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doctorbeth · 1 year

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Raggedy Andy

As some of you who've been reading for some time know, in addition to stuffed animals, I also repair (and actually make) cloth dolls. This part of the hospital is rather specialized, mostly all cloth dolls, not ones with plastic parts or mobile eyes or hand knitted ones. My specialty is fabric (including faux fur, obviously), and that's the equipment I have. But that does mean I get a lot of Raggedies. Raggedy Anns, Raggedy Annes (the name spelling really matters!) and Raggedy Andys. Today, I thought I'd share a story of a small handmade Raggedy Andy.

Andy had been loved for over twenty years when his person asked her mom to please get him fixed up. He had had a lot of adventures, and clearly some serious accidents! Here are his diagnosis photos:

And this is what he looked like as a young doll:

You can see that he's lost his face, and his clothes. Even his sewn on shoes were wearing off. And he had more injuries to his limbs and torso. You can also see that Andy was custom made... his face and clothing were both different from commercial raggedies, as was his foot shape.

I couldn't match his original jacket fabric, so I recommended his family choose a fabric they'd like and send that to the hospital with him. In addition to new clothes, and a new face, and other wound repair, he was going to get his shoes recovered and supplemental stuffing. Once he was in the hospital, we also agreed to recover the blue part of his hat (as it was quite worn, which is hard to see in the photos.

It took a bit of time, but soon, Andy was feeling more like himself. Here he is with his wounds repaired, new face, new pants, and new shoes:

You can see the torso and arm wounds were repaired, but the face is new. His pants button on, but his shoes (now velour) are sewn in place.

And here's Andy all spiffy in his full new outfit, ready to fly home:

His family wrote when they saw the photos:

Oh my goodness this is fantastic!! He looks amazing. I cannot thank you enough!! I love his new face and his heart is still there. Thank you for salvaging all you could. His outfit is wonderful. Thank you Thank you!!

And when Andy made it home they said:

Andy arrived!! He looks amazing and just so incredible how he came back to life. I am so happy and cannot wait to surprise my daughter.

Amazing and just could cry. This is her most valued memory from childhood. Her Andy.

Thank you, thank you.

:-)

#cloth doll repair #raggedy ann #raggedy anne #raggedy andy #cloth dolls #raggedies #dolls #doll repair #doll #cloth doll #doll clothes

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isatesdesigns-blog · 6 months

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Finally finished Claude up. Got distracted this week with reorganizing one of my work spaces. But after that I designed his jacket, gave him some ears and found buckles for the jacket. So now Claude is complete unless I suddenly decide to add a belt or keep playing with hair styles (both things may happen)

I do love making custom dolls for niche fandoms

#custom doll #ooakartdoll #commissions open #claude vincent the secret of meyers #vincent the secret of meyers #cloth doll #fandom #fandomdoll #vtsom #vtsomclaude #ooakdoll #dollcreator #custom made #fandom culture #niche #niche fandom #ooak

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hardskeletondicks · 10 months

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Progress on the first doll I've ever made. He's a cloth doll with bead joints that I loosely based off of a video I saw on tiktok. His name is Goog and I've been working on him for about 2 months now.

(The link to said tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dLhRDY/ there's a part two on their page)

#not hetalia #sewing #dolls #doll making #cloth doll #jointed doll

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flappyfeet · 5 months

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she doesnt get much notes on here but idc, i love her 😊

#love #dolls #comfort object #therapy doll #empathy doll #cloth doll #dollblr #actually autistic

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blissfulpixie · 9 months

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blissfulpixie represents our quest for inner peace and happiness. It's the little elf that makes you smile and makes you feel every good moment in your life. We believe that when we dance in harmony with joy, we can create a more beautiful life.

#handmade #handmade doll #handmade toys #waldorfdoll #diy #baby doll #cloth doll #ragdoll #fashion dolls #dollmaker

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dollulus · 8 months

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Retro felt dolly I sewed + Clothes! Blythe doll's friend

#youtube #rag doll #cloth doll #felt doll #pig tails #yarn hair #diy #crafts #sewing #dolls #fashion dolls #retro #60's #dolly #dollies

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harhadoll · 2 months

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Can I call myself a dollmaker now? 8D

My first self made (poseable cloth art-) doll ever, it doesn’t have a name yet and I am still wondering if I should give it hair or accessories/clothes…

It was a fun project and can’t wait to start a next one! It was so nice to work on this while I watched something, something to so with my fingers.

