Materials required are: Cloth
Thread
Filling (wool, cotton, or polyester fiber)
Scissors
Needle
Patterns
Sewing machine (optional)
Choose your fabric and designs in step 1. Choose a soft, long-lasting fabric for the body, such cotton or linen. You can make your own pattern or use one that is already made. The body, arms, and legs’ shapes should all be represented in the pattern.
3. Sew the body together. Sew the front and back body parts together with right sides together, leaving a tiny space for twisting and stuffing. Fill the body after turning it right side out.
The arms and legs are sewn in Step 4. Sew the arm and leg pieces together with the right sides facing out, leaving a small opening for twisting and stuffing. Place filling inside the arms and legs after turning them right side out.
Create the doll hands in step six. Cut two hands out of coordinating fabric. Sew along the edges, leaving a small gap for turning, with the right sides together. Fill the hand after turning it over on its right side. Whip stitch the aperture closed and connect to the arms.
Step 8 is to join the head and body. Use the whip stitch to attach the head to the body.
To make doll hands, perform the following steps:
Cut out two hand shapes from coordinating fabric,
Right sides together, sew around the edges, leaving a small opening for turning,
Turn the hand right side out, stuff with stuffing,
Sew the opening shut, and
Attach to the arms using a whip stitch. Making a Doll Head: Instructions
These steps should be used to create a doll head: Cut out the head form from the fabric, sew the front and back parts together, leaving a tiny opening for turning and stuffing, turn the head inside out, stuff with stuffing, close the opening, and add face details with embroidery or fabric paints/markers. Making a Rag Doll Face: A How-To To create a rag doll face, perform the following: Draw the facial characteristics on the fabric using embroidery or fabric paints or markers, then embroider the finer details like the eyes, nose, and mouth with thread. Learn how to dye Barbie’s skin. To colour Barbie’s skin, do as follows: The doll should be dressed in only its underwear and placed in a bowl of warm water.
• Stir in a little quantity of fabric dye to the water. The doll should be submerged in water and let to soak for 5–10 minutes. Before dressing the doll, rinse it in lukewarm water and allow it to air dry fully.