God’s Eye ornament and doll
September 26, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Creativity, crafts, doll and dolls and dollmaking, yarn crafts
My husband’s sisters are visiting us and it’s great! Last night, Sis said that she wanted to make a God’s Eye ornament but couldn’t remember how to do it.
Of course, I immediately thought…. ooooooooooooh! You could make such a neat doll using the God’s Eye wrapping technique.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Sis wanted
to make
hers with
toothpicks
and size 10
crochet cotton
from Coats.
To get started,
glue 2 toothpicks
together and
tie on the cotton.
Wrap the thread in an ‘X’
around the center.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
To make a larger
scale God’s Eye,
tie 2 twigs together.
The thread
(in this case, hemp cord
from Jolly Store)
is wrapped
around one arm,
taken to the back,
and wrapped around the next arm. Keep turning the God’s Eye, and wrap, turn, wrap turn….
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Sis and I laughed
when we saw that
there was a bit
of tatting in the
bobbin of thread
that I gave her.
My God’s Eye
took longer
than her’s to
make, because it
was bigger,
and because…..
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
And,
because
I got a bit
carried away…
I had
crocheted
a wire face
a few weeks ago,
and it seemed
perfect.
The shoes are
temporary,
but will do fine
until I can get the ‘real’ ones carved. This doll is made from Arbutus (aka Madrona) twigs from the tree in Sisters yard. It seemed perfect to use them to make this doll, as she was inspired by the fun of sitting together with a beloved sister, each playing with sticks and string, in our own way!
Here’s to sisterhood, and here’s to the joy of sticks and strings- hurrah!
way cool doll! you should submit her to Art Doll Quarterly!