Show Craft Cu Cupboard baard By Maureen G. G Spencer I sir t STRAW DOLL Mar from Mar Glenn Arts Decorations with a duty dual are always a joy to discover and today's little straw doll looks equally at home for Halloween as for the later autumn and winter holidays BEGIN WITH a 1 l lib Ib lb package of natural raffia Each package will make about 2 large dolls and l small 1 one Were We're giving the pattern for the large doll Using a 3 foam ball I measUre measure a a good handful of 32 long lorig natural raffia and place the foam ball in the middle of the raffia Some t tacky glue over the ball helps to hold it in place and so does tying the middlepoint middlepoint middle middlepoint point with a piece of thread With ball in place I smooth rafia over entire area of ball in ina ina ina a downward motion and tie under the ball balk This has formed the head d. d Cut a small handful of raffia 14 long and tie each end about 1 from the end Take this 14 bundle and place like cross-like just under the neck tie and tie below that junction For best looks open the body section of raffia in half from arm arm to arm and place the arm bundle inside the body section TO FINISH this little project j cut a Tl of item aIx JA in from the edge Fit over the head and tie off Use another piece of calico about 10 by 7 gather and nd stitch onto a 12 waistband forming an apron A couple of big black felt eyes placed lowly on the head will I give your harvest doll an impish expression For more fun sew sewa a tiny pocket on her apron and fill till wi with th goodies I J Tuck your creation anywhere in a room and I she is sure to bring smiles to your holiday guest |