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How to Make This Waldorf-Inspired Doll!

May 23, 2009 20:44

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impossibleway May 24 2009, 17:28:04 UTC

Thanks for the instructions! I will file them away for when my little one is big enough to play with a doll. :-)

tabulimanzi July 23 2009, 22:19:46 UTC

I'm not a member of this group but I want to say THANK you for posting this I've wanted to get my daughters waldorf dolls for a long time but... 100 dollars for a doll?? Not for me even if we could afford it that is crazy(imo) so thank you so much!!

amberskyfire July 24 2009, 06:50:44 UTC

You are welcome! I admit, it's a lot of work. After making this one, I can totally understand selling them for that much. I'd want way more for it. It took me a few days to make it and that was hours put into it each day.

You appreciate them more when you make them yourself, though :)

Thank you! mothermedoula September 23 2009, 20:02:23 UTC

I saw your letter in this month's mothering mag.
thank you!!!! for your website.

I'm going to do this project.
I love it and I'm going to share it with other moms I know.

liz

lovequote November 29 2009, 15:11:51 UTC

Very cute.. and my daughter's initials are AES so I am definitely stealing the initials on the butt idea :)

I am definitely joining this community. I'm only sorry I never saw it before! I have so much to go through and read!

This is a great pattern! altarflame April 26 2010, 20:37:02 UTC

In step 4, am I sewing an x on the intersection in the front or in the back of the head?

Re: This is a great pattern! amberskyfire April 26 2010, 21:24:19 UTC

The Xs are on either SIDE of the head, not the front or back. Hope that helps :)

Re: This is a great pattern! altarflame April 26 2010, 22:58:58 UTC

1. OOOOOOOoooooOOOOh! That makes a ton more sense!!!

(an hour later)

2. Um...Ok. I'm having a serious problem, I'm starting to think it's impossible to do the x-sewing. I am not a great sewer. I crochet and knit really well, but sewing always gets me to this point of frustration where I want to gouge my eyes out, and that is where I'm at now. Basically I only have two kinds of hand sewing needles in this house- yarn darning needles, that are too blunt to go through so much thick fabric, and quilting needles, which are too thin and fragile to force through so much fabric without them snapping in half. Is there some sort of mid-grade thickness needle that actually makes this possible?? In both instance I've tried (...repeatedly :x) I have no idea how I'm supposed to grip the slippery stuck needle hard enough to actually make it come through.

I'm sorry I am so dense, and understand completely if you don't have time to deal with my nonsense.

Re: This is a great pattern! amberskyfire April 26 2010, 23:01:55 UTC

No, that's okay :) I used a regular sewing needle and didn't have any trouble at all, but if you find it's not working with a sewing needle, you might be able to try an upholstry needle. You can also get curved upholstry needles which would make making the X a little easier.

They look like this:
http://www.ashburn-upholstery.co.uk/images/165%20curved%20needles.jpg

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