Creation of a motanka doll. Today we have reached a large number of ritual dolls that were an integral part of the life of our ancestors. Each doll performed its important function, protecting the house and everyone who lived in it.
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How to make a motanka doll - rules
In order to do so, prepare the necessary attributes:
- four pieces of white linen fabric;
- colored rectangles (you can take chintz);
- multi-colored threads, beads, braid.
The first thing you need to do is prepare your head for the future guardian. To do this, take a long strip of thick linen fabric and roll it up to form a barrel.
Cover the top of the finished head with a large piece of white cloth (square). Next, you need to shape the doll's neck. To do this, use a thread and make an accent, thereby securing the head. After this, you can make a pattern on the face.
Since it is impossible to draw eyes, nose or mouth, our ancestors decorated the doll’s face with threads. Most often it was a cross. It was an important carpentry symbol for our ancestors. You need to wrap the threads around your face very carefully.
Make sure that they lie side by side and do not get mixed up, the pattern should be beautiful. If you didn’t succeed in making a beautiful cross the first time, unravel the threads and repeat this action again.
The decoration on the face can be of different colors. It is best to use gold, blue, and red colors; they will symbolize prosperity, harmony, and love. Remember, you can wind the thread only according to the movement of the sun, the number of skeins must be odd.
After everything is ready, take a white coarse thread and make a clear accent on the doll's neck. Now you need two pieces of white thick fabric rectangular shape. One piece should be larger than the other.
The body is twisted from the larger flap. To prevent it from unraveling, you can wrap it along the entire length with a coarse light thread. Arms are twisted from a smaller piece of paper. At the ends they are fixed with a thread.
The arms are attached to the body with a thread; it must be wound crosswise. A barrel head should be tied on top of the body.
Take the colorful scraps that were prepared for the dress. You can create clothes for the future guardian yourself. Remember, the main thing is availability long skirt and an apron.
You can put a scarf on the doll's head, hang beads on the neck, and decorate the belt with braid. Clothes can be decorated with embroidery in advance. But remember, this needs to be done before you start making the doll itself (so that it doesn’t turn out chipped).
How to speak a talisman
Quite often, people cast ready-made amulets on their own or do it while working. What you say when creating a doll will depend on what properties it will have.
If you can’t find the right words, use ready-made spells. Often, amulets are created so that she protects the family from illness and adversity. Therefore, for a standard motanka doll, the following plot is suitable:
Zarya-Zaryanitsa, the red maiden, mother and queen herself. The month is bright, the stars are clear - take from me insomnia, sleeplessness, sleeplessness. Zarya-Zarenitsa, in the middle of the night, come to me, even as a red maiden, even as a queen mother, and take away (my name) from me and take away from me the cursed power, all the ailments of adversity. Now and forever, and from circle to circle! So be it, so be it, so be it!
If you use this spell, then making a motanka doll will turn from simple fun into a real ritual, and you will be able to fill the future amulet with the necessary magical properties. Remember that everything you put into your treasure will come back.
Often, in order to direct the guardian’s energy in the right direction, our ancestors allocated her a special corner in the house and put things there that would symbolize their desires.
So, for example, if you want to make a profit, you can put a coin on the bank, if it’s a child, then tie a baby doll to the arms (you also need to do it yourself) or make a very long apron, which was a symbol of fertility. Each housewife can independently modify the doll and fill it with new magical properties.
This is one of ancient symbols, which accompanied our ancestors for hundreds and even thousands of years. The mother put the motanka doll in the baby’s cradle, in a chest with towels and shirts when her daughter got married. Motanka protected and protects the homes of Ukrainians. The silent doll keeps the secrets of an entire family, because it is passed down from generation to generation, from mother to child.
The history of the motanka doll
More than one thousand years ago, the motanka doll entered the lives of our ancestors. Even in ancient times, mothers wrapped a piece of soft bread in a cloth and gave it to the baby. They called it a “doll.” She calmed the child down until pacifiers were invented. Subsequently, when the child grew up, he needed something to amuse himself with. Here they tied another piece of fabric to the “doll” in the form of a skirt. Such a doll might not even have arms. And what’s important is that the motanka did not and does not have legs.
