Well the old girl has recuperated and is ready to be strung. You may have noticed that when she was originally strung she had long wires attached to the crown of her head, running down through her body and through her legs…well, I’m going to restring her a bit differently, my reasons are; the wire […]
I like to keep several dolls going at once (I have a short attention span and I’m easily bored…maybe someday I’ll grow out of it, but I doubt it) I got this poor dolly at auction. She is a Schoenhut.
This poor girl had no nose or mouth, they had been completely carved off. I can’t […]
Hello! While you were out gallivanting around and having a big ole time I’ve been busy cleaning this dolly’s face. As I said earlier, I like to use a gentle white toothpaste and a very soft bristled toothbrush to clean bisque. Just be sure to wash off residue. She looks ever so much better now […]
Because the elastic is old and brittle and has lost its elasticity, the arms will have to be handled in much the same way as the knees. Gently separate the elbow from the lower arm.
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Since the hole in the ball is so tiny I’m simply going to tie a knot, (I’m a fan of fast […]
Here are just a few of the items and tools I use to repair dolls. You MUST have a pair of needle nose pliers. I use a Paasche VL airbrush and I’ve been very happy with it. I will explain many of the other items as I use them. A clean work surface and […]
After I have undressed the doll, I carefully clip apart the old stringing elastic, then I pack bubble wrap around her bisque head then put it, and all her clothing items and body parts into a small box. I mark the box with the name of the owner, that way I don’t get any […]
Floradora is wearing her original, factory made outfit. This type of doll was usually fairly inexpensive, so the outfits often didn’t have buttons or snaps, they were sewn on instead. This doll is no exception, I had to gently cut open the stitches that kept her outfit closed. Her underclothes have also been […]
Her eyes are stationary and have come out plaster and all, this is very easy to fix, I’ll just glue the whole piece back in. However, I’m going to wait until after I clean up her face. You want to keep liquid away from the eye openings when the eyes are still intact…otherwise, you may […]
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…Poor Floradora!
This little bisque just arrived today and as you can see she has some issues. Her legs have come apart at the knees and her eyes have fallen back in her head. She has no wig. I haven’t undressed her yet, but […]
Here are a few of my patients. Some of them have been started, some not, some are nearly finished. I like to work on several dolls at the same time, it helps me get in the zone. I may spend one whole day just chipping off loose paint or sanding or filling cracks. The […]
