waldorf doll pattern anyone?

New York Jen wrote:

Tristyn, that is SO cute! How did you do the nose???

Thanks! : )
There's an underlayer in the head - the directions called for something
called stockingette. I've never heard of that, and I didn't want to search
all over JoAnn Fabric (taking Gabe to craft or fabric stores is awfully
unfun, and I try to keep trips to these very short). So I just used the foot
of a pair of sheer hose. You stuff that, tie string around it to create an
indentation for the eyeline, and stitch a bead on it to make a nose. Then
when you pull the knit fabric that's the skin over, you have a cute little
nose bump : )

The hair was a PITA - short boy hair is hard to do! I crocheted it, and I
suck at crocheting.

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"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

Ah, and if you want an actual pattern to print out and use for a doll, I
just added one to my site:

http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/doll.html

Like all my other patterns, it is free.

Jan
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Mum to Stephen, 22 May 2000
and Sophia, 2 October 2003
My personal page: http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/
Baby-related crafts: http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/crafts.html

"Jan Andrea" wrote in message ...
Ah, and if you want an actual pattern to print out and use for a doll, I
just added one to my site:

http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/doll.html

Like all my other patterns, it is free.

Jan

what a website - thats amazing, whata load of useful stuff - thanks

teapot

What is a waldorf doll? I keep picturing a mixture of celery, walnuts and
apples...

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"Chookie" wrote in message
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What is a waldorf doll? I keep picturing a mixture of celery, walnuts and
apples...

Apples??? Grapes!! And mayonaise.

Yummy!

Tine, Denmark

"Tine Andersen" wrote in message
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"Chookie" wrote in message
...
What is a waldorf doll? I keep picturing a mixture of celery, walnuts
and
apples...

Apples??? Grapes!! And mayonaise.

Heh.

A Waldorf doll is a gender-neutral dolly, usually with an expressionless
face - just dots for the eyes and mouth. AT least that's how they always
look to me. They can be dressed any way you like, and of course I suppose
they could have long hair and be called 'feminine'. Anyway, my kids dress
all their dollies (male and female) and their stuffed animals in whatever
clothes they have that will fit, so I'm not sure I understand why it's
important to have a gender-neutral dolly.

For more about Waldorf educational theory, see:
http://www.awsna.org/awsna-faq.html

--angela