making fabric dolls--need help

Don't know if anyone can help me, but I am having a problem making
fabric dolls; when I make the head part (I use cotton muslin fabric
usually), after I stuff the head, I can't seem to get a smoothe
chin-line, without bunching of fabric, when I sew the two pieces of
fabric together. I have tried stuffing it very tightly but almost
invariably I get puckering and bunching around the chin and jawline
where the seam is. I make dolls with very beautiful faces and the
unsmooth line around the chin ruins the whole effect, making them look
like old ladies with wrinkles at the seamline. Any suggestions?

Please email me at and you can visit my website
at: http://www.gentlebreezeart.com

I don't have my dolls up at the website yet (still trying to work out
the bugs!) but I have watercolor prints and greeting cards.

Try The Cloth Doll Bulletin Board
http://www.wwvisions.com/craftbb/dolls.html

And other cloth doll sites on the net.



On 28 Jul 2003 10:29:57 -0700, (John) wrote:

Don't know if anyone can help me, but I am having a problem making
fabric dolls; when I make the head part (I use cotton muslin fabric
usually), after I stuff the head, I can't seem to get a smoothe
chin-line, without bunching of fabric, when I sew the two pieces of
fabric together. I have tried stuffing it very tightly but almost
invariably I get puckering and bunching around the chin and jawline
where the seam is. I make dolls with very beautiful faces and the
unsmooth line around the chin ruins the whole effect, making them look
like old ladies with wrinkles at the seamline. Any suggestions?

Please email me at and you can visit my website
at: http://www.gentlebreezeart.com

I don't have my dolls up at the website yet (still trying to work out
the bugs!) but I have watercolor prints and greeting cards.