A sock doll swap is an exchange of dolls made from socks.
In this Wild Art Dolls exchange, the dolls had to be made from socks and three of them had to fit inside a flat-rate Priority Mail envelope.
Three of us participated. Here are some of the dolls:
Sock dolls by Lisa Cottrell
Sock dolls by Sue Martino
Sock doll by Aisling D'Art
My dolls were almost identical. (The fluffy orange bits at his right shoulder are ends of the yarn I used to give him a pom-pom tail.)
My doll design started with ideas I gleaned from the book, Stray Sock Sewing. (As I’m writing this, you can snag a good, used copy for under $3.)
I love making dolls from socks!
Historical notes
Of course, the classic sock doll is probably a sock monkey, invented around 1932. I think many people have happy memories of sock monkeys from childhood.
A quick survey of Amazon will show lots of different kinds of sock monkeys, including a Beanie Baby sock monkey, and books about making dolls (including sock monkeys) from socks. [Sock Monkeys at Amazon
Also, this book is one of my favorites when I’m making cloth dolls from socks. I highly recommend it if you like cute and whimsical sock dolls.
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