How did they make rocking horses without nails and glue? Why did Filimonov potters sculpt animals with long necks? What are biryulki and what games were played in the past? Russian craftsmen created toys from clay and wood, fabric and birch...
bark, papier-mâché and even moss. You will learn how rag dolls were twisted from scraps, how birds were painted with dyes from nettles or burdock. And also — why masters loved to sculpt bears, why they made two-headed horses, how they created figures with sound and unique collectible dolls. The book will tell about the most incredible toys created by folk masters from Dymkovo, Sergiev Posad, Vyatka and many other regions of Russia.
How did they make rocking horses without nails and glue? Why did Filimonov potters sculpt animals with long necks? What are biryulki and what games were played in the past? Russian craftsmen created toys from clay and wood, fabric and birch bark, papier-mâché and even moss. You will learn how rag dolls were twisted from scraps, how birds were painted with dyes from nettles or burdock. And also — why masters loved to sculpt bears, why they made two-headed horses, how they created figures with sound and unique collectible dolls. The book will tell about the most incredible toys created by folk masters from Dymkovo, Sergiev Posad, Vyatka and many other regions of Russia.
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