The significance of nesting dolls

Set of dolls, with a strong regional style, is unique to Russia, a handmade crafts, dolls made of linden wood-based materials, so the dolls will have a wooden knuckle in places, but does not affect the beauty of the dolls. The dolls can be used as ornaments, jewelry, sundries, candies and so on, and also as gift boxes.

Red nesting dolls give a feeling of celebration, enthusiasm and bright, is the most impressive and conspicuous color. Red and white nesting dolls look very cute and lively.

The blue nesting dolls are knowledgeable and open-minded, full of youth and purity. Blue and white between the temple baby is very fresh and distinct, let a person love, give boys, the main color of blue nesting doll is the most suitable gift.

Yellow nesting dolls are very bright and energetic, lemon yellow and cream color nesting dolls are most suitable for girls.

Expanded Information

The earliest idea of Russian nesting dolls was to make wooden dolls in order to please children, who love fairy tales, so famous characters and animals in the stories were made into dolls. With the passage of time, nesting dolls formed a unique style, the size of the dolls a set of a set, so that people feel more interesting.

Russian nesting doll production process is very sophisticated, the preparation of wood alone is quite time-consuming. Lime tree, birch is the ideal wood for making dolls, usually in early spring when the trees are rich in sap will be cut down the tree, stripped of bark, only a few rings of bark to prevent cracking of the wood, and then exposed to the air to ventilate. For medium-sized dolls, the wood is left to dry for two years, and for a 15-piece set, the inside of each doll is made very thin, which makes the wood even more demanding, typically drying for five to six years.

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