Dollmaking Techniques - through pictures -

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* Hand *

1 Trace the hand's pattern on the thin paper, put the stretch cotton between them.

2 Sew along the seam lines with a sewing machine.

3 Take the papers off.

4 Cut off around them leaving minimum allowance.

5 Turn them right side out.

6 Prepare some cotton, wire and pliers.

7 Wind some cotton around the wire. Make 10 for fingers.

8 Form like a hand and fix the wrist with thread.

9 Sew the arms and turn. Put(8) through the arms.

Sew and pull around the wrists, fix with glue.

10 Stuff excelsior in it firmly.

11 Put some cotton around the fingers to make hands.

12 Make small cotton balls and fix them at the elbows with glue.

(It is no need when the doll has long sleeve dress on.)

13 Put cotton around arms a little.

14 Cover them with (5) like gloves.

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* Foot *

1 Sew the legs leaving the toes open.

2 Sew the toes.

3 Put a thick wire into a leg and stuff excelsior into it tightly.

4 Cut wires and wind cotton around them to make foot-fingers.

5 Make holes, push the wire into it putting some glue.

6 Feet bases.

7 Put some cotton around fingers to form.

8 Put cotton around legs a little.

9 Same as a hand, trace the pattern for toes on a thin paper.
Place stretch cotton between the papers.

10 Sew with a sewing machine.

11 Take the papers off.

12 Cut the excess fabrics like the picture.

13 Turn it right side out, cover the legs with it.
Pulling them not to make some creases, pin and cut off the excess fabrics .

14 Sew it like the picture.

15 Stitch between fingers to make toes good.

16 Finished.


TO "Head & Face"

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