separate fiberfill idea for hands before stuffing doll

timetraveler1 · Post by **timetraveler1** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:52 pm

i had an idea i think it might be easier to take a pair of gloves (remember match the glove size with the dolls hand size ) i was thinking that a person could take thick wire (10?) gauge loop the end so no poke throughs fill all around the wire in the glove with fiberfill , pack the inside palm and hand area all with fiberfill tie off the wrist area . for gloves maybe jersey gloves . fill the inside of doll skin hand area with talcum powder to maybe slip glove in easier ? (if fingers are packed to tight they can be squished down some and reformed to get glove to fit in the doll skin hand . doing it all carefully not to damage the dolls skin .
anyway this is just an idea .
I know i could have put it in the inventors corner but am afraid it may get lost in the shuffle but here people that are interested in latex dolls may find it useful .
the reason i am mentioning this glove fill idea is because i have done the latex doll filling with fiberfill and it's not easy my hand is probably smaller then some mens hand and to get it through the dolls neck and into the narrow arm of the doll to try to fill the hands is quit a job , this may make it easier . hopefully!

Aerial · Post by **Aerial** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:15 pm

If your own hands are too small or short, why didn't you simply turn the doll arm inside-out except the hand part to stuff the wadding in? After the hand is filled, you can continue with the rest and do the torso last.

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:51 pm

I recently sculpted a hand out of foam. Cut it out slightly larger than the dolls hand . Doing as the above member suggests turning inside out except the hand, you can cut out your hand in two parts using two thin layers of foam. It requires some skill with foam sxulpting . Once the two halves look the same line up the the wire inside one half with a dot of glue in each finger t, make sure not to let the wire too close to the tip, or you may get finger pokes. Once the skeleton is lined up, pic your desired adhesive and place it on the non metal frame side. Than press the two parts together , let them set under a heavy flat surface a bit. Carefully insert this into the dolls fingers. One by one with the blunt end of a skewer

timetraveler1 · Post by **timetraveler1** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:04 am

Good idea's ...yar ... genious !!

in the future i will try stuffing the fingers this way . as far as foam sculpting that may be another time , but would be interesting to try some time .