Fixing the leg

Since I didn’t know how I was going to fix the arm, I figured I’d do the easy part first and patch up the leg. The rest of the body is remarkably tight and supple. Sure, she’s got some staining, but she’s otherwise a lot more solid than many of my other girls.

It took a few hours to work my way around the leg because I didn’t want to lose any of the stuffing. There’s sawdust in most of the leg, but thankfully the top part was stuffed with excelsior near the top joint. That made my little job a lot easier while giving me time to figure out how I was going to fix the arm.

I used the broken arm to help hold the leg in place. This bit was so easy, I forgot to take pics. I need to work on rounding the edges on the patches. That’ll be on my next project. One of the dolls near this one in my display has been leaking sawdust just sitting there. When I lifted her dress to see what was going on, I discovered a lot of rips.

Anyway, on this girl, I just cut patches, shoved the excelsior back in the wound and bandaged her back up. Nice and simple. Trouble didn’t strike until I started working on the arm. But that’s another entry…

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