Does anyone have a suggestion for weighting a doll? Meaning when I stuff a doll with polyfill I would also like to stuff it with weights to make it feel more real. I have used plastic pellets, but I'm looking for something with a little more weight because the plastic pellets are just not giving it enough weight.
I have been told to use "fishing weights", but I don't want to use them because they are made with lead. The only weights that I have found without lead are not heavy enough. I will need to use several in order to get the doll heavy enough. Please if anyone has suggestions please send them to me. Any and all suggestions welcome. Thanks.
By mholley from Lawrenceville, GA
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Try filling the doll with unpopped popcorn. I have a crocheted animal that has the bottom stuffed with the kernels. Works great!
My advice is not to use food - it will eventually rot, and could be eaten by such things as weevils, and even mice. Instead, use pellets made for the purpose. For instance, in UK, Little Oke Dolls sell 'Glorex Pellets' in various weights and sizes, and I would expect them to be available in the US.
Hi since this was all posted. Has anybody come up with any new ideas? I have a vacuum sealer I was going to vacuum seal some beans but not really vacuum it but just seals the bag all the way around. I thought that would be a lot better than pantyhose or something like that. But I'm leaning towards fish gravel now I just don't want anything to burst open and then somebody eats it
How about dried beans?
Can you use pea gravel. It won't collect bugs or decay. Its probably cheaper to buy.
Dried peas or lentils. Also, just so you know, there are non-lead fishing sinkers available which are made from either steel, brass or tungsten.
I make fabric snowmen and only use kitty litter. It holds it's shape and work great. I don't like using dried beans or rice because being food it could draw mice.
I suggest using rice like a few of the other posters did. By the way, we are neighbors, I live in Monroe! Small world!
I suggest rice or dried beans put into a small plastic bag. (ziplock). I haven't had a problem with bugs or mice even without the plastic bags.
Never use food items like rice, beans, popcorn, they attract bugs and vermin and eventually will rot. Sometimes they even contain insect eggs that could hatch. Try the marbles or stones used in vases, aquarium pebbles, washed and dried pebbles from your own yard, pea gravel, or non-dyed aquarium gravel.
Try decorative gravel or aquarium sand? Michaels and other craft stores often sell "polished" (well varnished anyway) small stones, about dried bean size that might work well.
If your worried about bugs in the rice, wheat or beans, throw the grains in the freezer for up to 30 days (30 to 60 days is ideal) and any bugs or bug eggs are supposed to be killed by the cold. We use a similar idea to store grains for long term storage and were told this was the best way to keep flour, rice and other items from getting those pesky flour beetles in them.
how about marbles you can get at dollar store real cheap. ;)
Im 8 years late but i agree
Try going to your local farm store and buying buckwheat. Usually sells from a bin and you buy what you need. I use this for all of my therapy heating bags. Never use marbles and such, if the doll ever splits open it is a choking danger.
Go here she has an amazing step by step tutorial hope this helps;)
theynevergrowupnursery.blogspot.com/
This tutorial is for reborn dolls, which is different from cloth dolls.
Rice is u answer it gives it enough wait and it doesn't have led
I found that using fish tank gravel inside knee high stockings worked well for the bottom trunk of the doll and then using plastic pellets for the mid-trunk and poly fill for the upper worked well. I easily got a 20 doll to 6lb
Why not play sand?
Well I do good with baby dolls I usually make them too the way I weight them is glass beads and fluf and for the head I put glass beads and fluff in a bag and
All great suggestions I have one question what can be used to put the weights in so in crocheted toys it doesnt work its way out?
I have cut up panty hose and used that to keep the stuffing from showing in crocheted dolls. It would hold material for weights too.
You could use those little chiffon draw string gift bags to hold weights or those mesh bag that come with soap tablets for laundrey ?
Use silicone bra fillers. Gives them weight and makes the belly feel real.
Glass beads~they are found on reborn doll sites such as ~ dollsbysandie.com or bountifulbaby.com
I am having the same problem.
I dont want to use anything that will bring bugs or mice. And I am making bunnys for 6 month old and a 1, 1/2 year old.
If you stuff with snipped up clothes you get more weight than polyester fill, might not be as much as you are looking for but it gives more weight than you'd think
Sand works too.
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