Here is a Depression-era sock doll with some wire around its neck, now in the collection of Jim Linderman. I think it behooves everyone with equity investments to at least review the technique for constructing such a doll, minus the wire, which you will in any case need to trade to the scrappers for a moldy bean or some such.
Sock Doll Make-Do Depression Doll [dulltooldimbulb]
Cut the toe off for the arms, snip for the legs. That's basically it: How To Make A Sock Doll [karensvariety.com]
