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Using Coil Screws | ||
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the diameter of the hole in your doll's head, body, arm, or leg. Convert
inches to millimeters if necessary. Carefully screw the coil into the hole and attach to the body, head, and/or limbs. |
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To
Fit Hole |
Order
Size |
To
Fit Hole |
Order
Size |
To
Fit Hole |
Order
Size |
| 7/16" |
12 mm |
1" |
25 mm |
1
9/16" |
40 mm |
| 9/16" |
15 mm |
1
1/8" |
28 mm |
1
3/4" |
45 mm |
| 5/8" |
16 mm |
1
1/4" |
30 mm |
2
3/16" |
55 mm |
| 11/16" |
17 mm |
1
3/8" |
36 mm |
2
5/8" |
65 mm |
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3/4" |
20 mm |
| Setting armature in a Porcelain doll using Gapoxio | |
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Simply mix a small amount of Gapoxio and press into the porcelain opening in your doll's arm or leg. Insert armature pin or "eye" screw or coil. Let harden. String doll as usual. |
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Useful
to securely attach a doll's head to the shoulder plate. Measure the doll's neck, edge to edge (not circumference) and convert to mm for size. The pictured doll's neck measures 1 3/16", which converts to 30.16mm. The connector used is 30mm, and makes a perfect fit |
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| Push down on the spring and slip a twist-tie or wire through the "eye", as shown here. | ||
| Place the wooden connection through the hole in the doll's head, button side down | ||
| The twist-tie or wire helps guide the button placement into the doll's neck. | ||
| The button should fit comfortably into the neck and not slip through the hole. | ||
With the little
crossbar piece handy and holding the twist-tie, place the doll's head
upside down and slip the twist-tie through the hole in the shoulder
plate. |
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| Using the twist-tie, carefully pull the spring open and insert the crossbar. Ease the spring back in place. The crossbar is now snug against the inside of the shoulder plate. (Removing the twist-tie is optional) | ||
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Using
Wooden Neck Buttons
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These
are used to connect your dolls head to an all porcelain body. You can
use either an S-Hook or a Neck Hook with the neck button.
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Using Neck or S Hooks | |
| If using the Neck Hook, all you need to do is to close the straight end once the hook is placed through the hole in the button | ||
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using the S-hook, open up one end with a pliers, and insert the straight
end through the hole in the button. |
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Bend
the end and attach to the elastic strung through the body, and close
up the end entirely to secure the elastic to the hook. |
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| Using Non-pop (Teddy Bear) Joints | ||
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These are used to connect stuffed cloth arm, legs,or stuffed head to a stuffed cloth body to create a moveable joint. You can place the base flange into the arm, leg, head or body, although the body is preferable. | |
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The base flange with the post is placed inside the body, which has already been stuffed to the armhole level. A very, very small slit is made in the fabric if there is no side seam. If the body won't be seen, it's a good idea to put a bit of Fray-check around the slit. You may also want to make a small "pad" of doubled fabric with a slit in it and put this on the flange before putting the flange in the body. | |
| Once the post is worked through your slit, add small bits of stuffing around the plastic base to soften the contours. |  |
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| Take the middle "washer" and place it over the post on the outside of the body. Finish stuffing the body. | ||
| Take the arm (or leg or head) and match up to the body for placement. Mark the spot where the post from the flange would enter the fabric. | ||
| Make a slit in the arm fabric, if necessary. Stuff the arm up to the point where the post will enter. Turning the arm partially inside out, push the post through the fabric. Once the placement is where you want it then push the last washer over the post, pushing down until it meets the washer. | ||
| DO NOT push this last washer down until you are sure it's where you want it because this waher is NOT removable once it's in place. It "snap-locks" closed | ||
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