DIY doll Parsley, patterns, video

The heroes of the Russian puppet theater are known to children from a very early age. One of these is Petrushka - a peculiar and characteristic jester with a cheerful character and good disposition. Initially, he was created in the form of a glove-type doll, which could be given an active character by movements of his own hand.

Later, the doll was turned into a hero of the puppet theater. However, the glove version is still popular.

What should it be like?

Mandatory features of the parsley image are:

a red shirt decorated with patterns with folk ornaments;
wide canvas trousers, rakishly tucked into boots;
a long cap, at the end of which there is always a brush.

Sometimes there are no pants, a long shirt seems to cover the legs.

The cap can be bifurcated, and then there is a tassel at each end.

How to sew?

The soft toy Parsley is welcome in almost all homes where there are children. By putting it on your hand, you can easily cheer up a child, lift his spirits, and distract him from unnecessary problems. And if you prepare several similar folk characters, you can get a full-fledged troupe of puppet performers.

How to make Parsley with your own hands? We will make the head from papier-mâché, the elements of the body will help us make special patterns. You can sew them by hand; if you have a machine, use it. If neither one nor the other is acceptable, using special fabric glue you can carefully glue all the parts around the perimeter.

To work you will need the set shown in the photo.

We make a papier-mâché head with our own hands as follows:

Chop the egg trays and pour boiling water over them.
After complete soaking, squeeze out excess water and add PVA glue in a ratio of 3: 1.
A cylinder must be inserted into the head in advance for subsequent attachment of the body.
Taking a round base, we apply the finished mixture to it and additionally sculpt relief details: nose, forehead, ears, chin.

Further actions are carried out after the base has completely dried. Hand painted paints used:

cover the head with water-based paint, after drying it paint the entire surface with a flesh-colored shade;
we shape facial features, make them as kind and smiling as possible;
Next comes the hair. We wind the selected threads onto the frame. We cut them along the edges;
we glue the base with hair around the circumference of the head - it looks like curls escaping from under the cap.

Who is Parsley: the purpose of the doll

Before making a Parsley doll, it is recommended to study the history of this toy, because it is very ancient and interesting. A real theater , where plays with live actors were staged, first appeared in Russia relatively recently, at the end of the 17th century, under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. Before this, both rich and poor residents of Ancient Rus' had fun watching the performances of traveling troupes - buffoons. Buffoons delighted the public with circus acts and performances of trained animals, and also organized a festive booth on fair days - a tent designed to present a puppet theater.

A costume says a lot about your character.

How to sew it to make it beautiful? Parsley is a doll that “constantly visits guests.” Therefore, we use only bright, variegated colors of fabrics, the scraps of which are sewn in order:

attach the pattern, trace it with a pencil and cut it out, taking into account the seam allowances;
we sew the parts together and get a shirt;
a head cap is made in the same way;
the hand in a mitten is also performed;
its attachment to the shirt occurs due to the inserted cylinder.

We combine the manufactured parts and get the most expressive of folk dolls - Parsley.

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How else can you do it?

If the papier-mâché head can remain the same in other versions of the doll, then the clothes can be knitted. On doll models such things look especially touching and original. You can also tie your head. This hero is made by crocheting in the round using single crochets.

The people's favorite doll can be sewn entirely from fabric using special patterns. Having cut out each part, we sew at the places where they are connected. Then we fill the inner cavity of the head with something soft, for example, foam rubber, cotton wool, holofiber. There is no need to fill your shirt.

This is a convenient place for the hand that controls the doll's movements. Legs made in a similar way can be sewn to the bottom of the shirt. Then, when you revive the toy with hand movements, they will swing funny, giving the image special expressiveness.

Don't be afraid that it won't work out! Sew and see how exciting and tempting this business is. And the hero that results from such interesting work will not only be cute and cute, but also warmed by the warmth of your soul, which he will generously share with children.

Do-it-yourself parsley from waste material. Master class with step-by-step photos

Doll “Petrushka” based on a modern household form.

