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Raggedy Ann/ Andy hair
In article , Butterflywings
wrote: Try # 4 After mumbleity mumble years, I'm working on DD's RaggedyAnn/Andy dolls. Thus my questions: When you 'do' the hair, how close do you put it together (they only say 3 rows--but that looks sparse to me), AND do you cut the yarn or leave it in loops? Don't say "it's up to me" cause it's been AGES since I've seen one, let alone make one.....((DD's first pair literally fell apart--she's finally threw the rest away when she heard these are almost done )) I'm wrapping the yarn around cardboard, sewing in the middle (where I left the space open), sliding it off, and sewing it onto the doll's head. Sure beats hand sewing the yarn onto the doll. Any and all help is appreciated. Butterfly I made my DD a doll similar to RA a few years back and all I can really say is that if you think the doll will get LOTS of lovin' to not cut the yarn if you can help it. Maybe I bought funny yarn, but after two years of being "loved" the cut yarn ends went frizzy and pill-y. For her 'do, I cut long lengths of yarn, folded the bulk in half to determine the center and then stitched it to her head by hand, using IIRC, a backstitch/running stitch (I went over my stitches a zillion times to make sure it wouldn't fall out later!). Then I trimmed the ends even and set my girly to work braiding her hair. Finally, after she braided it, I sewed a bow to the ends so the braids wouldn't come undone. It actually looked really cute - my girly had the same hairstyle back then and they looked like twins! Even down to the "hair color!" Wow! talk about a flashback - that was nearly 10 years ago! Now my girly plays with Bratz ... *sigh* ... I sure wish she'd go back to regular dolls. The doll I made her still sits on her bed, though and STILL gets regular lovin's! -- Happy quilting & quilty hugs!! Connie I've started a FREE eZine ... and I've posted *LOTS* of free applique patterns! Check it out! http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com/ ----- It's BACK!! AND they APOLOGIZED! LOL! |
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Raggedy Ann/ Andy hair
Here is a Raggedy Ann, dancing with her friend!
http://tinyurl.com/2cycqy NAYY. You can click on 'close view' and REALLY see how Ann usually styles her hair. NAYY. MY little Raggedy Ann is about 12" tall. Her hair is MOSTLY cut straight, except for her cowlick! She has one area where the strands are a straight but longer, with some uncut loops! We will keep it like this ... no extreme make-over for this family. Grins, PAT and Ann in Virginia Butterflywings wrote: Try # 4 After mumbleity mumble years, I'm working on DD's RaggedyAnn/Andy dolls. Thus my questions: When you 'do' the hair, how close do you put it together (they only say 3 rows--but that looks sparse to me), AND do you cut the yarn or leave it in loops? |
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Raggedy Ann/ Andy hair
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says... Try # 4 After mumbleity mumble years, I'm working on DD's RaggedyAnn/Andy dolls. Thus my questions: When you 'do' the hair, how close do you put it together (they only say 3 rows--but that looks sparse to me), AND do you cut the yarn or leave it in loops? Don't say "it's up to me" cause it's been AGES since I've seen one, let alone make one.....((DD's first pair literally fell apart--she's finally threw the rest away when she heard these are almost done )) I'm wrapping the yarn around cardboard, sewing in the middle (where I left the space open), sliding it off, and sewing it onto the doll's head. Sure beats hand sewing the yarn onto the doll. Any and all help is appreciated. Butterfly When I made these Raggedy Ann and Andy...I left Ann's hair in loops and cut the hair. Pics are here.... http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...84882082PJgQRE Good luck Jennifer Edmonton, Alberta |
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Raggedy Ann/ Andy hair
In article , jennifero_62
@nospamyahoo.com says... In article , says... Try # 4 After mumbleity mumble years, I'm working on DD's RaggedyAnn/Andy dolls. Thus my questions: When you 'do' the hair, how close do you put it together (they only say 3 rows--but that looks sparse to me), AND do you cut the yarn or leave it in loops? Don't say "it's up to me" cause it's been AGES since I've seen one, let alone make one.....((DD's first pair literally fell apart--she's finally threw the rest away when she heard these are almost done )) I'm wrapping the yarn around cardboard, sewing in the middle (where I left the space open), sliding it off, and sewing it onto the doll's head. Sure beats hand sewing the yarn onto the doll. Any and all help is appreciated. Butterfly When I made these Raggedy Ann and Andy...I left Ann's hair in loops and cut the hair. Pics are here.... Oops....I meant to say I cut Andy's hair and left Ann's hair in loops. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...84882082PJgQRE Good luck Jennifer Edmonton, Alberta |
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