Recommendations for creating a doll
The material used may be old clothing, but "lucky" clothing and not taken from a sick or deceased person.
- The doll should not be chipped or cut. It is necessary to avoid the use of scissors and needles.
If you want to decorate the doll’s outfit with embroidery, this is done in advance, before creating the keeper.
It is necessary to refrain from depicting eyes, mouth and nose on the face. The Slavs are sure that an evil spirit can move into a doll with a face, and the keeper will no longer be kind, but will begin to ruin the lives of the residents.
It is necessary to allocate a separate place where the doll will stand. This could be a small basket where you can store things that are associated with the doll and remind you of the function that the guardian performs. If the doll is made to attract money, coins, etc. are placed.
The doll needs to be made in one day - you cannot interrupt work and put it off until later. It is undesirable for the process of creating a beregin to be observed. This is a female activity, during which an energetic connection is established with the doll, so the presence of a man in the room or outside help is useless.
When making a keeper, you need to have a positive attitude and not think about the bad. You can’t get to work if a woman is sick, irritated, or a bad streak has begun in her life, otherwise the negativity will transfer to the doll: the bereginya will not be able to perform her main function.
It is imperative to speak to the doll correctly, since without the ritual the doll will remain just a toy.
How to make a doll amulet step by step
To create a talisman doll with your own hands, you can use the following short instructions to create the base:
- Prepare the filler; it is optimal to use cotton wool.
- Wrap the filling with a white piece of natural fabric on all sides, leaving a significant piece behind the head so that it is enough to form the arms.
- Tie the base so as to highlight the head.
- The piece of fabric that remains behind the head should be torn in the middle and the flagella should be twisted, securing them with red threads.
- The entire body must be tied with threads, tying them into three knots.
After this, the base can be considered ready and proceed to the process of creating an outfit. To do this, you will need to show all your imagination so that the doll turns out beautiful and bright. While working, you need to verbally express your wishes to improve the quality of your own life. You can tie a colorful scarf on your head or tie it in the form of a cap with a bright woolen thread.
Then you need to form a blouse and a fluffy skirt from the scraps, securing them with thread. At the last stage, you should take care of the decorations. For example, you can create a cute lace collar and wear beaded necklaces.
Doll amulet for good luck
The doll-amulet for good luck was created by the ancient Slavs very often. And in the modern world this amulet is very popular. The peculiarity of such a doll is, first of all, its miniature size - no more than 5 cm. This is explained by the fact that it is better to always carry such a talisman with you.
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The amulet was also slightly different in appearance. First of all, the doll had one or two braids formed from threads, which were fixed to the head with threads and covered with a bright scarf made of shreds. In addition, it was necessary to tie the handles into hard ropes and fix them so that they were raised up. This symbolized man's desire to reach the sun. The braids should also be directed slightly upward. This performance contributed to the owner’s successful achievement of life goals.
Doll amulet for health
A health amulet doll is usually kept in the house, so it can be made larger - up to 15 cm is allowed. Most often, motanka dolls are created for these purposes from threads.
In order for the amulet to acquire the necessary strength, it is necessary to correctly construct its mental image in the head. Exactly, this will charge the doll with the necessary energy. The ancient Slavs believed that a talisman could improve health only if the owner clearly understood its purpose. This amulet can be created both for yourself and for a loved one.
It is advisable to make a health amulet during the waxing moon. Along with the growth of the night luminary, the doll’s positive energy will increase, which will then remain for a long time.
The optimal material for creating a doll in this case is flax, which is highly environmentally friendly. In addition, experts believe that this material is capable of absorbing negativity from a person, thereby minimizing the risk of disease.
A doll-amulet for health must have a braid made of linen threads. While weaving it, you should constantly say the phrase: “To your health.”
The outfit of this amulet doll should include symbols of the four natural elements. The designs on the fabrics used should contain wavy lines symbolizing water. The red color in the outfit indicates a connection with the fire element. Blue colors symbolize air, and black confirms the connection with mother earth.
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- During the process of creating a doll, you should be in a positive mood, because at this time the amulet is charged with the energy of the owner. If she absorbs any negativity, then the amulet can subsequently cause harm.
- Only natural materials are used for production. For example, the frame can be made of straw, and linen or cotton fabric is suitable to form the outfit. It is better to choose bright colors for threads to secure the outfit.
- The use of any synthetic or plastic elements is strictly prohibited. If you plan to use jewelry, then these can be beads made from natural stones.
- During production, you need to talk to the doll being created. You should tell her about your dream, to give birth to a healthy baby and raise him as a respectable person. In addition, to enhance the positive energy of the amulet, it is recommended to read prayers.