Motanka was made from old clothes - skirts, embroidered shirts of family members. When creating a doll, the woman put sincere feelings into it. They made it for a happy destiny, good health or marriage. Therefore, it is believed that the doll has strong energy and is capable of protecting. Both for an individual and for the whole house. Therefore, it was often hung above the door. They also put it on pokuti.
On the territory of our country, motanka dolls were common in the Dnieper region. Nowadays these are the territories of the Kyiv, Poltava and Cherkasy regions. However, the famous motanka with a cross instead of a face most likely came to us from Asia, where such dolls were also common.
Motankas and ancient magical rituals
Such a talisman with strong energy, of course, they were and are still used in various rituals. Some of them can even be called magical. That’s why motanka is made without a face. After all, our ancestors believed that having eyes or a mouth, a motanka could be personified with a child who played with it. And therefore - and tie his soul to you. And this was considered not very desirable, because it could be used with bad intentions. Therefore, instead of a face, the motanka doll has a cross - a symbol of the sun.
It’s hard to believe, but even the stuffed animals familiar to the countryside are also ancient amulets. The same applies to the stuffed animals that are burned on Maslenitsa. These and other symbols that surround us are also related to small motanka dolls that protect our family comfort, well-being, and health. Other objects that we now perceive as toys also had sacred meaning for our ancestors. You can read more about them in the material "".
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The motankas that the mother gave to her daughter were taken by the girl to her new home after marriage. She was allowed to continue playing with the dolls. Our ancestors believed that this would make it more likely for a young couple to have children. When the baby appeared, the mother put a doll in the cradle, which protected the new descendant of the family.
Sometimes motanka dolls were made for a specific purpose. For example, to make it rain in a drought. Or for a good harvest. There was also an interesting custom of making 12 small reels and one large one. Each personified some kind of disease. They were made to protect people from illness. Often, healing herbs for diseases were placed in the middle of the dolls and given to children to play with. Typically, such dolls were burned after they had completed their mission.
One of the ancient traditions associated with dolls has survived to this day. Almost all of us have seen beautifully dressed dolls on the hood of newlyweds’ cars. Nowadays, however, they just prefer flowers or American Teddy bears.
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And in ancient times, a doll was tied to a cart on which the newlyweds rode to church for their wedding. And this reel was special: the dolls depicted a man and a woman. However, they shared hands.
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This symbolized love and harmony in the future married life. After all, from the moment of marriage, a woman and a man seemed to become one.
What you need to know to make your own sacred amulet
Considering that the motanka doll is a sacred amulet, you need to approach its creation with a good mood and pure thoughts. And to make it you will need things that can be found in every home: several pieces of fabric (for the head - white), thread (for hair - floss), a piece of foam rubber, cotton wool.
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We wrap the foam rubber in white cloth and tie it with thread. We tie a thread of a different color around the head, creating a sacred cross.
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Next, we take the fabric that we prepared for the skirt. It can be multi-colored to make our motanka bright. We wrap this fabric in folds around the doll. Don't rush to cut the thread. It needs to be wrapped around the waist from the head. In the process, you can also use this thread to attach an apron for our doll.
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For hair we take floss threads. On one side we cut, on the other we tie a thread at the place of the section. We fasten the hair by winding it with a thread to the neck.
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The bereginya should have braids, and you can also tie a ribbon on the doll’s head or make a wreath. You can decorate the motanka with beads and in general anything that your imagination suggests.
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However, it is worth remembering that a motanka doll should absolutely not be pierced with a needle, pins or sewn on anything at all. After all, then the whole meaning of the reel is lost.
Where to buy a motanka doll
You can make a motanka doll yourself, or you can do it under the supervision of an experienced craftswoman. Usually such master classes are quite cheap, because you only have to pay for the materials that are used. In recent years they have become quite popular.
