What are Waldorf dolls made of?

A Waldorf doll (also called Steiner doll) is a form of doll compatible with Waldorf (or Steiner) education philosophies. The dolls are generally made of natural fibers — such as wool, cotton, or linen — from their stuffing to their hair to their clothing.

What is Waldorf craft?

In Waldorf education, children are provided with high quality, artist-grade materials, including unique art supplies such as beeswax block crayons, modeling beeswax, Stockmar watercolor paint and heavyweight watercolor paper. In addition, handwork and crafts are an integral part of Waldorf education.

Why are they called Waldorf?

Founded on traditional European technique of making a doll, this doll is made of cotton and wool with a plain face and long hair. Waldorf doll is also called Steiner doll, and even today word “Waldorf” is used to represents quality for children. Waldorf doll is puffy, made of cotton fabric and stuffed with wool.

Is it hard to make a Waldorf doll?

Waldorf dolls will take longer to create than a typical cloth doll, but making one of these sweet old-fashioned toys is so well worth the effort. Once you master making a Waldorf doll head, the rest of the process is easy-peasy…I promise.

How do you attach a Waldorf doll head?

How to Attach a Waldorf Doll Head Open the neck and chest area with your fingers to make a space down into the body pattern far enough to allow the neck to fit. If the neck (or muff as dome Waldorf doll makers call it) is too wide or long to allow the head to fit properly on the doll body, trim it up and re-insert.

How do you dye a Waldorf doll’s skin?

You can also use cotton or flannel material in a skin tone shade if you can find it – or use tea to dye the material to look more like the desired skin tone. Sock or cotton tubing – I just used clean but old and unmated socks instead of the cotton tubing, many Waldorf dollmakers do.

How to make a golf ball out of wool or polyfill?

Grab a piece of wool or polyfill that is approximately 3 inches wide. You will keep rolling in more wool until the core is not only as close to being as hard as a golf ball as you can make it, but boast the same circumference – about 7 to 8 inches wide. Keep testing the hardness of the core with your hand as you add more and more wool polyfill.