Doll Repair - How to Restring/Repair an 8" Madame Alexander Doll
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2021
- Hello! Welcome to Jolly Molly TV! Come learn how to restring/repair an 8" doll that has become loose with age. This technique will work for 7 to 8" Madame Alexander or Ginny/Vogue dolls and 12" Barbie dolls.
If you are in need of the Doll Rubber Bands used to make this repair, I have them available on my website:
etsy.com/shop/JollyMollyTV
I have combo packs of large and small bands as well as packs of just large and smalls separately.
Also, the two crochet hooks that I use in the video are size 6.0mm and 5.0mm.
I hope you enjoy this video and that it helps you repair your smaller dolls that have rubber bands. Please leave comments and questions below in the comment section. Also, let me know if there are any videos that you would like to see.
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I just wanted to take a moment to thank you so very much not only for your helpful, insightful video, but for sellling me the right rubber bands to fix my dolls. My mother started my collection after my birth in 1975. Now I’ve passed them along to my 7 year old daughter. 7 of the bunch are in much better repair now!
I am so happy that I was able to help you! I love to hear that the dolls are getting a second life and that your daughter is going to be able to enjoy them for many more years to come. Hugs!
Thanks to this video I was able to restring 3 Madame Alexander dolls that my mother gave me 50 years ago. This made them suitable to donate to a thrift shop that donates funds to help people achieve self-sufficiency. My mother would have been very pleased with this. Thanks for your help ❤
You are so welcome! I am so happy to hear that the dolls have a second chance at life now, your mother would be very, very pleased :-)
Thank you. This was easier than I thought it would be. The project had been sitting on my counter for months because I was anticipating sweating and swearing. No such thing. Now, Thailand girl is back having her head attached.
I am so happy that your doll is fixed and I was able to help!
Bless you for posting this!! I feel much more confident now about fixing my dolls! ❤ appreciate you.
You are so welcome! 😊
I love madame Alexander dolls..🤗🥰🌸🌺
Me too! 💕
Thanks so much for sharing the restringing project with us. You are a good teacher and the well positioned camera help visualizing all the steps as you were fixing the doll. Very nice.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this video. I didn't think I would ever be able to fix my dolls that were in much needed repair!
Glad I could help!
Back in July I inherited about 200 Madame Alexander Dolls from my mother. I grew up going to the doll store with her and my grandma all my life. I knew what Madame Alexander Dolls were, and how collective and expensive they are, so I was shocked and heartbroken to find EVERY one of them had limp necks and loose limbs. Now I know with a little TLC I can get these Dolls back together. I'm going to look into buying some of your doll bands! Thank you. =]
I am with you, I grew up going with my momma to all the doll stores and collecting these beautiful dolls. I will never forget the first box I opened a few years ago to find her head rolling around at the bottom, NO! So I made a mission to get them fixed. Start with one 8" doll and get the hang of it, then it will become easier each one you do. It's so rewarding to bring them back to life!
200! Lucky you. That's quite the collection.
Thank you Jolly Molly! I was always dismayed by my 40-50 year old Mme Alexander dolls and how they were coming apart! I will certainly purchase my doll bands from your site and support your You Tube channel. Your video has made me so happy!!
Thank you! I am so glad that they are going to have a second life now, and that I can help with that. :-)
Nice job.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! I was so sad when I received a doll that I purchased for my granddaughter for our England homeschool unit. I bought the Great Britain doll which was supposed to be gently used, but fell apart immediately when I pulled her out of the box. This video helped save me so much money! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤️ P.S. I bought your bands for the repair. Can’t wait to fix her!!
You are so welcome! I am so happy that your Great Britain doll is soon going to come back to life. I am so glad you found and watched my video and purchased the bands, it means so much! Thank you. She will be as good as new and will have many, many years of happiness with you and your family.
Thank you for an easy to follow way to fix my decapitated dolls. Your methods are wonderful and I will see you on etsy for the bands.
You are so welcome, and thank you!!
Thank you for this video. It has helped, and I have fixed 3 of my dolls because of you!! You are great!!
You are so welcome! I am so happy that I was able to help you fix your dolls :-)
Perfect Thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you! I sent for the bands from you and followed these instructions and was able to fix my Ireland doll I got when I was 16 (I am now 58)! It was easy! I am so happy and delighted, now I can display her again!
Great job! Thank you so much for watching and purchasing the bands from me. I am so happy that I was able to help you fix your beautiful doll!
Thank you, I bought the bands from you and just finished them!
