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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
for 23" Fashion Lady Dolls
When preparing greenware, cut the leg openings
from the buttocks to the
top of the flat area indicated on the torso.
Leave the crotch intact.
Cut the arm openings to almost one inch
across. You will need to cut
out under the arm into the torso for the
straight arms.
FABRICS AND SUPPLIES
½ yd. broadcloth----leg/arm tubes
6 inch flexible appliance tubing (half inch
exterior measurement)
12 inch long piece of 1/4 inch dowel
(or stuffing stick)
Tape
Polyfil
Hot glue gun
Two 23 inch lengths of #12 Romex electrical
wire
22-gauge floral wire (green wire on paddle)
20mm shoulderplate connector
Felt or mole skin for the head/body contact
area
Needle nose pliers
Hemostats (surgical clamping forceps)
BODY CONSTRUCTION
1. Sew
1/4 inch casings on each end of the arm/leg tubes.
2.
Fold tubes on the fold line, and sew the tube seam starting
and stopping at the dots. Backstitch
at the
beginning and end of the seams.
3. Turn tubes right side
out.
DOLL ASSEMBLY
After setting eyes and lashes, glue a piece
of felt or moleskin to the
neck area of the torso, leaving a hole to
attach the connector. Attach
head using shoulderplate connector.
To do this, run a double length of
dental floss or heavy thread through the
loop on the connector; drop
ends of the thread through the top of the
head, through the neck, and
down through the torso, exiting through
a leg opening. Pull the threads
tight, drawing down the shoulderplate loop.
Using the pliers or
hemostat, insert the cotter pin through
the armhole into the loop.
Remove cord.
Take the appliance tubing and insert the
dowel through it. This is to
keep the tube straight and from getting
flattened while stuffing the
leg. Place the tube inside the leg
with the hole in the sole, making
sure to keep it centered, and hot glue in
place. It may be easier to
run a quantity of hot glue inside the hole
from the outside, and then
place the tube in the leg. Allow
the tube to protrude from the sole if
the hole is large enough. Keeping
the dowel inside the tube, take one
piece of the Romex wire and run it down
the leg as far as it will go.
Keeping both tube and wire centered, stuff
polyfil firmly to the top of
the leg. Take the second piece of
Romex and insert all the way into the
other leg. You will need to
bend it to conform to the leg shape. Keep
it centered and stuff firmly with polyfil.
Wrap each leg with bubble
wrap or socks to keep them from banging
together while assembling the
body. Run a doubled length of
floral wire through each arm and leg
casing, leaving enough extra at each end
to make about a half inch long
twisted tail when the porcelain is attached.
Attach the legs to the
casings, making sure that the opening in
the fabric is to the back of
the leg. Twist the wire ends snuggly,
using the needle nose pliers.
Cut the twisted end to about ½ inch
long and tuck up over the top of the
leg. Pull the body tube up over
the wire as far as it will go, and
wrap a piece of tape around it to hold in
place while inserting it into
the torso. Insert the Romex from the
left leg through the torso and out
through the right armhole. Insert
the right leg wire through the torso
and out the left armhole, so that the wires
cross inside the torso.
Remove the tape. Insert the arm wire
inside each arm as far as it will
go, and check length. The arm
should fit the cloth without being
either too tight or too loose. If
length is correct, put a bit of hot
glue inside the arm and insert the Romex.
Fill remaining space in the
porcelain with polyfil, then attach the
arm to the cloth tube. Twist
the wire and tuck it inside the porcelain
like you did with the legs.
Using the stuffing stick or hemostat, stuff
the cloth portion of the
arm, down inside the top of the torso as
much as you can. Stuff arms
before doing the legs, or it will be very
difficult to do so, especially
with the full length arm. Stitch
up the arm opening. Using the
hemostat or stuffing tool, push as much
polyfil as you can up into the
torso through the leg openings until the
body is firm and the leg
openings are full. Stitch up the leg
openings. If there is an
unfinished edge where the wire attachment
is, cover with flat ¼ inch
lace or other trim. Your doll is now
ready to place on a stand. If
there is tubing projecting from the foot,
trim flat with the shoe sole
using an exacto knife of other sharp blade.
Wooden stands should be
about 8 inches in diameter. Drill
the hole for a ¼ inch dowel. Make it
off center so the doll will be centered
on the stand when finished. You
can place the doll on the base to determine
where you want her to stand,
and mark the drilling spot with a pencil.
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