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Materials
- Drill two
holes in the middle of the MDF about 5 cm from each other for
the legs. Keep in mind that the diameter of the holes must be
the same as the round wood.
- The length
of the body is approximately 50 cm.
- The round
wood between the shoulders is 10 cm and the neck about 5 cm.
- Insert the
round wood for the body into the MDF if necessary hammer it in.
Tape the shoulder section to the body. Do the same for the neck.
(See photographs).
- Paint the
framework black or an color to suit.
- Cut a length
of paper for the dress and make a small hole in the middle for
the neck.
- Check the
length of the dress.
- Use wallpaper
glue for the coating. You can use cooking starch as well.
- Apply a rich
coat of glue to the paper and drape it over the body skeleton.
- Model the
dress into the desired shape while using a hairdryer until it
is just enough to maintain its shape. Now let it dry naturally.
To speed this up a bit you can place it near a heater or radiator.
- Cut some
paper strips for the head, some 2 cm wide and a length of about
50 cm. Apply glue to the strips and drape them smoothly around
the neck in the shape of a head. Don't make the head too big.
- Paint the
dress several times with acrylic paint repeat if required and
with different colors. Try to use as little as possible water.
Model and shape again with the hairdryer when the paper gets soaked
and soft again.
- Decorate
the doll with feathers, beads, shells and seeds etc.
- Instead of
paper and wallpaper glue you can use fabric and polytex.
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