If you don’t know how to draw, use a gingerbread man cookie cutter as a stencil, but make the head bigger and more round. [1] X Research source
You can use any color of felt you want, from natural, skin tones to green, red, or even blue.
For a fancier voodoo doll, cut a circle out of black felt that’s slightly bigger than the button. Place it under the button before you sew it on.
You can also sew another button instead. It can look the same as the first one, or it can be different.
Keep the thread loose so that you don’t wrinkle the felt.
Use a straight stitch for a cleaner look. Pass the needle up and down through the heart, as close to the edge as you can. Use perpendicular stitches for a rustic look. Pass the needle up through the heart, then down through the felt next to it, up through the heart, then down through the felt. . .
For a fancier doll, try a blanket stitch instead. You won’t be turning this project inside-out, so make sure that the piece with all of the designs is on the outside.
Use the end of a pen or pencil to help fill out the arms and legs of the doll. For a more authentic voodoo doll, use Spanish moss. [9] X Research source
When you are done, you should have a 1-inch (2. 54-centimeter) vertical neck, and two 1½-inch (3. 81-centimeter) horizontal arms. The rest of the pipe cleaner should be pointing downwards, vertically.
1 inch (2. 54-centimeter) vertical neck 1½-inch (3. 81-centimeter) horizontal arms 2-inch (5. 08-centimeter) vertical torso 1½-inch (3. 81-centimeter) diagonal legs
You can also use a 1-inch (2. 54-centimeter), foam ball instead. [14] X Research source Make the hole first, fill it with glue, then poke it onto the neck. You can use a slightly bigger bead, but keep in mind that it will become larger once you start wrapping it.
If the head looks too small, keep wrapping it. The more you wrap it, the larger it will become. You can use any color of yarn you want. Keep in mind that you will be wrapping the doll again with embroidery floss to give it color.
For a neater finish, wrap the yarn around the looped parts of the hands and feet first, then wrap the rest of the arm and leg. If you used bare wire, you may have to wrap your doll a few times, otherwise it will end up too thin.
For a hint of design, cross the embroidery floss over the left shoulder down to the right armpit, then over the right shoulder and down to the left armpit. Do this a few times to make an X shape.
