Basic doll / Materials and tools

Please refer to materials page too.

Materials of doll

• Cloth for bases.
  I use cheap cotton cloth which is rougher than broadcloth.
  A doll of cheap cotton is fatter than broadcloth doll only a little.
• Stretch fabric for skin.
• Cloth for base of neck. I use cotton flannel.
  Soft and thick cloth is good ... towel, wool, or fleece.
• Cloth for lining of arm and ear.
  I use cotton lawn. Thin cloth is OK.
• An applicator cotton for nose.
• Stick is the bone of neck. I use bamboo chopstick.
• Polyester fiberfill.
• Cotton batting.
• Woolen yarn.

Fiberfill, cotton batting,
yarn, applicator, bamboo stick,
white stretch fabric, stretch fabric of skin color, cotton lawn, cheap cotton cloth, cotton flannel.

Tools

• Sewing kit (sewing machine, needles, scissors, awl, chalk, and so on).
  If you don't use a sewing machine, hand-sew with small back stitches.
• Threads.
  • Ordinary thread for base sewing. I use polyester. But silk is better.
  • Thick thread for jointing.
  • Silk or nylon thread of the same color as skin.
• Tacky glue.
• Big stick for stuffing.
• Thin stick (like a knitting needle) for turning.
• Acrylic colors and small brush. I use Ceramcoat.
• Rouge for cheeks.
• Scale and rule.

Glue, brushes, powder rouge, threads,
colors, needles,
palette,
marker, pencil, chalk, ripper, awl, scissors, sticks.