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Edit 7/26/12: AT LONG LAST A VIDEO!: [link]

Edit 7/11/11:STRING DOLL BASE for those of you who do not know how to get the pattern even. [link]

Edit 2/18/11: STEP 4: CLARIFICATION 2.0 [for those who still don't get it][link]

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Ever wanted a string doll but thought they were too expensive???

I did...^^;

The one I actually bought was like $10 dollars....and me being stubborn and hating spending that much because I don't get much allowance decided that I'd make my own, and hey I found an instruction page.

....and it's not very clear, a bit confusing--> [link]

Well actually I was okay...except on step 4...IT KEPT COMING LOOSE!

Edit: As a brilliant alternative to pins you can use toothpicks! Idea courtesy of :iconninjaewapeach: :clap:

So I did it, I created this tutorial out of sheer boredom, because I haven't made one in awhile, and decided to. :D :thumbsup: That and....I haven't seen very well explained instructions on how to make these guys on the the internet. ^^; :pc:

If you people don't know what string dolls are...THEY'RE MAGICAL:B No seriously, supposedly they are, each one of them has a magic power...or at least that's that it says here: [link]

The site listed above can be used to look at so that you can try and make your own version of their products, if you wish to buy from the site, it's fine by me :nod:

Anyways, I've made four of these guys so far, and none of them look perfect, the first one looked like a deformed caveman. keep practicing and the better it will get. :iconiloveitmoreplz:

Just so you can see ones that I actually bought that were hand-made in Thailand: (hence the title of the tut) [link]

If you have any questions please ask! I'm here to help.

(Also if the head strings seems loose, just dab some glue on the strings to hold them in place :thumbsup:)

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Edit: Also if anyone makes these or uses my tutorial please post a link, I want to see. :excited:

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*ShayGar Jan 9, 2013  Student
Oh my gosh!
I just found out about these little cuties and wanted to make some of my own! :excited:
Thank you so much for this tutorial!! :heart:
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~Free-Falling Dec 19, 2012  Professional General Artist
Cool tutorial! =D
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~xXSleepieXx Dec 26, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
Thank you :giggle:
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~XxXNekoxBakaXxX Dec 17, 2012  Student General Artist
This is awesome! How do you make the hair? I want to make kind of short, curly hair for one, but I can't figure out how to make it....
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~xXSleepieXx Dec 26, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
not rally sure how to make hair yet. There are other string doll artists that do know how to make them, do look around deviantart, I've seen some tutorials regarding how to do hair. >.< I will eventually try and figure out how to do it myself, until then I'm not really sure. ^^;
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~XxXNekoxBakaXxX Dec 27, 2012  Student General Artist
Thank you any way. :)
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~kyuyeon Dec 1, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you soooooo much for putting this up!!! I was searching for tutorials but I found nth useful until I saw this!!!! I owe u a big thank you~~~~~
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~redhedsaysrawr Nov 17, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
these are so cool, and I remember going into a resturaunt with them in a gumball machine and trying to get as many varied ones as i could, and now i can make my own! thanks!
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:iconhedz03:
thanks for sharing this... doll!
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~CCsbohemCo Nov 6, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
I'm curious how to go about making a large one, I tried making a larger star shape but the body part got wonky :0
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