Bereginya doll - master class
motanka Bereginya
We make the doll ourselves. If you decide to make a rag doll with your own hands, which will protect your home and family from misfortunes and help increase your income, take advantage of the master class.
It is worth making a doll on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It is better to refrain from working on Slavic holidays.
Amulet dolls are traditionally made according to the pillar principle. Birch bark or a head of corn is used as a basis. If it is not possible to take these attributes as a basis, they can be replaced with a rolled towel. You will need multi-colored pieces of natural fabric and thick threads.
You need to take a long strip of dense fabric (about 4 cm in height) and wind it into a tight barrel. The thread is used to secure the fabric so that it does not unravel. Next, the finished barrel is placed in the center of a square canvas measuring 10 x 10 cm. The future head is carefully wrapped and the neck is secured with a thread.
You can only wind the thread clockwise. When the head is ready, the face is decorated. Since the eyes, nose and mouth are not depicted, you can decorate the doll using a solar symbol - a cross. There are many ways to wind a symbol; you can use the simplest one.
Armed with a thick thread, you need to start winding first a vertical line, then a horizontal one. You can use threads of different colors, the main thing is that they are in harmony with each other. An important point: if the pattern is crooked, the threads overlap one another, it is better to redo the cross, which should be as neat as possible.
Now you need to attach the base of the body to the finished head. If you take a head of corn, you need to dry it well in advance. A piece of fabric is wrapped on top of the finished body. The arms are formed from straw or twigs, then carefully wrapped around the body and connected with a thick thread.
Now you need to dress the future guardian. You can use multi-colored fabric, which is pre-decorated with embroidery and lace. All items of clothing are attached to the doll, but not sewn on. You can decorate the finished doll with ribbons, beads - as much as your imagination allows.
Step-by-step instructions: how to make a doll for your home step by step with your own hands?
To work you will need:
- birch splint measuring 10x30 cm;
- scraps of thick fabric of different colors and sizes (matched to match and collected from the clothes of family members);
- red strong threads and ribbons of the same color;
- natural filler: dried herbs, woolen threads, cotton wool.
The Bereginya doll is a motanka (from the word “to wind”); scissors and needles cannot be used in its manufacture. Sharp objects spoil the energy of the amulet. If they are required in the work, then it is better to make all the holes in advance, then removing all piercing and cutting tools away.
Manufacturing instructions:
- Form a female figure silhouette. Fold a small piece of fabric several times and tie it around the edges like candy. Add another tightly wound thread in the middle. You will need two of these blanks.
- Attach the resulting “candy” to the birch splint: wrap it and tie the ends tightly. Since it depicts a woman’s breast, it must be placed in the upper part of the base.
- Attach a similar “candy” to the back of the splint, just below the doll’s lower back.
- Form a dense ball (head) from cotton wool and secure it tightly in the upper part of the birch bark base.
- Cover the formed head with a white cloth measuring 20x20 cm and tie it tightly with a long rope in the neck area.
- Straighten the fabric on the body of the Columns and form arms from the corners. With the ends of a long rope, tie the torso crosswise from the head and go down below, tightly fastening the fabric to the base.
- Using scraps of red thread, tie the hands at the ends.
- Go to clothes. Attach the fabric for the petticoat to the doll's belt and secure with a few turns of thread.
- Place a flap with a pre-made hole on your head. Lift it up and secure it around your neck with a thread.
- Form the corners of the flap into sleeves and secure them next to the palms.
- Apply a rectangular piece of fabric as an apron, tie a red ribbon on top and tuck the protruding ends of the outer garment into it.
- Tie a headdress (headdress), wrap a scarf on top and hide its ends. Bereginya is ready.
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The history of the doll
The culture of the ancient Slavs is unthinkable without rag amulets in the form of dolls. Each of them performed its own function and had its own history. But some of them remained an unsolved mystery. One of these dolls was Severnaya Bereginya. The origin of the unusual doll still remains a mystery.
According to one version, Bereginya is called northern because its place was in the northern corner of the house. According to other beliefs, the doll came to the European part from the northern latitudes.
Local aborigines used it in rituals to drive out evil spirits. Northern Bereginya really does not look like Slavic dolls, but this did not make it less valuable to the ancient Slavs.
The ritual doll was also for the Slavic people. Outwardly, the doll looks like a broom, so they walked around the house with it and symbolically swept away evil and evil spirits from it, reading a conspiracy or prayer. And the resemblance to a rattle was used to scare away evil spirits. Considering that the rattle is an attribute of shamans, we can assume that the version with the arrival of the pupa from the northern latitudes is similar to the truth.