Often craftswomen organize master classes or sell reels at fairs, where they raise funds for the military who are in the ATO zone.
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You can attend a master class on making windings in almost every museum in Ukraine. You just have to follow the announcements of the establishments. In particular, you can learn how to make a motanka at.
Where is: Nikolaevka village, Kyiv region.
Cost of the master class: negotiable.
Motanka dolls of famous craftswomen are also often exhibited in museums. One of them is Varvara Mazella. A craftswoman from the Kiev region has devoted the last decades to creating reels. In the 1930s, when Varvara was still a little girl, she had no toys. Only one straw doll with stone hands was given to her by her godmother. And the doll broke. The craftswoman took up the creation of reels already in the 1980s, in retirement. Her works are exhibited in museums not only in Ukraine, but also around the world.
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Motanka dolls are a popular souvenir. Prices for such amulets vary. A motanka can cost 20 hryvnia or 600. It all depends on the material from which the motanka is made and what kind of craftsman it was made from. If the doll is decorated with satin ribbons, lace, silk, then the price will be appropriate.
The author's amulet doll can be bought in Obukhov, in the Design store. The craftsmen note: they do not make identical dolls, each is individual in its own way. The doll can be purchased directly in the store or ordered online on the website. A craftswoman can spend 5 days or even two weeks on making a designer doll!
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Where is: Kiev region, Obukhov city, Kyiv street, 119.
In Dnipro and Kyiv, sacred amulets can be bought at the Ethnodom. And also choose for yourself national clothes and decorations for any special event.
Where is: Kyiv city, Verkhniy Val street, 58/28; Dnipro city, Dmitry Yavornitsky Avenue, 22.
Usually craftswomen cooperate with souvenir shops. Therefore, the amulet can be bought in stores or online on the Internet. In particular, in this way you can find the pages of craftswomen: Oksana Bogumil, Tatyana Bilokrylets. Also, the works of craftswomen can be easily found in online communities of handmade artists on social networks.
In the most ancient times, when there were no telephones and computers, designer dolls and dresses, our great-grandmothers put scraps in chests and old clothes. In the evenings, the grandchildren asked their grandmother to tell a fairy tale. The story was successfully complemented by a doll - a winder, made by hand, without a needle.
Many legends and beliefs are associated with it.
Beautiful shreds, ribbons and ribbons were set aside especially for making the doll. Since in ancient times fabrics were not as varied as they are now, each piece was worth its weight in gold.
The obligatory condition was not to designate the doll’s face. It was believed that if you depict the eyes of a toy, then a spirit (good or bad) will enter into it. There is another important rule - you need to wind the threads counterclockwise. As for the rest, the craftswomen fantasized as they wanted.
Now let's try to make our own unique doll - motanka. We will need: pieces of fabric, cotton wool, spool threads, scissors, beads and ribbons for decoration.
1. Take a small piece of dense fabric of a rectangular shape, with a rough texture, since it should hold its shape well (Fig. 2). Let's roll it up.
Let's bend it in half.
This will be a blank for the body.
2. Use your fingers to form a neck and secure it with threads.
3. Carefully wrap the doll’s head with cotton wool.
4. Cut out a square from light chintz. The length of the diagonal is approximately the height of the doll.
Let's fold it into a scarf.
5. Place the workpiece into the scarf. Let's connect the head, body and triangle. We again strengthen the neck with threads, winding counterclockwise.
6. At the free ends of the scarf we place small cotton balls, doll hands.
We fix with threads and straighten the sleeves.
7.Use your fingers to highlight the waist. Again, secure with threads.
8.Separately, cut out a rectangle from colorful light fabric. We fold the skirt. We wrap it with threads. We tighten it tighter.
7.What is a beauty without an apron? Let's dress up a doll for them. You can decorate it with braid.
8.Tie a scarf on your head.
The doll is decorated at the discretion of the master. Various beads and ribbons, beautiful pieces of fabric. The peculiarity of the reel is that it is made without a single seam; they sit down to work only in good mood, investing only positive energy.
