Dances of India - Quilling Garbha Dolls

Hello everyone , 

Happy Navarathri 

                     Happy Navarathri to all. Dandiya / Garbha dance is performed during Navarathri in Gujarat. I have made a quilling Dandiya couple to depict Garbha dance. 

I have taken some pictures of making the doll . Let me share them .

Girl Doll :

1. Face :

• Front Part : Make a tight coil using  9 quilling strips ( peach colour ) . Make a small dome .Apply fevicol and allow to dry. Use 5 mm quilling strips.
• Back Part : Make a tight coil using  9 quilling strips ( brown colour ) . Make a small dome .Apply fevicol and allow to dry. Use 3 mm quilling strips.
• Attach both the coils .

2. Body ( Upper Part ) :

• Part 1 : Make a tight coil using 10 strips (peach colour ) . Make a cone as shown in the picture. Apply fevicol and allow to dry. Use 3 mm quilling strips.
• Part 2 :Make a tight coil using 9 strips (green colour ) . Make a cone as shown in the picture. Apply fevicol and allow to dry. Use 5 mm quilling strips.
• Attach both the cones.

3. Waist :

        

        Make a tight coil using 2 quilling strips ( peach colour ) . I have used 3 mm quilling strips.

4. Neck :

       Make a tight coil using 1 quilling strip ( peach colour ) . I have used 3 mm quilling strip.

5. Ears :

      Make a half moon shape using half quilling strip ( peach colour ). 

6. Lehenga :

• Make a cone base using chart paper . The cone base depends on the size of the skirt. 
• Make a tight coil using one yellow and one orange quilling strip. I have used 5 mm quilling strip. Make a long cone using the needle or pencil. Apply fevicol on both sides of the cone. allow to dry.
• Make 11 such cones. The number of cones depends on the size of your skirt ( cone ).
• Attach the cones around the cone base to form the skirt.

7. Blouse :

• First Part : Make a small cone using two quilling strips ( green colour ) . Use 3 mm quilling strip. 
• Second Part : Make a long bent cone using two quilling strips ( green colour ) . Use 5 mm quilling strip. Attach both the parts.
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  Decorate the blouse using gold colour quilling strip.

Note : Apply fevicol for all the coils . Allow them  to dry. 

8. Hands :

       Make a cone using one quilling strip ( peach colour ) . Use 5 mm quilling strip . Attach the blouse and the hands. Refer to the picture.

9. Palm :

 

      Make a loose coil using one quilling strip ( peach colour ) . Use 3 mm quilling strip. 

10. Hairs :

     Use brown colour quilling strips. Weave into plates and attach it to the head. Decorate using pearl line and kundans.

11. Accessories :

         I have made the bangles using ball chain. The necklace is made using red stone line. You can decorate the doll using some ball chain and kundans. 

The earrings are made using green quilling strip . Make a small cone for the jhumka. 

The dupatta is made by attaching yellow and red colour quilling strips in a vertical fashion. 

Attach all the parts to complete the doll. 

Draw the facial parts and your beautiful Quilling doll is ready 

Boy Doll :

1. Face :

• Front Part : Make a tight coil using  9 quilling strips ( peach colour ) . Make a small dome .Apply fevicol and allow to dry. Use 5 mm quilling strips.
• Back Part : Make a tight coil using  9 quilling strips ( brown colour ) . Make a small dome .Apply fevicol and allow to dry. Use 3 mm quilling strips.
• Attach both the coils .

2. Kurta : 

• Make a tight coil using 10 quilling strips ( blue colour ). I have used 5 mm quilling strips. 
• Make 6 such coils.
• Arrange all the coils one on top of the other.
• Make the top coil as a cone shape. Refer to the picture.

3. Neck :

       Make a tight coil using 1 quilling strip ( peach colour ) . I have used 3 mm quilling strip.

4. Ears :

      Make a half moon shape using half quilling strip ( peach colour ). 

5. Kediyu ( Short Skirt ) - A kediyu is frock type kurta with frills :

• Make a cone base using chart paper . The cone base depends on the size of the skirt. This skirt is small . The top part of the cone base should be wide.
• Make a tight coil using one blue and one red quilling strip. I have used 5 mm quilling strip. Make a short cone. Apply fevicol on both sides of the cone. allow to dry.
• Make 18 such cones. The number of cones depends on the size of your skirt ( cone ).
• Attach the cones around the cone base to form the skirt.

6. Chorn - Chorno is a type of cotton pants that the Gujarati men wear. It looks like a stitched dhoti and is very loose and comfortable. 

• Make a long cone using three quilling strips ( yellow colour ). I have used 5 mm quilling strips.
• Make two such cones. 
• Attach it to the upper body part.

7. Sleeve and hands:

• First Part : Make a small cone using two quilling strips ( blue colour ) . Use 3 mm quilling strip. 
• Second Part : Make a long bent cone using two quilling strips ( blue colour ) . Use 5 mm quilling strip. Attach both the parts. I have made the shirt full sleeve. You can make it half sleeve as well. 

Note : Apply fevicol for all the coils . Allow them  to dry. 

8. Palm :

 

      Make a loose coil using one quilling strip ( peach colour ) . Use 3 mm quilling strip. 

9. Hairs :

      Take a brown colour quilling strips (3 mm ). Cut it into small strips. Attach them to the head as hairs.

10. Phento - Phento is a headwear or a turban:

     Attach yellow and red quilling strips in a vertical fashion. Wrap it around the head. 

11. Accessories :

    Decorate the doll using some ball chains. The boy usually does not wear much accessories. 

Draw the facial parts to complete your doll. 

For the dandiya sticks , I have used a toothpick and wrapped quilling strips around it. 

Make your own beautiful Garbha dolls and decorate this Navarathri.

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