

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April 1st, 2008

Cornstarch Clay Worry Dolls - 3

Part Two of the Tutorial was about sculpting the Cornstarch Worry Dolls
Cornstarch Clay Worry Dolls Part 3  by Noreen Crone-Findlay ©
Assembling and Finishing the Worry Doll:
Let the Worry Doll  dry overnight, or longer if necessary.
If there are rough parts on the Worry Doll, then smooth them down with a nail file.

Snip a few inches of […]

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April 1st, 2008

Cornstarch Clay Worry Dolls - 2

Part one of the tutorial gave the recipe for how to make Cornstarch Clay.
NOTE: Cornstarch Clay is remarkably sturdy and long lasting, BUT… you can’t carry these little dolls in your pocket. If you want it to last, you need to be gentle.  Your Cornstarch Clay Worry Doll will need to live on a shelf […]

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April 1st, 2008

Cornstarch Clay Worry Dolls - 1

I’ve been posting about making Worry Dolls, as I believe that they can be an excellent antidote to worry. So, they are comfort dolls and healing dolls!
I’ve posted the links for the Spool knitted Worry Dolls.
All through the pictures of the Spool knitted Worry Doll making, there has been a teeny cornstarch clay dolly […]

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March 30th, 2008

Worry dolls- almost

When I was designing and making this Worry Doll:

I started out by basing my measurements on another little doll that I made a few years ago:

and I ended up transforming her, too.
So, she ended up like this:

I figured that she’s such a little cutie that I should probably upload a tutorial on how to […]

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