Buy Waldorf Dolls

Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin

You can place order for any of our handmade Waldorf Dolls on this page. They come in three sizes, large, medium and small. Naturally, the size you order will depend to some extent on the child’s age. For convenience we have given each doll a name, using the doll’s name to order will help us know the type of hair colour, dress and other doll specific characteristics you want. You can also specify the hair colour, skin tone and other features if you order from our custom made Waldorf Dolls page.

Some of our most popular Waldorf Dolls you can buy

Veronica

Waldorf Doll

You can buy this waldorf doll called Veronica

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Veronica has long curly brown hair and blue eyes. She is dressed in removable cotton dress, pants and she is also wearing a gorgeous hat. Veronica is 40 centimetre tall, please note that her dress may vary slightly from the dress the model Veronica in the picture on this page is wearing. Veronica is crafted from cotton stockinette stuffed with sheep wool.


Handmade Dolls Delivery Info
Each single doll is handmade just for you so please allow up to 2 weeks for your doll to be delivered from the day you order it. Custom made dolls may take slightly longer.
How we come up with names for our dolls? The dolls were named after people we know who we things the doll best resembles, not necessarily in terms of looks but character and personality as well.

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Make Your Own Waldorf Doll – Part 2

Posted on May 26, 2012 by admin

Welcome to step by step guide to making your own Waldorf Doll. You can find part one of making your own Waldorf Doll here.

7. Most waldorf dolls tend not to have noses, but if you want one, sow a small ball of wool on, half a centimetre below the eye line.
8. To complete the head, sew the outer lining of the head on. It is very strong, traditionally used for doll making. Cut the fabric twice on the top of the head but do NOT cut too low or else it will show on the forehead of the completed doll.
9. Fold the fabric neatly on the top of the head, and secure it, and adorn it with a neat catch stitch. Go round the head with strong thread again, and pull tight to secure.

10. Now the head is almost complete, so we move to the body. Fill it with small bits of wool to avoid bumps all over the body. Ensure that the whole body is firm, especially the legs and arms. A wooden cooking implement is useful to help firm the legs more. Sew all openings, EXCEPT the one on the neck, with a catch stitch.
11. Position the dolls head and fill the neck and shoulders with more wool. Sew the neckline with running stitch and pull tight. Attach head to body with catch stitch, then sew round the neck with big stitches that overlap slightly into the head. Go round again with smaller stitches.

12. Mark the position of the mouth- and eyes-to-be with coloured plastic or glass topped pins. Use coloured embroidery thread for the facial features. Secure the thread at the back of the head, bring it through the head and do an eye. Secure it at the back. Repeat for the second eye. A similar principle applies to the mouth.
13. The next step is to create hair, or a wig for your doll. Perhaps the easiest way is to crochet a wool cap. Adjust the cap for the doll, because head sizes will vary. Create a double crochet circle, then switch to chain stitch. Avoid adding stitches, because this will leave the cap baggy and unsuitable. Sew it on, in a circular motion on the outside, then spiral in. Your boy now has his hair. If, on the other hand, its a girl, you will have to sew on long locks.
14. Cut the hair wool double the length you want it to be, fold it in half and use a half hitch at the centre of the fold to attach it to the cap. Then proceed to sewing round the edge. Leave half a centimetre gaps and sew two parallel lines in the centre.
15. To finish, fill the two sides of the head with however much stuffing you require. Your doll is ready, all she requires now is pretty clothes. Our doll making kit includes patterns for clothes.

I hope this step by step guide was helpful! Enjoy making steiner dolls!

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Waldorf Dolls – a step by step guide to making these beautiful evocative Dolls

Posted on May 26, 2012 by admin

Making Your Own Steiner Doll – Part 1

Steiner Education, also known as Waldorf Education was brought to us by Rudolf Steiner. Its purpose is to provide education to all areas of the human being, (mind, body, soul, spirit). In the early years of a child, the Waldorf Educational program proposed Waldorf Dolls as an important part of the child’s upbringing. Most people (not all necessarily subscribe to Steiner education system but love the dolls anyway) just buy ready made Waldorf Dolls while others prefer to make the doll by themselves. For those who wish to buy Waldorf Steiner Doll, you can view our selection on this page.
For those who would like to try their hands on making a doll for their child or love one we bring you a step by step guide below on how to make your own doll. A big THANK YOU to Ildi our doll maker for providing the “technical” assistance when this step by step guide was being put together.

  1. The inside of the head can be made from tubular bandage, cotton jersey, or similar. The first step involves creating the inside of the head. Sew a tube shape of fabric, and ensure that the ”grain” of the fabric runs length ways. Sew one end with circular running stich, then proceed by pulling it tight.
  2. Select some wool and make it into a fairly small, solid ball of wool. Select another and flatten it, pulling it out into a ‘sun’ shape, with several rays. Place the first ball in the middle of the sun, then pull the rays round the ball. Hold the rays as tightly as you can, while pushing your creation into the tube. The tube will be the neck, and the ‘ball’ will be the head.
  3. Sew just under the ball to secure it, and wrap extra strong thread tightly round the head. View the head carefully, and decide which side will be the face. Use strong thread to create a horizontal line round the head. This will be the groove for the eyes.
  4. Repeat this, only vertically, and run the threads along the side of the face. Sew into an X where they meet. Push your needle through the side of the head, and secure the other side.
  5. Pull the thread down the back of the head, using a crochet needle. Then sow the threads on the side to secure them.
  6. At the bottom of the tube, there will be wool hanging out. Sew the end of the tube together using running stitch. If necessary, fill with additional wool to ensure the neck is fairly firm. To avoid the head wobbling. make it as tight as possible, especially under the head.
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Welcome to Waldorf Dolls UK

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

Waldorf Dolls UK

Waldorf Dolls UK


For those in the Waldorf/Steiner community, Waldorf Dolls need no introduction. For those who are new to to it, the ethos behind it is to give children basic doll which the can use their natural creative imagination to mould, shape and dress ups as they like. For this reason, there is minimal pre-created features in Waldorf dolls, giving children the opportunity to maximise their creativity when playing with their Waldorf dolls.

Because Waldrof Dolls are based around the teaching of the Steiner/Waldor community, a lot of the holistic approach eschewed by the movement goes into production of the dolls, this means most if not all Waldorf Dolls are carefully crafted, most of the time made individually by dolls maker rather than a big factory. The materials use to make the dolls are usually sourced from sustainable natural materials and dolls tends to be made as local to the end user as possible to save on unnecessary long transportation that can increase the carbon footprint of the doll making process.

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