It remains to come up with something special fairy tale and show it to the children. The great thing is that you can make an infinite number of such characters.
Rest assured, children raised on fairy tales, with characters made by the hands of loving parents, will never forget such special games. And they will pass this legacy on to their children.
The motanka doll is essentially a talisman. In the process of winding the threads, energy vortexes fill the future doll with magical potential with each turn. Each turn enhances the power of the amulet. The head of a motanka doll (Svarga) facilitates a person’s path of development, ascension, and self-knowledge. In general, the Motanka Doll amulet is a powerful energy protector from all troubles, troubles, diseases, the evil eye and damage.
Secrets of the amulet
When creating a motanka doll, it is very important psychological attitude
When creating a motanka doll amulet with your own hands, you need to know some conditions:
- an appropriate psychological attitude is required, because you are reeling in your life and destiny, and not only yours;
- You need to determine in advance what exactly you would like to receive from your amulet - health, luck, love, material well-being or something else. In the process of winding threads, you need to focus on a specific goal;
- you need to choose a day of the week to wind the doll. Friday and Sunday should be excluded for amulets of any purpose - these are the days of the goddess Mokoshi and the god Rod. If your amulet is intended to increase something (health, money, courage), then you need to wind the doll on the waxing moon; if you are trying to end some period (illness or problematic situation), then shake the doll during the waning moon; if you want to save something ( family relationships, professional position), then choose the full moon to make a motanka doll;
- you should use exclusively natural threads or, even better, strips of fabric from the clothes of your parents, grandparents, to protect your motanka doll, if something significant and very good happened to them while wearing these clothes;
- winding the doll must be completed in one day, otherwise the energy cycle will be interrupted and the amulet will be in best case scenario will be inoperative, and at worst, will provoke troubles.
A hand-made motanka doll carries a large charge of protective energy.
First of all, you must make the motanka doll yourself. As is known, the most strong amulet one that is made by hand. There should be no knots on your doll, so stock up on thread of sufficient length; Only one knot is allowed - in the navel area, it symbolizes the umbilical cord tied for future life. When you tie this knot, make your deepest wish and say the following words:
“I do my work with pure thoughts and strong words, truly it will be so forever. Amen!"
If you make the doll's arms separately, then knots on them are acceptable.
In the process of making a motanka doll amulet with your own hands, you cannot use knives, scissors, needles, that is, nothing piercing or cutting. The thread must be cut with your hands, otherwise, having cut the thread, you will also cut your destiny. The doll's clothes (skirt, apron, etc.) must be prepared in advance and, if desired, embroidered.
By the way, do not forget that embroidered symbols give additional protective meanings to the motanka doll:
- rhombus - a request for material wealth from the Goddess of Fate;
- a star with eight rays, a symbol of the Eye of the clan, will provide the help of ancestors;
- cornflower helps restore vision;
- hops will protect against colds;
- the sign of the Fiery Cross will protect you from magical negativity;
- oak leaves give strength of character (they are usually used in motanka for boys).
Cornflower, hops and the symbol of the Fiery Cross should be cross-stitched.
In addition, the clothes on the motanka doll amulet also have their own meanings. A shirt symbolizes a connection with everything around you, a skirt - a connection with the earth, a headdress or ribbons - a connection with the air element.
The main magical potential is contained in the face of the doll
You should concentrate your thoughts as much as possible on the essentials when making the doll's head. It is the head that contains the main magical potential of the motanka doll.
The face of a talisman doll can be made in two ways:
- A face consisting of an untouched bundle of threads. That is, you do not outline the eyes, nose, mouth, so that foreign energy does not penetrate through them.
- The face can be wrapped with threads crosswise. The cross in ancient Slavic culture symbolized the power of the Mother of God Lada.
