HackSpace_-_October_2019

Lee Wai Han

Project Maker

Project Link

hsmag.cc/JZlONo

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Here’s another tutorial

(hsmag.cc/CEQERC)

where Lee uses lace

on the socks to fashion

a dress for the bride

SOCK

DOLLS

ne of the most popular uses for old

socks is to convert them into soft

toys. The process isn’t expensive; all

it essentially requires is an odd sock

and some skills with thread and

needles. Singapore-based artist Lee Wai Han is

very passionate about transforming socks into

cute dolls. She has been doing it for a long time,

and has an impressive portfolio over at DeviantArt

(hsmag.cc/REtshT). She created the owls with an

ankle-length sock that she first turned inside out,

before sewing it close to the top and snipping away

the rest. She then snipped the toes and filled the sock

with cotton, while shaping it and then sewed it shut.

This created the basic head of the owl, and she glued

eyes, nose, and a mouth

to complete the look.

While the exact steps for

creating the dolls vary,

the general principle

remains the same. Also,

you can create the dolls

with any socks, but

by carefully selecting

the socks, Lee is able

to use the patterns on

them to accentuate the

design of the doll. You

can obviously use a plain

white one and just glue

or sew on the elements

once the basic structure

of the doll’s head

is ready.

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“ She created the owls

with ankle-length

socks that she first

turned inside out “