Do-it-yourself glove theater puppet.
Master class with step-by-step photos Author: Yumasheva Antonina Mikhailovna, teacher of MBDOU kindergarten No. 5 of general developmental type, Rasskazovo, Tambov region. Description: The master class is intended for children of senior preschool age, children of primary school age, preschool teachers, as well as lovers of home theater with children. an item that has served a second life. Purpose: Craft, gift, doll for a puppet theater with your own hands, souvenir. Goal: Create an original doll for the theater with your own hands based on modern household packaging materials. Objectives: Educational:
1. Introduce the history of the appearance of the Parsley doll;
2.Teach to see an artistic image in ordinary forms; 3. Teach how to use a do-it-yourself theater puppet. Educational:
1. Foster a caring attitude towards Russian traditions and the historically established respect of the Russian people for the theater;
2. Cultivate respect for one’s own work; 3. Cultivate perseverance, the ability to finish what you start. Developmental:
1. To promote the development of imagination, fantasy and creativity;
2.Develop manual skills, fine motor skills of hands and fingers, and eye. Safety precautions for children of senior preschool and primary school age when working with scissors: 1. Maintain order in the workplace, do not stuff scissors with paper or other materials. 2.Be attentive while working, do not get distracted and do not distract others. 3. While working, the scissors are on the right with the rings facing you. 4.The blades of the scissors must be closed when not in use. 5.The blades of the scissors must be sharp. 6. Scissors should be passed only rings forward with blades closed. 7. You cannot hold the scissors with the ends up. 8.When working with scissors, you must pay attention to the direction of cutting and the fingers of your left hand that support the material. 9. You cannot cut while moving, turn, or bend towards the floor. 10. Scissors should only be used while sitting at a table. 11.The scissors are put back in their place every time after work. Safety precautions for children of senior preschool and primary school age when working with needles and pins: 1. Place the needle on the magnet and the needle bar on the table to the right, with the sharp end facing away from you. 2.Pass sharp objects with the sharp end away from you. 3.When working with a needle, use a thimble or a magnet. 4.Do not stick needles or pins into clothing or random objects. 5. A broken needle should be given to the teacher. 6. You cannot put needles, threads, buttons and other objects in your mouth. 7. It is advisable that the needle always have a thread with a knot tied at the end. 8. Every time after work, sharp objects are put back in their place. Materials for making a doll by children of senior preschool age on their own using plasticine: 1. Shape - a Kinder surprise container with a finger hole cut out by adults on one side.
2. A piece of yellow plasticine. 3. A little plasticine in white, black, pink, orange. 4. A finished shirt made of fabric measuring 11x16 cm. 5. A finished cap made of cardboard. Additional materials and tools for the master class for making dolls for children of primary school age, adults from fabric and yarn: 6. Shape - a Kinder surprise container with a finger hole cut out by adults on one side. 7.Yellow yarn. 8. Fabric for a shirt. 9. Fabric for the cap. 10. Fabric for the backing - a circle equal to the diameter of the Kinder surprise container 11. Plasticine 12. A needle and thread on a magnet. 13. Scissors. 14.Sandpaper. The story of the birth of Parsley, the people themselves spoke through his lips!
Oddly enough , Petrushka is not a native Russian puppet theater character. Its prototypes can be found in different countries. In Italy - this is Pulcinella, in Germany - Kasper, or Gansvut, in France - Polichinelle, in England - Mr. Punch, and in Turkey - Karagöz, in Hungary - the knight Laszlo, in India - Vidushaka. All of them are theatrical dolls - marionettes and are controlled using threads. The only analogue of Petrushka in terms of driving technique is the Guignol glove doll, which appeared in Lyon at the beginning of the 19th century. Traditionally, Parsley is a glove doll. The famous Russian writer Maxim Gorky, characterizing the image of Petrushka, wrote the following: “... a figure was created... known to all nations... This is the invincible hero of the folk puppet comedy, he defeats everyone and everything: the police, the priests, even the devil and death, but he himself remains immortal . In a crude and naive image, the working people embodied themselves and their belief that, in the end, it is they who will overcome everything and everyone.” Petrushka’s clothes are therefore foreign: a red cap with a tassel, the same red shirt, a cloak and canvas pants . And the appearance of the doll cannot be called Slavic. She is by no means Russian: he has exaggeratedly large hands and head, exaggerated facial features, it itself is carved from wood and treated with a special plant liquid, which makes it look darker. Large almond-shaped eyes and a huge nose with a hump, completely white eyeballs and a dark iris, due to which Parsley’s eyes appear black. He inherited Parsley's appearance from the Italian Pulcinella. Many people mistakenly believe that a wide-open mouth is Parsley’s smile, but this is not so; being a negative character, Petrushka constantly stretches his lips in a grin. He has four fingers on his hands (a possible symbol that Petrushka is not a person, but some character from another world). Parsley, as a folklore character , is an indispensable participant in street performances. Only men (“parsleymen”) could “drive” it. The doll acquired its voice with the help of a special device - a “peeper” or “talker”. Petrushka also has a full name - Petr Ivanovich Uksusov. He was also called “Samovarov” or “Vanka Ratatouille”. Bold statements, vulgar jokes, witty remarks - Petrushka got away with everything, because he is a doll, and what can he take from it? The people themselves spoke through his lips, criticizing and showing dissatisfaction with the authorities or the clergy. There are quite a lot of stories about the adventures of Parsley. There were main plots: Parsley's treatment, soldier training, the scene with the bride, buying a horse and testing it. The stories were passed from actor to actor, by word of mouth. Not a single character in the Russian theater had the popularity equal to Petrushka.

