Fabrics For Sewing A Doll

The Best Choices for Fabric & Stuffing for Cloth Dolls

Sewing a doll is one of a kind in many ways, but especially in the fabric doll patterns you use and in the materials used for constructing the body! Kids love texture and there are many methods to have texture in the doll patterns you are sewing! To create the doll's body, muslin is maybe the best choice of doll making material. Muslin lends an old-fashioned, hand-made look to a doll. Muslin also has the potential to create various skin color through tea or coffee staining. You can experiment with dunking your fabric in a sink full of diluted coffee or tea. Keep testing until one reaches the tone desired. Let it dry fully and "set" the stain to reach the finished appearance which you're trying for. Cotton fabrics are a great choice of doll making material for a different appearance of flesh shades as well. Stretchy material is better to stay away from since they usually make the dolly become ill shaped when tightly stuffed. And who would want an ill-shaped, lumpy doll?

You will find stuffing firmly is really vital to your finished doll's appearance. Stuffing firmly will help in avoiding wrinkles from places you do not want them and not having dimples. When you want a softer touch, utilize polyester batting which makes a very huggable dolly. Cotton creates a harder pack, and a much more resilient feel to the doll.

An important aspect to bear in mind when creating a lasting doll is to to hold the neck stable in order for the doll to keep her head held up! One method which is very successful is to take a little wood dowel, a little longer than the neck of the finished doll. Wrap the dowel tightly in numerous layers of stuffing. Push it into the neckline and tightly pack with additional stuffing.

You could also consider using a strip of cotton batting 2" X 20". Roll up the strip very tightly. Continue to roll it until it reaches the approximate diameter one wants for the neck when it is completed. Hand sew numerous times through the batting to keep it securely in place , then stuff it into the neckline.

One more good choice is a combination of the two options that were just mentioned. Take a q-tip or Popsicle stick and wrap it tightly with batting. It's not as sturdy as the " dowel stick, but it will definitely add strength to the doll's neck.

With either technique you pick, make certain you extend the support a bit below and above the actual finished neck length. This will optimize ones efforts to create a stable neck.

Sewing a doll is fun and rewarding. Make sure to your favorite from the many rag doll patterns available and picking the finest doll making fabric, stuffing your dolly well, and a strong stable neck all contribute to a finished product that's impressive and certain to stand up to hours of happy children's play in the days ahead.

by: JoAnn Gagnon

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