The Cross itself has several protective meanings:
- serves as a barrier to any evil;
- symbolizes fire that does not allow passage and burns everything hostile;
- personifies the harmony of spirit and body - vertical and horizontal lines, respectively;
- a cross inscribed in a circle is a symbol of Dazhdbog, an ancient Slavic solar deity who does not allow dark forces.
You can only wind the thread in the direction of the sun's movement. The longer the thread is, the stronger the reel doll will be. But you cannot break the thread during the manufacturing process; prepare a thread of a certain length for the entire period of work.
Types of amulets for a motanka doll
There are three types of such amulets:
- Motanka dolls for newborns, also called swaddle dolls. They are made by mothers or grandmothers for newly born babies. The diapers protect the baby from diseases and the evil eye, and bring a restful sleep. If a child was at risk of illness, but he suffered the illness easily, then the diaper probably took on the illness, in which case it is burned so that the illness does not return. Sometimes rattles are made from diaper dolls. Into the shell from walnut put a few buckwheat grains and then wrap them with threads - this will be the head of a swaddle doll. The child shakes the diaper rattle and thereby drives away evil spirits, because they are afraid of such a sound.
- Motanka doll in wedding dress. After the wedding, wives played with this amulet doll until the birth of the child, driving away dark forces.
- Coastal doll. There are many options for beregin dolls - willow, Easter, fertile, herbalists and others. These amulets were used to protect the house and the people living in it. Beregini protected from the evil eye, damage, misfortunes, grief, bad words and evil people. The Doll-Bereginya amulet was placed on the eastern wall of the house, just above the person. Sometimes the doll was placed opposite the entrance to the house so that it would greet those who came with joy or severity, depending on the intentions of the guests. To attract money to the house, coins or wheat grains were wrapped in Bereginya. The doll was usually made with large breasts, symbolizing maternal love.
The large breasts of the motanka doll are a symbol of great maternal care
Do-it-yourself Bereginya doll
Any woman can make the Bereginya Doll amulet if she wishes. The main thing is to tune in accordingly. If the amulet is made for loved one and special meaning is attached to it, then there must be sincere good intentions towards this person. The materials you will need are the simplest:
- white natural (linen or cotton) fabric for the doll’s body;
- colored natural fabrics for clothing;
- dried herbs or cotton wool for making a head;
- strip for headdress (warrior);
- two bright pieces of fabric for the chest (or one larger one - it can be bandaged);
- colored natural threads.
We start making the doll from the head. Place herbs or cotton wool in the middle of the white flap and form a head by folding the fabric.
If you prefer to make the doll’s face with a cross, then first wind the vertical part, and then the horizontal.
Then we make the chest from prepared bright colored scraps. We put cotton wool in the shreds. If you have one piece, then tie it in the middle.
Then wind up the limbs and tie each one with thread.
The hands are usually placed under the head and tied with thread, also crosswise. This is an additional sacred symbol that increases the power of the motanka.
The doll's legs are made from the base of white fabric - divide it in half and roll it up. You can leave the base as is, leaving it in the form of a skirt.
Then clothes are put on the doll. Remember that the clothes are prepared in advance, because you cannot make them without using cutting and piercing things. In general, a motanka doll needs to be made within one day, so calculate your time correctly.
From clothing, first a shirt is put on, then a skirt, and lastly a warrior.
Decorate the bereginya doll with an apron and handkerchief. Only the ends of the headscarf cannot be tied in a knot - they need to be tucked into the back under the head part of the headscarf. The knot is placed only under the apron - it is on this that you need to convey all your desires.
That's all, the Do-It-Yourself Bereginya Doll is ready to provide you with all possible assistance.
Are you earning enough?
Check if this applies to you:
- there is enough money from paycheck to paycheck;
- the salary is only enough for rent and food;
- debts and loans take away everything that is obtained with great difficulty;
- all promotions go to someone else;
- you are sure that you are paid too little at work.
