Scarecrow of Maslenitsa: we make a ritual doll with our own hands

Scarecrow is an indispensable attribute of the Shrovetide festival.His burning on the day of Forgiveness Sunday symbolizes farewell to the winter. This attribute was produced from a wide variety of materials that were well suited to burning: straw, hay, cloth, paper. In this article I will tell you how the stuffed Carnival can be made with your own hands. Following the instructions, you can create a real winter symbol that can be used in traditional festive rites for burning. Also here is a master class on the making of the Maslenitsa doll, which can become both a toy for children and an original gift for friends and relatives.

Getting ready for the wires of winter. What to make a stuffed pancake week?

To perform the ritual figure, we will use the following materials:

• wooden bars of different lengths - 2 pieces;
• nails or screws;
• paper;
• colored paints or felt pens;
• straw or hay;
• ropes;
• brooms;
• women's clothing (scarf, sundress).

Description of the method of manufacturing a large stuffed

From the bars we knock down the cross and dug it into the ground.We make a wooden billet with straw, winding it with ropes. We form in this way a figure similar to a human one. We cut out an oval from a sheet of white paper and draw facial features on it. We attach this item on the effigy of Shrovetide with his own hands. We put a sundress on the body of the figure, a scarf on the head. Under the bottom stuffed put brooms. It is them and set on fire. This material lights up quickly and brightly. That's all, ritual doll is ready!

Newsprint Shrovetide: Mastering with Children

A small figure - a symbol of winter - necessarilylike your daughters and sons. The very process of its implementation will also interest and entice them. For the work you will need available materials that are exactly in every home. These include:

• color paper or newspaper;
• sewing or embroidery threads;
• cloth flaps;
• ribbons or tape;
• scissors.

Stage of implementation of children's crafts

So, tell you how to make a stuffed Shrovetidefrom paper. Cut it into long strips with a width of 1.5-2 centimeters. The resulting strip is folded in bunches. From them we form a figure. One bundle is folded in half and tied with a thread, departing from the place of addition down 2 centimeters. As a result, we get a part of the body with the head. The second bundle is tied to the first, forming a figure in the shape of a cross. The ends of the bands are fixed with threads. So we executed the knobs. The lower edge of the torso is divided into two equal parts and rewind, making out the legs. As a result, we get a paper doll. Now the effigy of Shrovetide, done with our own hands, will be decorated. From the flap of the fabric we cut out the detail of a triangular shape. We put this blank on the head of a figure in the form of a kerchief. From a rectangular cut of textiles, we make a rectangle and fasten it to a body part, forming a peculiar sundress. The baby doll, a symbol of winter, is ready.

Shrovetide fabric. We learn to make such a figure. Preparatory stage

Если вы выполняете чучело для того, чтобы спалить use it in Forgiveness Sunday, then use old, unnecessary patches of fabric or clothing to make it. It is desirable to make a souvenir doll from beautiful bright textiles and decorative elements. We study the list of materials necessary for the creative process:

• two wooden sticks;
• bright fabric cuts;
• strong threads (kapron or acrylic);
• a rag of white textile;
• dry rags (synthetic winterizer for souvenir dolls).

We carry out an effigy of Maslenitsa with our own hands from textiles

We will make a square piece of white fabric.head. To do this, we wrap a lump in it, made of rags (padding polyester), we twist the ends, gathered together by threads. Bind the resulting billet to the end of the stick. This we made a stuffed head. Attach the second wooden stick to the first one, forming the arms. We wrap these parts with rags, fasten with threads. We make a petticoat out of the fabric. To do this, we place a rectangular flap onto a thread from one long edge and tie it to a stick. Next, we make a dress from the textile cut square. We fold it in half twice, we cut off the corner. We expand the fabric and get a blank with a hole in the middle. We put it on the head of the doll. At hand we sew the product. You can make Shrovetide also an apron. To do this, we sew a band on the small shred from two sides and tie it on the figure. On the detail of the head wear a handkerchief. Following the old traditions, we tied red ribbons to the stuffed pens, while making wishes. Old-timers claim that they will come true! You can make a face doll, painting it with acrylic paints.

What does a stuffed Shrovetide look like?Very cute and pretty. Sometimes, after doing such an article, the hand simply does not rise to burn it. If the figure is made as a souvenir, then it still needs to be made a stand.

We attach the doll to the wooden bar withscrew, screwed from the bottom of the stand into a stick. In order for the composition to be stable, we additionally attach a slat to the stick under the skirts, and glue the other end of it to the stand obliquely. You can also install a stuffed animal in a container with diluted gypsum or alabaster (according to the topiary principle).

Now you know how to make a scarecrow Shrovetide. The master classes presented in the article will help you at home to quickly and efficiently perform a doll - a symbol of winter. Do it with pleasure!