Wonderful! I am so glad you brought your dolls back to life! Thank you for supporting me and my channel!
This is a project I have in waiting...
Picked up a deal of a box of pieces parts for one, and here looking over the upkeep and repair before I jump in feet first.
You can do it! It's not too hard and once you get the hang of it, you will be off and running, repairing dolls!
Thank you for making this video! I have hope now. I think I can do for my dolls!
You are so welcome! You can do this, just one step at a time.
I am so pleased to have fixed my doll myself! The bands I ordered from you worked perfectly, and your video was easy to follow, and rewind multiple times 🙄...but my hands and hooks finally got it right, and now on to the next one (s)! I feel so empowered! Thank you, Jolly Molly, for being so encouraging. I wonder how long the next one will take? LOL
I am so glad I could help! The next one won't take as long, and the one after that you will be saying, "I got this". Good job!!
@@jollymollytv I just got an entire collection of these dolls. I absolutely love them. Each and everyone needs to be replaced
@@jollymollytv I just got an entire collection of these dolls. Each and everyone needs to be repaired. Could you please send me a link as to where I can order your rubber bands? I'm excited to know I can fix them using your video.
Great clear and precise instructions. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! I truly appreciate your comment. :-)
Smartly done! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Gloria Rohmann
Thanks SO much for your very helpful video. I have been given collection of 1970s era Mme. Alexander 8" Friends from Foreign Lands dolls. The costumes and wigs are all intact, but the bands have dried up. I successfully fixed one, now on the others.
Wonderful! I am so glad you are giving new life to those dolls. They want to be whole again, lol. Thank you for watching!
Thank you. I ordered the bands from you and followed these instructions and was able to fix my Ireland MA doll I had since I was 16! It was so easy! Thank you so very very much! I am so 😃!
You are so welcome! I am so happy that Ireland is back to new again, and most importantly, you did it! Glad I could help.
Wonderful video!
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much. I had to repair my parents' wedding doll (an old tradition that now is no longer in practice - they were attaching the doll on the bride's car, dressed like a bride) and this was one of the steps. Since it was a very big doll, I had to attach the head to each leg, separately, for stability. I only had normal elastic so it was a bit harder, but managed to tie the elastic through the arm holes. For the right leg, through the left arm hole, and vice versa. Your video really helped me. Thank you!
I am glad that the doll is back to normal again. I am happy that I could help.
@@jollymollytv My grandma was so pleased with how it turned out. My grandma is on her last days and this made her so happy since the doll sat broken for years in her living room and she really tried fixing it but didn't have the knowledge that you gave me. You made an entire family happy! I really am grateful!
@@SparklingMyLife Awe, that is so wonderful, I'm so happy that I could be a part of this. Please give your grandma a huge hug from me. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@@jollymollytv Will do. Thank you!
I enjoyed your video and would like to purchase some of your rubber bands, enough to do 10 dolls.
Thank you so much! You can purchase the doll bands on my etsy shop, here is the link: etsy.com/shop/JollyMollyTV
The combo pack has enough to repair 6 dolls, so you would need 2 combo packs. Hope this helps! 😊
Thank you So much
You're most welcome!
@@jollymollytv worked perfectly!
I am having trouble seeing the correct place to hook the large band in the head. Is it the long metal going across. There is also a band at the back with a “v” in the middle. I bought your bands. I have to be sure because the eyes open and close. I watched the video several times but could not see it even when you came closer. After the first one, I will be able to do it. Thanks Shelby
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS VIDEO. I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH RESTRINGING MY 8 INCH MADAME ALEXANDERS. I EVEN BOUGHT SOME TOOLS OF OF EBAY THAT ONLY BENT WHEN I WENT TO PULL THE BANDS THROUGH. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO USE CROCHET HOOKS !!!!
You are so welcome! I am happy that I was able to help you. :-)
Thank you!!
You are welcome! 😊
Loved the video😊🌈❤️ Hopeing can Learn😊👍👍
You got this, you can do it! Just go slow and rewind the video if you get stuck.
Very good instructions…wish me luck. I have my daughters collection that needs re banding.
Good luck! You can do it, I know you can!
What size crochet hooks are you using? Are we still able to order bands, since this video is a few years old. Great video, very informative
Hello! I am using a size 6 for the large band and a size 5 for the small band. Yes, I have the doll bands for sale in my Etsy shop. Here is the link: www.etsy.com/listing/577073777/12-doll-repair-bands-6-large-6-small
Thank you so much for watching my video!
I've always loved Madame Alexander dolls and didn't own one til I was an adult. ha Thanks for the tutorial. I don't know how you do the re-stringing with the doll dressed!