Perhaps your money has been damaged. This amulet will help relieve lack of money
Motanka dolls, which received their name due to their execution technique, are still popular today. Such magical products are endowed with powerful energy and deep sacred meaning, thanks to which they are able to help their owners avoid trouble, different problems, negative. The first mentions of such crafts appeared more than 5 thousand years ago, when various handmade artifacts were very common. Since then, the technique of its manufacture has changed over the years, but the basic traditions have not changed. Read more about them, as well as how to make amulets dolls with your own hands.
The tradition of making original magical amulets in the form of motan dolls has come to us since pagan times, when people worshiped deities who caused various natural phenomena and mastered handicrafts. Since those times, the technology for creating such amulets has been passed on from one generation to another, providing us today with unique opportunities to make magical protective gizmos ourselves.
Initially, motanki were primitive rag toys with decor from scrap materials. Such crafts carried great sacred meaning to help a person achieve a wide variety of goals.
Depending on what the future owner of the magical toy wanted, the process of its creation involved the use of specific objects. The main condition that had to be fulfilled regardless of the components or technique of making the amulet was winding the doll. A specific technique, which is the basis of the entire ritual, is the key to creating an effective magical item capable of causing certain events in the life of its creator, owner.
Thus, various motanka dolls were made, the action of which had a clear direction. According to beliefs that came to us from ancient times from our ancestors, an unusual doll made of fabric could protect and protect a person from:
- troubles and various problems;
- evil spirits;
- evil eye, damage or envy;
- diseases;
- misfortunes and troubles;
- failures, etc.
The custom of making amulets in the form of a motanka doll is still relevant in some families. As a rule, such magical toys are made in order to protect oneself, one’s family and home from all misfortunes.
The simplest version of such a talisman is a red thread wound around the wrist. right hand. Since ancient times, each family member was “marked” with such a talisman, and the red thread itself was considered a powerful magical tool.
Types of amulets
Motanka dolls were called amulets because they protected a person from various misfortunes. First of all, they acted as talismans that erected an energy shield around the target. Such protection could be placed not only on adults and children, but also on homes.
Consequently, all magical toys of this kind can be divided into three types:
- Beregini dolls in different interpretations, designed to maintain harmony, comfort and well-being in the home. With their help, you can not only protect your home from troubles and accidents, but also attract all kinds of benefits to it. The most popular are considered fabric products– Herbalists, Desires, Ten-handed, Lovebirds (to protect the newlyweds’ family), Paraskeva, etc.;
- Diapers are designed to protect babies from diseases and various types of adverse magical effects (evil eye, damage, etc.). Only expectant mothers had to make them with their own hands. After childbirth, such wound products were placed in the baby's cradle or hung at the head of the crib;
- Brides are dolls-amulets for brides, which were made by the girl herself. Such crafts helped single women attract a betrothed, and allowed recently married ladies to more quickly adapt to a new lifestyle.
The tradition of making dolls-amulets woven from fabric was popular until, with the development of industry, toys made of plastic and wood came into fashion. And some features of the technology for making magic products were lost. However, the basic traditions of such rituals have survived to our times. We will talk about them below.
Rules and features of the technology for making amulets
The procedure for making amulets in the form of winding dolls is a specific ritual. Like any other magical ritual, it requires preparation and adherence to a set of rules. Such nuances are a guarantee that, as a result, the author of a man-made masterpiece will not receive a simple toy, but a powerful magical amulet.
Regarding the creation rules original crafts made of fabric in the form of toys, then the main ones can be presented in the form of a list:
- The process of making a motanka doll must be started any day of the week, but only in a good mood. A good mood is the main component of the effectiveness of such a talisman. Starting to create a magical item in good location spirit, the author will be able to fill it with favorable energy, which will subsequently become a key source.
- It is strictly forbidden to use sharp objects (stabbing or cutting). The use of such tools will negatively affect the product itself and its further impact. To make a traditional motanka doll, each operation should be performed only with your hands. If a piece of fabric is required, it should be torn off, etc.
