How Do You Make A Clothespin Doll?
Clothespin dolls are quite easy to make. The most difficult part is finding all the material you need under one roof. I had to drive to four different stores to make my last clothespin doll. Obviously you have to start with an old fashion type one-piece clothespin. You can purchase head beads and bases that are made to fit the clothespin. I use 12 gauge jewelry wire for the arms. I wrap them with #10 crochet string and glue it around the back of the clothespin. I use material to cut a dress or other clothes and usually tie a ribbon around the waist. I use the same #10 crochet string wrapped 100 times around a 3″ piece of cardboard for the hair. I know this is a little vague but it would take quite a bit of writing to place the complete instructions. There is a good website that sells kits at a reasonable price: www.clothespincraftkits.com. They contain everything you need to make the dolls including a good set of instructions.
Clothespin dolls are inexpensive and fun to make. They can be dressed for any occasion and can even be made into ornaments. Here’s how to make them. Step 1 Be sure that your clothes pin is the type that is carved out of a single piece of wood, not separate pieces held together by a spring. Cut off the curved ends with the saw, so that the clothes pin can stand up. The round knob will be the head, the split ends will be the legs, and the arms will stick out of the wooden area just below the “head.” Step 2 Drill a 1/16-bit hole below the round knob and above the split. This is where the arms will be positioned. Step 3 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep3 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2172009/clothespindollblank_Full.jpg’); }); Insert the floral wire into the drilled hole, so that the clothes pin is in the middle with equal lengths of wire on each side. On each side, about two inches from the clothes pin, bend the wir
Clothespin dolls are inexpensive and fun to make. They can be dressed for any occasion and can even be made into ornaments. Here’s how to make them. Be sure that your clothes pin is the type that is carved out of a single piece of wood, not separate pieces held together by a spring. Cut off the curved ends with the saw, so that the clothes pin can stand up. The round knob will be the head, the split ends will be the legs, and the arms will stick out of the wooden area just below the “head.” Drill a 1/16-bit hole below the round knob and above the split. This is where the arms will be positioned. Insert the floral wire into the drilled hole, so that the clothes pin is in the middle with equal lengths of wire on each side. On each side, about two inches from the clothes pin, bend the wire back. Leaving a small loop for a “hand,” wrap the remaining wire around and around the “arm,” until you reach the clothes pin. Insert the remaining end into the drilled hole, trimming if necessary. Pain
