First Gather materials. In order to make a voodoo doll, you'll need a few basic materials: two sticks, some sort of "stuffing", string or cord, fabric strips and glue. You can also use buttons, feathers, scraps of clothing and other embellishments that belong to the person in mind.
Secondly Make a cross shape with the two sticks. The longer stick will be the body, while the shorter stick will provide the arms. Tie them together with your string, hemp cord or waxed thread in a crossing motion, so that you make an X on both sides of the doll body.
Third Wrap the stuffing around the sticks. Start at the middle for reinforcement, then go up around the head, down to one arm, back across to the other arm, back to the middle, and down to the bottom.
Fourth wrap your fabric strips around the moss. Make sure to leave some of the moss showing, such as on the head (for hair), at the ends of the arms, and at the bottom. Secure with tacky glue. You may want to reinforce with a couple of stitches with your needle and thread.
Fifth make a face/Dress it up (optional). Attach beads with the needle and thread for eyes, or glue 2 black-eyed peas to the face for eyes. Add a button or bead for the mouth. Or you can even dress it up and give it a personality.
(Remember that a voodoo doll is supposed to symbolize a real person or a spirit. Sometimes they are made to look like a person you know, in which case you should have some hair or a piece of clothing, a picture, or other personal item that belongs to that person in order to charge the doll with that person's energy.)
Secondly Make a cross shape with the two sticks. The longer stick will be the body, while the shorter stick will provide the arms. Tie them together with your string, hemp cord or waxed thread in a crossing motion, so that you make an X on both sides of the doll body.
Third Wrap the stuffing around the sticks. Start at the middle for reinforcement, then go up around the head, down to one arm, back across to the other arm, back to the middle, and down to the bottom.
Fourth wrap your fabric strips around the moss. Make sure to leave some of the moss showing, such as on the head (for hair), at the ends of the arms, and at the bottom. Secure with tacky glue. You may want to reinforce with a couple of stitches with your needle and thread.
Fifth make a face/Dress it up (optional). Attach beads with the needle and thread for eyes, or glue 2 black-eyed peas to the face for eyes. Add a button or bead for the mouth. Or you can even dress it up and give it a personality.
(Remember that a voodoo doll is supposed to symbolize a real person or a spirit. Sometimes they are made to look like a person you know, in which case you should have some hair or a piece of clothing, a picture, or other personal item that belongs to that person in order to charge the doll with that person's energy.)
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