Our peg dolls are perfect to sell at fetes and fundraisers and children of all ages will enjoy making and personalising their dolls.
MATERIALS
(for each mother and baby doll)
Two wooden doll pegs, one large and one small (available at craft outlets)
Fabric scrap, for skirt (approx 6cm x 27cm)
Scrap of broderie anglaise edging, for shirt
Scraps of lace edging, for baby’s dress and bonnet
Pale pink chenille sticks
Small amounts of acrylic paint: skintone, black, blue and white
Red and brown felt-tipped pens
Small piece curly crepe wool for each doll’s hair
METHOD
MOTHER DOLL
Paint top of large peg with skintone paint. Paint base of peg black to resemble shoes. Paint whites of eyes. Allow to dry then make a blue dot in each eye. Draw nose with brown felt pen and mouth with red felt pen.
Take a 10cm piece of chenille stick and glue the centre of it to the centre back of the peg, just below the head. Using running stitch, gather skirt fabric along one long edge and tie it securely around centre of peg.
Gather lace for shirt along top edge in the same way. Tie it around the neck of the peg, using sewing thread and a knot to secure it in place.
If using broderie anglaise for the shirt, push the chenille stick through the holes at each side to make sleeves. If not using broderie anglaise, cut tiny holes for the sleeves, using scissors. Unroll and glue the hair onto the head of the doll and trim, as desired.
BABY DOLL
Paint head of doll with skintone paint. Add eyes and remaining features as for Mother Doll. Using running stitch, gather a small piece of lace along one long edge to form the baby’s bonnet. Pull it tight and tie it securely around the top of the peg. Glue the gathered edge to the top of the baby’s head.
Using running stitch, gather lace scraps for the baby’s dress along one long edge and tie it securely around the peg, just below the head. Secure in place with glue, if desired.
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