Waldorf Dolls

There's been a lot of discussion recently in the blogoshpere about home-made toys. Once again I've been seeing many references to Waldorf dolls, and as always, I'm inspired by them. This time though, several people included links with more information about their construction.

So, why Waldorf dolls? I think they look lovely, and I like the idea of something homemade, of size, substance and beauty.

As I said, I've been seeing some instructions online. Here are some for a simple Waldorf doll. Here's a baby doll. Then there's basic instructions for a more complete version. And a bit more of an overview. And finally, Katharine of Life in the Onion Dome has a series of posts as she makes dolls with her daughters (she's including a link lower down in her left sidebar which will have any newer posts—they've only just finished the mouth as I type this:-) )

I'm paying particular attention, as I'd like to make one for Puggle's birthday next year (I'm figuring that Christmas would be too optimistic as I generally try and do lots of different things in the lead up to that time.)