This doll's hair was sooooo wonky and long that I trimmed it to make it look better. Sometimes I trim the hair, sometimes I don't. This isn't some wonderfully, fantastic doll, it's supposed to be whacked! Don't worry about perfection on this one! Hand stitch the hair in place along the stitching line on the yarn. Sorry about the fuzzy photo, if you look closely you can see the white stitching line that goes through the yarn to secure it. Slip the yarn off your hand and use your sewing machine on a straight stitch to sew right through the middle of your yarn. The more open your hand is, the longer the strands of 'hair' you will have. Wrap about 10 wraps of Lion Brand Fun Fur (or whatever yarn you have in your stash) around you hand. Do the neatest job you can sewing up the seam. The photos I took of stitching up the open seam were terrible! Sorry about that. (And for the dolls clothing it might be best to stick with either solids or prints that are scaled to the size of the doll. A size 3.5 mm hook and dk weight will work too. Sew your cloth doll from brand new felt or sew a rag doll to use up those smaller scraps of fabric (and scraps of trimmings like lace and ribbon) you may have leftover from other projects - particularly for the dolls clothing. 4 mm crochet hook (or whatever size is needed to meet gauge). Stuff! I use some poly fill, but you can take apart an old stuffed animal and re-use the stuffing, or use pieces of quilt batting. Approximately 80-100 total yds of size 4 yarn of choice. I use a tube to help turning it right side out, but using a dowel or the eraser end of a pencil works fine, too. Im a fan of rotary cutters, but not when the curves are this tight All cut out. I also trim really close to the outside curving seams (you can see how close I clipped the seam around the head.) Pin your pattern and cut out with scissors. I clip everywhere there is an inside seam so rounded seams are smoother when you are done stuffing. You can see the little clips on the inside seams. Sew all the way around the doll and clip the seams. It makes it easier to sew around the curves smoothly. Set your stitch length to 1.5 (or whatever a small stitch length is on your machine). Also, I wrote my own poem for the doll since dammit dammit doesn’t always fit the person or occasion.'. Place the pattern on your chosen fabric and trace around it with a fabric marker or pencil. Use the printed pattern to cut two identical pieces of fabric. Ensure that the pattern is printed to scale and that the dimensions are accurate. You can do it after, no worries, but it's easier when you don't have to bury the knot. 5 out of 5 stars 'Awesome pattern and a great result My only option was to lengthen the arms to 4 for a better balance. Start by printing the Free Printable Dammit Doll Pattern. Transfer the marks to the upper arm so you don't sew there.ĭammit! I forgot to sew on the face before I started sewing! It's easiest to sew the eyes and mouth on before you sew the doll together. I'm a fan of rotary cutters, but not when the curves are this tight!Īll cut out. Pin your pattern and cut out with scissors.
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