- When winding the threads on the product, always leave an even number of knots. Having wound the thread, it should be tied an even number of times. To enhance the magical power of the knot and the amulet itself, you can pronounce different words or wishes regarding the purpose of the craft. It is advisable to use only red thread. It is believed that it has magical powers and is able to ward off evil spirits from the master and owner of the difficult toy.
- The decor should be beautiful. A doll made from fabric and additional materials must be beautiful in appearance. To do this, you can use colorful scraps of fabric, beads, satin ribbons etc.
- According to the traditions of creating such amulets, dolls should remain faceless. It is traditionally believed that a folk doll is a toy without a face. This feature of the product lies in the fact that, while remaining faceless, the reel will be inaccessible to the influence of unfavorable spirits through it. In other words, evil spirits and other matters will not be able to enter the product and, accordingly, will not be able to harm its owner.
What can be used in the process of creating a complex toy?
A special point in the process of making traditional amulets in the form of fabric toys is the selection of materials. The power of this amulet will depend on what will be used to create a man-made magical masterpiece.
When creating a motanka doll, it is advisable to make a careful choice necessary materials. First of all, the raw materials that the author planned to take to create a talisman doll must be of natural origin. In addition, it should give pleasure not only when looking at it, but also when in direct contact.
Traditionally, to make motanka dolls with your own hands, our distant ancestors preferred to use:
- natural fabrics;
- linen or wool ropes;
- branches of trees, bushes;
- herbal preparations;
- coals;
- straw and much more.
Currently, in the absence of such materials, others can be used. But you should remember the origin of the raw materials. Give preference to natural materials if you want to end up with a product endowed with magic and emitting favorable energy.
An example of performing magic toys
There are a huge variety of motanka dolls that you can make yourself at home, even in the modern world. Having picked up necessary materials, which meet the basic requirements of the manufacturing rituals, you can create a strong protective magical amulet without leaving your home. An example of how you can make a difficult doll yourself is given below.
Classic craft
The most important woven amulet doll is considered to be Bereginya. She, as the keeper of the hearth and a symbol of the feminine principle, has not only protective properties, but also the ability to cause favorable changes in life.
In order to be able to make such a complex toy, endowed with magic, you just need to prepare the following materials:
- wooden sticks;
- scraps of fabric different sizes and colors (white - for the head and body, colorful - for a skirt, scarf, apron, etc.);
- natural red threads;
- cotton wool, but a herbal mixture is better - to fill the head.
At the beginning of the handicraft process of making the amulet, you should make the base of the doll - a cross. This symbol has long been considered a powerful sacred sign, which is intended to serve for the benefit of man. Having placed two sticks in the form of a cross, you need to tie them tightly with a red thread, leaving an even number of knots. The resulting body-base can be wrapped with pieces of fabric so that you can determine where the arms and head will be.
To make the head, you need to take a square piece of white fabric and, having filled it with a collection of dried herbs (cotton wool), form a ball and tie it with a red thread. Next, the head is wound to the body base. Then you can shape the doll itself. 
By wrapping it with colorful fabric cuts, you can do:
- shirt;
- skirt;
- apron;
- handkerchief.
The final stage is the decoration of Beregini. By decorating the motanka doll as you wish, you can “revive” it. In order for the amulet to serve the master for a long period of time, providing only favorable 
influence on its owner, you should do the following:
- take ready product in hand;
- having tuned in to the right mood, you should decide for what purpose you made the reel;
- then you need to voice your desire and praise the doll.
Thus, you can make a powerful amulet for yourself at home - a motanka for the Bereginya home. In order for it to act, protect from misfortunes and attract positive events, the doll can be placed in a prominent place. In addition, it is recommended to pick it up periodically to fill it with energy and remind you of its purpose. 
This way Bereginya will be able to gain strength and protect her owner.
As you can understand, motanka dolls are the simplest, but very effective method protect yourself from all sorts of misfortunes. Both earlier and now, amulets in the form of dolls wound from fabric are considered powerful magical products, the power of which is inexplicable scientifically. But this only increases interest in amulet motankas, which can be seen from the newly in demand requests for such folk dolls.