Hi Molly, Thank you for the very informative video, it is so thoughtful of you to share your knowledge! I did order your bands and when I went to restring my Madame Alexander doll, the doll was a bit different. It is from the 1950's and it is a ballerina named Gisselle. Her body has a bar through it and the neck has an s-hook attached to it. There was a broken rubber band inside the head, but there is no way to get it around the bar inside. It is a solid bar. I'm not sure how they got it around it when it was manufactured. Help! Thanks Kim
Hi Kim, Hum.... I have not strung one like this yet, but if you can't get the rubber band onto the bar, try just attaching the band to the s hook in the head, then bring the rubber band down to the legs. The main goal is to attach the head to the legs. The s hook in my 8" dolls are in their head, and attach to a bar in the top of their head. Try that. Let me know if that helps.
Your video is great! One question, What is the diameter of the larger rubber bands? One inch? Or 3/4 inch?
Hi do you know if the Arco Dolls of the World dolls can be repaired similarly? The dresses don't remove so seems like it might be a bit more difficult.... Hoping these are repairable as other then loose head they are in amazing condition
Hi Chris, They would repair similarly on the inside, but the challenge for sure is getting the clothes off to get access to the doll body. They sure didn't think about the future when they chose to make the clothes not removable. If you have some sewing skills, you probably could remove some of the stitches to get the clothes off, then sew them back up by hand, once you got the doll repaired. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much. I have been looking for a way to fix my 55-years-old dolls and your video and bands worked perfectly and the process was fast.
Glad I could help!
I have several I bought before 1975 that need new bands
Hi Florence, I have the bands on my Etsy shop. Here is the link: www.etsy.com/shop/JollyMollyTV
Molly, thank you fir this tutorial. I was thinking this is what I needed to do to fix my Pooh doll but I'm still kind of lost. It's the Classic Winnie the Pooh Figure Charpente with Jointed Arms Legs. When I took him out of storage, his legs ate fine but his arms are off! Is this just a matter of the right band hook using the same technique you used here? Would you be able help me with that correct band? You can find the bear I'm referring to on a search:
Classic Winnie the Pooh Figure Charpente Walt Disney Jointed Arms Legs. Thank you again!
Thank you for sharing this. Where do you get the bands for the 8" dolls?
Your so welcome, I'm glad I could help. I have the bands on my Etsy.com shop, Jolly Molly Tv. Let me get you the link.
www.etsy.com/listing/577073777/12-doll-repair-bands-6-large-6-small
I will need enough for 60 dolls
Hello, i do have them on my Etsy site, here is the link. I have combo packs of large and small, packs of just small, and packs of just large. Here is the link to the combo pack..
www.etsy.com/listing/577073777/12-doll-repair-bands-6-large-6-small
Ty I almost had it right
Yay!! Glad I could help.
I am missing 2 arm hooks for a 12" Madame Alexander doll. Do you have these for sale or can you direct me to a site where I can purchase them? Thank you!
I have a little woman doll approx 17 inches How do you restring her? Will your rubber band work? Would like to see you do that size
What number or letter are the crochet hooks that you used?
Can you show us how to restring the madame 8 inch cassette from the 50's
They are diff. From newer dolls. The legs have some kind of plastic nob in the legs. Thanks
Hi, I will see if I can get a hold of one of those dolls, since I don't have one in my collection.
Just a suggestion I think it would be easier for us if the clothes were off because they’re a little distracting when you’re trying to hook on the body parts ❤
Thanks for the tip!
I would need to order some of your rubber bands for some 8 inch dolls for my granddaughter. I also have some larger dolls that I can get to iat a later date. Let me know how to order them. And thank you your video was great!
Good morning! I have the doll bands on Etsy.com. Once you are at the Etsy website, tyoe in Jolly Molly TV in the search area and it should show you my store, the dolls bands are there, in a combo pack, a small pack and a large pack. Thank you!
I need to purchase rubber bands for 6 inch dolls. Doyou have these?
How about elastic in hats and other sagging accessories?
Hi, The elastic can be replaced with 1/8" elastic. I still have a lot of dolls of my own to repair and if I find sagging hats or bloomers, I will do a video to show how to replace those. :-)
How do I order doll bands? Thank you
Hello, you can go to my Etsy shop, let me get you a link.
etsy.me/3bAozlu
How do I repair a 71/2” hard plastic doll with stationary legs. Do you sell rubber bands for those.
Thank u very much for the video. Very helpful.
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