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Published: 2010-10-06 03:20:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 920; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 0
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With recent popularity of Thai voodoo dolls, I decided to make something in the same vein, but with a twist.This giraffe was wound from a continuous thread of yarn. Plastic beads for eyes, and an embroidery loop for a charm option.
If you like this and would like to purchase one or see others like it, visit my Etsy shop: [link] or windowfog.etsy.com
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~OmehGoodness! This tinsy giraffe MUST be mine! <3 it!!!
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I use some sturdy yarn (if I can find it) and wind it up on itself until I get the shape I want.
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I just use string and wind it up 
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What I dont understand is how your supposed to make the bodies for the dolls...I just cant seem to get that right for some reason...
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Maybe try searching for a tutorial. There's a couple out there.
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I've seen these sting dolls before and have them myself, but actually making a giraffe...
you are one talented person.
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Thanks for looking! Nice tutorial you have, I went ahead and forwarded it to a friend of mine whose been curious about the process.
The giraffe came about out of curiosity. I was thinking of what to make after an octopus, then I saw a plushie of a giraffe and thought, it could be plausible....
I've been wondering what to try next, actually...
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Oh thank you very much! 
I haven't been very succesful of finding the right string for making these things, I looked on a site and it said "cotton hemp string"...I need to look for at a craft store. 
I never tried to go beyond the human shaped figure, but I am really amazed that you went and made animals.
Can't wait to see what's next
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Haha, thanks
I know what you mean about the string. I'm sure you could find it at a craft store. Though I think you'll get satisfactory results with non-fuzzy yarn. I am curious to try cotton or hemp, too since I think it'll give the dolls a sturdier feel. But so far, yarn's been working fine
Going through some of the comments on your dA, I can't believe ppl have been paying $10 a doll! Maybe I should rethink my prices on Etsy, lol.....
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I payed $11 for my cute sheep string doll at the mall.
Online they charge you $9....but that's without the shipping+handling...
I actually bought some of these dolls from a gachapon machine (six bc I went crazy) I actually want to cut one up to see how they exactly make it....but I can't. I love them too much. I might just have to go to Johann's or something and ask a person who works there for the type of string, I'll let you know if I find anything.
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Aww, I wouldn't cut them up. I can guarantee you they're made the same way. Except the eyes are sewn in rather than glued (which I noticed on your tutorial).
But haha, that's how I found out about them (I don't have any malls here that carry them)! I saw them in a gacha machine and got two. I gave the other one to my cousin who seemed to like it (though I SO wanted to keep it), but by now it got unraveled at the head from pulling it in and out of pockets.
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Agh yes, one of mine started unraveling from the legs.
I found out about them out of curiousity, I saw one hanging off of some kid's backpack at school....and went "I want one"
Found the gacha the next day...ha! 
I also just surfed the web and found another tutorial but with pipcleaners: [link]
Anyways they had really cool designs
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