Red horse made of threads (motanka toy)

Cute motanka dolls, which are used with pleasure to decorate interiors in a folk style, and simply to decorate a child’s room, living room, or kitchen. Making them is pleasant and not very difficult, so the idea of ​​​​making such a doll can be used, including for children's activities.
The words of the beautiful song evoke romantic, lyrical notes; the song performed by the group "Zemlyane" is still listened to with pleasure.
"...Burning in the wind
The red horse is proud.
He hits the ground with his hoof,
Silence drinks from the river
My childhood, red horse."

What does this fantastic red horse look like, what is it like?
Let's imagine him in one of the images.
To work you will need yarn, about 50 g, red, white yarn, about 25 g, a tall plastic bottle, scissors, a frame for winding threads, you can use a book with it.
The red horse is made entirely by winding threads. This simple technology allows you to make various fun toys.
But first, in order to get a stable conic that will confidently rest on all four legs, we will make supports for the limbs from a plastic bottle.


To do this, cut out two strips 1 cm wide along the entire length of a one and a half liter plastic bottle. We bend them in half, in this form they will become a strengthening base for the horse’s legs.

We use a book as a frame for wrapping. We wind red threads into two identical tight wraps parallel to each other. The more yarn is wound, the larger the toy will be.



We tie the winding tightly with additional thread on one side. Cut on the other side. We get two identical strands of yarn intercepted in the center.

We form a horse's head from one strand. To do this, tie the strand folded in half with the next additional thread, stepping back from the central tie by the width of your thumb. We bend the strand slightly to further create the curve of the neck.
We use the second strand to make the body. We draw it around the workpiece from the first strand, so that the tied part is in the center, forming the chest of the horse. We tie the second strand with additional thread. Now the two strands are connected at right angles.


Now is the time to use plastic leg inserts. To do this, we divide the first strand in half, tie the plastic insert at the bend with the same thread from which we make the toy, and fasten it with a double knot to the junction of the strands in the chest part, inside, under the threads. The front legs are obtained by intercepting a forked strand with a plastic insert inside twice with a thread.


We do the hind legs in the same way, securing the threads around the plastic insert. We cut the lower threads until they are even. As a result, there should be 8 interception ties on both strands.
All that remains is to complete the mane and tail. We also make them using the winding method using white yarn.We wind the yarn onto the same frame or book, only along the short side.

Just like last time, we get two tight wraps. We tie it tightly, intercepting each wrap on one side. We cut one along the opposite fold, this is the tail. We tie it to the back of the horse. We tie the second wrap with a second additional thread and cut it in half, getting two half-strands.


We tie them to the neck of the conik. We tie the half-strand that is closer to the muzzle twice to create a small ponytail. If necessary, trim the mane with scissors.



The horse turns out to be brave. It can stand on its feet thanks to plastic inserts, or by threading a thread through the scruff of the neck, it can be attached in a suspended state.