The puppet Petrushka has a real prototype. This is considered to be the favorite jester of Empress Anna Ioannovna Pietro-Mira Pedrillo. He was the son of an Italian sculptor, and came to Russia, to the court of the ruler as a musician. His wit helped him get closer to the empress's entourage and then become a court jester. He had many nicknames: “Adamka”, “Antonio”, and finally, “Petrushka”. The last name became entrenched in all puppet shows. Over time, Petrushka ceased to be just a street performer. He is increasingly invited to manor houses, where our hero loses his edge. He no longer kills, but only disperses his enemies. His speech ceases to be common people, because the “parsley man” is now not a street actor, but a salon actor. The stage is decorated with lush draperies, and the participants themselves dress in satin and shiny tinsel, which turns the performance into a formal, theatrical one. Parsley becomes a participant in children's matinees, thereby turning into a children's character. Hello kids, girls and boys! I'm wearing a beautiful cap, With a rattle in my hand. I am a cheerful toy, and my name is...Petrushka. In Soviet times , the doll left the stage and became the hero of literary plays. Now Petrushka campaigns for sanitary hygiene or participates in the collection of waste materials. The only thing left from the old Petrushka is accusation. Samuil Marshak undertook to revive the image of Parsley In 1922, the puppet comedy “Petrushka” appeared in his collection of plays, and five years later the play “Petrushka the Foreigner” was published. Although Marshak finally cemented the image of Petrushka as a child’s one, he restored the tradition of the doll getting into ridiculous stories. The ballet “Petrushka” is sometimes identified with the emblem of the Russian seasons, and for its creators it became a kind of historical milestone. Probably, in the ballet “Petrushka” the tragic image of the doll was fully revealed. The plot is reminiscent of the past adventures of the street Parsley. In the ballet, for the first time, the line of Petrushka’s dependence on his creator, the Magician, appears. The doll rebels against him. Parsley no longer turns to the public for help, but is reborn in the role of an avenger. Resurrected, he shakes his fist at the Magician and lets out a mocking cry. The eternal loser Petrushka, as always, will defend his rights and prove that a human heart beats in the chest of a pathetic doll, a homely jester. Ways to control the glove puppet Parsley. The index finger enters the doll's head, the thumb and middle finger enter the sleeves of the suit, the little and ring fingers bend toward the palm. An image of a doll that restricts the actor’s hand movements less than the previous one, since the ring finger bends toward the palm along with the middle finger.

And so let’s begin our master class on making a Parsley doll 1. To make a doll in a container form for a Kinder surprise (hereinafter referred to as the form), you need to make a hole for the index finger. The hole must be made by an adult for safety reasons. The hole is small, the shape is smooth and the knife can slip off! The hole must be cleaned with sandpaper to remove burrs. And so the form with a hole for the finger is ready. A shirt made of fabric, a cap made of cardboard - pre-made by children using manual labor, sewed the shirt and glued the cap according to the patterns, you can start!

2. Divide a piece of yellow plasticine in half and, kneading it, roll one part into a plate - this is the doll’s future hair. Children use the remaining part for bangs and at their own discretion. Let's roll two white balls and two black ones - these are the doll's eyes. For the nose, you can combine two colors – orange and yellow – to bring it closer to the color of the shape. Make the mouth out of red plasticine. The advantages of using plasticine extensively in a doll are that all the parts fit together easily and the created heaviness helps the child manipulate the doll. She behaves well even in dancing. 3. Everything is ready to decorate the doll’s head, you can connect everything, as shown in the figure, in which I connected all the stages of execution using a slide in Microsoft Office, the stages are not complicated, but together they are perceived better for quickly and successfully connecting the parts.

4. The shirt is traditionally red, but here it is not red, so that later in the master class the dolls will be different. 5. And now Parsley is ready!

Next, I propose to make a Parsley doll with hair from yarn. Such a doll is more attractive, durable and easy to store, it can be used for games, like the Presenter at ceremonies and matinees. 1. For the hair, take the yarn and wind it around the backing, tie it with the same yarn, cut it in the direction of the arrows, as shown in the picture I made in the Drawing editor. You will get hair with bangs.

2. The picture shows how to cut and sew the shirt and cap. A backing circle will be needed to attach the hair and cap to the form.

3. Take a shape with a hole cut out on one side and glue a circle on the other side. This circle will allow us to sew hair and a cap to the form. It is advisable to glue the circle in the same color as the hair; here I used contrast only for better demonstration.

4. Place the finished hair on a circle, place it so that the bangs are on the front of the doll’s face, spreading the hair apart, sew along the entire length of the circle’s circumference.

5. And now our perky, mischievous Parsley is ready! You can play with him!

6. Parsley is interested in everything!

You can make an entire puppet theater using a Kinder surprise container shape! Here are dolls made for the fairy tale “The Hare and the Woodpecker” invented by children, a fairy tale about how important it is to keep the house warm and have many friends.

You can use household gloves rather than shirts ; they allow you to quickly change dolls when the child plays all the roles himself or several roles in independent play activities.

I use wooden cones to store dolls..

Fragment of the open integrated lesson “Merry Parsley!”

Many people already have parsley ready!

Dance with Parsley - “Mockingbirds”! The children really enjoyed dancing and playing with Petrushka, whom they made themselves!

Our master class is over and we got these Parsleys!

Friendly, wonderful Parsley dolls!
You can invite them to visit! And Parsley’s friends will definitely come to you!

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