Greetings Dollings, in this Mermaid sock doll tutorial, I am
going to show you how to make my Geraldine Mermaid Sock Doll step by step. To
make this fashion mermaid sock doll you will need a single pair of knit fabric socks, Mountain
Mist or Morning Glory Fiberfil, a doll needle, upholstery thread, gesso, paint, hair weave, performance stretch fabric, tulle, 16 gauge
wire, plastic doll joints.
“Make a doll come to Life”
By Cassandra George Sturges
People are always asking the question whether mermaids are
real. However, you can’t answer this question without first asking yourself,
“What is reality?” and whose reality are we seeking to manifest. Are they
wondering whether they can catch a mermaid and put it in a gigantic fish tank
or mount their stuffed bodies next to the deer on the wall in their home to
show off to their friends?
Or better yet, would humans put them on display in aquariums
at the zoo, or force them to join the traveling circus so people could make fun
of their bodies and stare at them? When
scientists determine whether or not a mermaid is real do they mean that unless
they can dissect it, label it, and put it in under a microscope to inspect
every piece of its body until every grain of life value and dignity is dissolved
in the lab—therefore it is not real?
For simplicity’s sake, let’s just all agree that reality is
a shared collective experience of events. We believe that lions, birds, dogs,
whales, airplanes, helicopters, and seahorse exist because we have seen them
before either in person or via images through the media. Just because we can’t
see a mermaid on our terms it does not mean that they are not real. If I were
to ask you to imagine a mermaid, there are very few people in this world who
would not come up with a very similar image in their head.
Most of us would envision a torso and head of a human woman
on the top half, and the bottom half of her body starting at her waist would
look like a fish. How is it possible that so many people can envision a mermaid
if they do not exist on some realm of consciousness and reality. The question
is not whether mermaids exist because we know that there are pictures,
painting, drawings, sculptures, statues, and sightings of mermaids that have
been documented since human existence.
If I asked people to give me a visual description of God, or
a Supreme Being, I bet most people in the world could not agree on what He or
She look like; and I am only speaking of people who actually believe in God.
Therefore, I would like people to rethink the question about the reality of the
existence of mermaids. The question is why mermaids don’t reveal themselves in
a manner so that humans can interact with them.
Mermaids do not have atomic bombs, guns, or other methods to
kill themselves they just want to be. They want simply to enjoy the beauty of
the oceans, lakes, rivers, and seas that represent the womb of life on earth. Nevertheless,
humans have infringed upon the quality of their life because of the manner of
which we are contaminating the aquatic environment and destroying planet earth.
As a doll artist, I don’t understand why I am making mermaid
dolls of all the millions of creatures and things to sew and create. However,
there is one thing that I do respect and understand at this juncture in my life
and that is: God expresses Herself through us if we remain quiet and listen. He
gave us free-will, to exist or not to exist. The Universe will never tell us
how to exist. The mermaid message that is coming through my spirit is asking
humans to please do our part and take care of this of this planet and please to
share the earth.
Mermaid Sock Doll Pattern
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