Santa Claus
Follow basic instructions for doll on page 19.
FEATURES: Sew a small round red bead for nose. Embroider merry blue eyes in yarn, and add heavy white yarn eyebrows. Cut and sew a crescent-shaped piece of red felt for a smiling mouth (Figure 1).
SUIT: Use red material, cut and sew coat from pattern design A-6, page 28, with opening in front. Cut pants from pattern design A-1, page 29. Sew and tuck at waist to fit body.
BOOTS: Make from black felt or oilcloth, pattern D-25, page 30. Sew a tiny jingle bell to each boot.
CAP: From the same material as suit, cut a piece 8″ × 12″. Sew the shorter sides together to form a tube. Gather one end to close.
FUR TRIM: Strips of white fur, terry cloth or rolled white cotton make effective edgings. Sew around cap, neck, front and bottom edges of coat (Figure 2).
FINISHING TOUCHES: Tie a bow of ribbon to a Christmas bell and wire to one hand (Figure 3). Sew a jingle bell to gathered end of cap. Around the waist, fasten a 1″ wide black belt with a buckle in front. Form a beard (from cap to chest) and moustache of white cotton or fur and sew to face (Figure 4).