How Do You Make Cloth Doll Joints?
Three common and easy-to-make cloth doll joints are the box-stitch joint, which involves sewing a long, thin box for bendable elbows and knees, and the button and saddle-stitch joints, used to create movable arms and legs. Use these joints to make a cloth doll or to repair or restore a worn favorite. Decide where on the cloth doll you want the joints placed. Flatten the joint area to separate the fill. Start a line of stitching at 10 stitches per inch across the joint. Stop at the end and pivot on the needle. Take two stitches at a right angle to your first stitch line. Pivot again and sew another line parallel to the first. Pivot again and secure with a back tack. Seal the tops of the doll’s arms. Choose buttons that cover 90 percent of the tops of the arms. The bigger the arms, the bigger the buttons. Place one button on each shoulder. Use a double strand of heavy-duty thread on a long doll-making needle. You’ll be sewing through both buttons with each needle pass. Begin to stitch th
