Stone Eyes

Picture Documentation for doll making web site:

Tutorial Steps:

Step 21

Use a little tacky glue to anchor one end of the batting to the armature.

Step 22

Wind the strip of batting all the way up the limbs like you were wrapping a mummy.

In this way, cover all the limbs and torso with one layer of batting.

Step 24

With a needle and thread, take a lot of random stitches all over the batting to stabilize it and secure it to itself.

Step 25

Use extra-strong button thread and a large strong needle for all hand-stitching on the figure. I've used contrasting thread for the demo, but otherwise use matching thread.

Step 26

You can see that the stitches are large and random.

Step 27

Wind more batting around the torso until you build up the chest, hips, and waist. Once it's the shape you want, take big anchoring stitches all over the torso too.

Step 28

Cut a strip of non-ravel fabric (felt, robe velour,suede-cloth) and start to wrap the limbs like a mummy, as you did before, but very tightly this time.

Taking a stitch or two in the fabric strip (sewing it to itself or to the underlying batting) will help anchor the end as you pull and wrap tightly.

Step 30

Continue cutting strips and wrapping until the whole figure is mummy-wrapped.