PreBlogging

Prior to you begin to remove or stitch anything always, preshrink the fabric trimmings and notions. Use a laundry bag or stocking to hold trimmings and prevent them from tangling. Use temperature setting on the optimal side of exactly what would ever be used for the type of material you are making use of. For instance, if you will be making a white doll blouse, make certain to preshrink in hot water just as someone would be apt to clean white clothes in hot water. Attempt to keep in mind that the entire doll might have to be laundered and use textiles that will all wash by the exact same approach.







Doll faces and yarn hair require to be secured when being washed. Cover the face and hair with an old knee hi stocking which has already been washed. The sock permits the water and detergent to clean the face and hair but prevents it from abrasive action which can mat the yarn hair and ultimately destroy hand embroidered features. You could even want to put the whole doll in a stocking so that it will not have the legs and arms drew in different directions throughout the wash and spin cycles.

Pre-treat spots prior to washing the doll. Chap stick and lip stick are all a greasy mess on an embroidered face. Use your favorite stain pre-treatment prior to you wash the doll being sure to not go beyond the time and quantity in the directions on the pre-treatment.

Leather and un-washable trim may be part of the doll body. If you are in doubt about any part of the doll being washable, take the doll to your closest dry cleaner. They have thrifty plans that aren't going to cost you the broken heart that destroying the doll will cost.