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Summary: Any fabric can be used to cut out a rag doll head and body depending on how you want to doll skin to look. Learn more about how to cut out a doll head and body from fabric with tips from a seamstress and craft expert in this free doll making video.
Misty Swift began sewing from home for herself and friends after being distraught over a beautiful bag she purchased only to discover it was horribly made and almost immediately fell...read more
"Okay, now we're going to cut out our pattern that we have for our body on the skin color. And you want to make sure the highest part is at the top of the head so it doesn't go heart shaped on the top. And my kids like to steal my scissors, so today I'm using theirs. And it's not uncommon at all, which is probably part of the reason I like to rip material instead of having to cut, because I have a hard time finding my scissors. Then actually I don't need the bottom part of this. But I can decide after I cut it out how much that I want to leave on there. So you have it. You can look at it and decide if you think it looks too wide at the top or too short. Now would be the time to adjust it. And this is also when you can decide how tall you want it to be. The one we're actually going to make is a little bit smaller than this, the next part."
eHow Article: Cutting a Rag Doll Head & Body
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