Radha quilling doll

                                                 

                                                          

       

                                          

               As you all must be knowing Radha also called Radharani or Radhe, is a Hindu goddess who is almost always depicted alongside Krishna . Radha is regarded as the original Goddess or Shakti. It is declared that Radha and Krishna together constitute the absolute truth. Radha is the most important gopi in Rasa lila (sacred dance) with Lord Krishna. 

In this post I am showing you how to make the Radha quilling doll.

Face ( Step 1 to Step 3 ):

• I have used 5 mm quilling strips. For the front part of the face I have used 5 strips of skin color. 
• Attach 5 quilling strips and make a tight coil. Slightly make a cone. 
• For the back part of the face I have used black color . Make a tight coil using 5 strips.
• Attach these two parts and complete the face by drawing the eyes , nose and mouth. 

For the neck , make a tight coil using 3 skin color 5 mm quilling strips. Attach the neck to the head. 

Hairs ( Step 4 ) :

For the hairs , I have used black color wool and weaved plaits using that. Then I have decorated it with kundans.

Step 4

Once the hairs are made , you can attach it to the back part of the head.

Body ( Upper part Step 5 - 7  ) :

• For the upper part of the dolls body I have used red color , 7 mm quilling strip.

• First make a tight coil by attaching 20 quilling strips .

• Make one more coil of the same dimension.

• Make a small cone and attach both of them in the pattern shown in the picture.

Sleeve ( Step 8 and 9 ):

For the sleeve , I have used 5mm red color quilling strip. I have used two quilling strips for each sleeve. Make a small cone and attach it to the body.

Body Lower part ( Step 10 - 11 )

For the lower part of the body , I have attached 40 quilling strips of 10 mm dimension. I have used green color, You can use any color of your choice. Make a tight coil and and make a cone .

Attach the upper part and the lower part of the doll . Then attach it to the head ( Step 12 - 14 ) :

Hands ( Step 15 ) :

 Make a loose coil and give it a shape using two skin color 5 mm quilling strip.

Step 16 :

                  After these steps , you can take a crepe paper and wrap it around the doll like a saree. I have used blue color crepe paper for the saree. Stick a border which will make it look more elegant.
 The complete doll looks like this. You can also decorate the saree with kundans and beads.

Hope you liked this creation of mine . Please share you views on my work.