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Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" BULKY YARN, Article W-33.
6 oz. Crimson
4 oz. White
1 Styrofoam ball 4" diameter
2 Blue Jewel Sequins for eyes.
3 Red Jewel Sequins for Nose and Mouth
1 Wire Coat Hanger.
20" length Heavy Household Wire
5½ yards Medium Wire.

Cut medium wire into the following lengths:
Hat: 1 – 15" length for White; 1 – 20" length for Crimson
Arms: 1 – 18" length for Crimson
Body: 1 – 52" length for Crimson; 1 – 20" length for White
Legs: 1 – 36" length for Crimson
Neck: 1 – 12" length for White
Moustache – Wind White 40 times over a 5" cardboard, tie one end, cut the other end. Comb and brush until fuzzy.
Beard – Wind White 60 times over a 8" cardboard, tie one end, cut other end. Comb and brush very carefully until fuzzy.
Eyebrows – Wind White 6 times over a 2 inch cardboard, tie both ends.

HEAD – To Styrofoam ball, paste or pin in place, jeweled sequins for eyes, nose and mouth. Pin or paste eyebrows, moustache and beard in place. Tint Face with face powder and rouge. Cut remainder of White and Crimson skeins of yarn into 2 inch lengths. Thread 2 inch length of yarn through center onto wire in colors specified above, threading White on Arm and Leg wires for about 1¼ inches on each end and for about 1¼ inches on end of 20 inch length for tassel of Hat (Always bend end of wire back over 3 strands of yarn).
Frame for Body: Cut wire coat hanger in half. Use ½ for both legs. Trim and shape evenly. Bend other half over Leg section and bend again 3 inches above to form Body and upper Arm. Bind upper and lower sections together very firmly with fine wire or "Aunt Lydia's" Carpet and Button thread.
To Shape Santa: With completely threaded 18 inch length of Arm section wire, fasten center section of wire to center of Body frame. Wind round and round frame wire to form Left Shoulder and Arm. (Approximately 3½ inches will be free for movable arm). Wind other half of yarn threaded wire round and round to frame wire to form Right Shoulder and Arm. Fasten 52 inch length of yarn threaded wire under one Arm and wind 4 times around Body section, fasten at Leg section. Stuff Body with 2 sheets of tissue paper. Fasten center of 36 inch length of yarn threaded Leg wire to center of Body and wind round and round Leg of frame for Left Leg, then wind other half of yarn threaded wire to frame to form other Leg. Starting at top of Body in center back with fine wire, secure Body wires as follows: attach wire to 1st wire of Body section, * attach to next wire of body section, repeat from * until all wires have been secured. Attach White covered wire at lower edge as illustrated.
Head – Form a hook on one end of heavy household wire. With straight end of wire, pierce wire through Head, pulling wire completely through Head. Press hook into Head section. With straight end of wire, work wire down through Back of Santa, then up through Front section of Santa. Fasten wire securely at Neck. Attach 15 inch length of White covered wire to Head with fine wire. Attach 20 inch length of Crimson covered wire to Head with fine wire leaving 6 inch length of wire free for tassel of Hat. Attach 12 inch length of White covered wire at Neck.