Also keep myself off the social media, I am trying to fill my free time more with projects! And maybe some day I would be able to sell these if I feel like doing more of them xD

#art doll #creepy cute #cloth doll #selfmade #dollmaker #doll #creepy creature

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theriaultsdolls · 8 months

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Theriault’s September 23-24th Marquis Auction Weekend is Now Online! Featuring the Jonathan Green Collection on Saturday, September 23rd and the Chris Klemm Collection on Sunday, September 24th. In-person, online, telephone, and absentee bidding available. http://theriaults.com/events/

#doll #dolls #auction #september 23 #september 24 #plastic dolls #composition dolls #composition doll #effanbee #ideal #kathekruse #cloth doll #cloth dolls #collectibles #rare #vintage #retro

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thefaearealwaysamongyou · 4 months

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1st strand of hair for his scroinky doinky ass, many more to come

#cloth doll #jointed doll #clotth jointed doll #goog #that's his name btw #if you even care #sewing #hand sewing #handmade doll

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vothnthorvaldson-blog · 3 months

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Subjects most likely to be posted on my blog :

Lichens. Lots of lichens. Lichens are my main special interest ; I particularly love the Peltigera genus.

Myxomycetes, liverworts, mosses ;

Flowers, especially wild orchids ;

Fungi, animals ;

Pages from my comic (which does not have a permanent home right now, but temporarily (?) lives here https://comicfury.com/comicprofile.php?url=moonovermarsh;

Embroidery, various fiber arts;

Fabrics, patterns, sewing; Miniatures 1/12 to 1/6.

Edit March 22, 2024:

I made a secondary blog for fandoms, as I wish to keep this one mostly for my own nature-related content.

https://www.tumblr.com/vothnthorvaldsonfandomblog will be a mix of reblogs and my own content. My main fandoms are TES (Morrowind and Skyrim mostly, but not only) and Moomin . But I may also post about others that I'm either less involved into, or that are more niche.

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littlewalken · 1 year

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A pattern for an all fabric ball jointed doll I found wild and free on the web, attributed to a Maria F. If you have any more info on who made it please let me know so I can credit them.

#cloth doll #fabric doll #ball jointed doll #free pattern

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doctorbeth · 1 year

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A Romper Room Doll

Sometimes patients have had many and serious surgeries before they come to the hospital. Such was the case with this purple checked doll. She had been recovered at some point in the 80s, but now, as her person wrote "I think at this point, every area is a problem area." Here are her diagnosis photos:

And this is what she would have looked like originally (it isn't her, it's a twin):

Fortunately, I knew we could match her checks quite closely, but not her dress. Her person was fine with that though, she could have her own fashion sense. :-) We agreed that the doll would come to the hospital and I would remove her old layers, then add stuffing as needed, recover her, give her new hair, reembroider her smile, replace her button nose and eyes, and then give her a new dress. No spa for the doll.

Surgery proceeded and in due course, she was feeling much better and ready to make some fashion choices:

(her person's reaction was "Oh my gosh she is beautiful!!! She is exactly the same, just a much better version. Absolutely perfect! I am so glad I found you! ")

There were many fabrics to choose from (we were keeping the dress style the same). Velours and calicos and hearts:

White with pink dots (a flannel) was the chosen fabric. Soon, she was sporting her new dress and ready to fly home:

Her person wrote:

She is soooooo cute! Perfect, perfect, perfect! I love the dress. At first I wasn’t going to have you make it, but I’m sure glad I did. You’ve gone above and beyond the expectations I had!

But that wasn't the end of the story... the doll returned home just after Thanksgiving and her person wrote again:

I wanted you to know that I received my doll the day after thanksgiving. The pictures you sent were one thing, but when I saw her in person, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The details! The stitching! The extra little touches! When I had her recovered so many years ago, I could have cried. I think I actually did cry. She wasn’t my doll anymore and she looked like she would fall apart again. Not only have you restored to to what she originally was, you have also made her look indestructible. You are like a fairy godmother. The world needs more special people in it like you! I honestly can’t say thank you enough.

And one last note... when I started making dolls, I made lots of fairy godmothers, because I thought everyone should have a fairy godmother -- I even had it as the logo for the dolls I made! So for someone to say what I do is "like a fairy godmother"... well it's one of the nicest things anyone could ever say.

I hope all of you have your dreams come true... with or without fairy godmothers.

#doll repair #doll hospital #cloth doll #cloth doll repair #romper room doll #cloth doll hospital #doll clothes

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blackdollenthusiast · 4 months

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Woman of Light