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These bendy dolls were made for Blaze's 6th birthday, which had a pirate theme:
The Crew of the Surly Toddled II:
The Captain : Phillip Fopp
The Captain's lovely wife Brigantine Fopp and their baby boy Jean-Pierre
The first Mate ( Ula came up with a name for him based on a historical character, but I can't remember what it was and lost the notebook I'd written it in).
Jack
One of the Tarr twins (common sailors)
The Helmsman and Navigator: Gaspar Perdido
The Captain's daughter Bonny, ship's cook and the inspiration for the name of Capt. Fopps other ship, " The Sullen Teen":
The following pirate doll is not part of the crew. I made him for a boy at school who wanted a pirate who looked like himself:
The Captain's daughter Bonny, ship's cook and the inspiration for the name of Capt. Fopps other ship, " The Sullen Teen":
Here are instructions for how to make the arms for the bendy dolls:
One skein of embroidery floss will make 2 sets of arms.
1. Fold one tan or brown pipe stem cleaner in half, to mark where the middle is.
2. Fold each end inward, so the two ends meet in the middle. Press firmly on the folds to mark their location.
3. Beginning in the middle start wrapping skin toned embroidery floss arounf the pipe stem cleaner. When you come to the bend, wrap about 1 centimeter beyond that point and then fold the pipe stem cleaner's end down tight against the wrapped part and continue wrapping, catching a double thickness of pipe cleaner until you reach the middle again.
4. Repeat with other side.
5. When both sides are finished, tie off the tread in the middle.
6. Insert through arm holes in wooden doll body.
Here be some other Pirate Craft ideas:
How to make a shrunken head:
shrunken head
Door Hangers:
www.kidsturncentral.com/themes/piratedkh.htm
Balloon sword making instructions:
