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When Doll Clothes Don't Fit: What to Do Next
A doll outfit that will not go on is not automatically a wasted purchase. This guide covers diagnosing which measurement is actually wrong, why tightness is usually chest rather than length, the easiest alterations to make, why necklines fail on rigid heads, checking it against the other dolls in the house, and using a fit guarantee properly.
Doll Between Sizes? How to Make Shop-Bought Clothes Fit
Plenty of dolls sit between standard sizes, which means clothes arrive almost right rather than exactly right. This guide covers what a good fit actually looks like, the three measurements that decide it, quick reversible fixes for gaping and pulling, and when a piece is simply the wrong size to keep.
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A Day at the Beach With Dolly: Sand, Salt and Sun
A doll at the beach comes home with sand in her hair and salt in her clothes, and neither has to be a problem. This guide covers choosing a doll that can take the day, dressing her in swimwear rather than an outfit, rinsing sand off before it dries, keeping vinyl off hot sand and out of parked cars, why a doll hat does two jobs, and packing a bag for the wet things.
Bringing a Forgotten Doll Back Into Play
A doll goes out of favour long before a child is finished with dolls, and it is usually fixable. This guide covers cleaning her up before anything else, why one new outfit does more than a new doll, giving her an event to attend, letting the child do the choosing, moving her back into view, and knowing when the interest has genuinely finished.
Outgrown Doll Clothes: What to Keep, Pass On or Sell
Doll clothes accumulate long after the doll has stopped being played with. This guide covers sorting into three piles in one sitting, keeping one keepsake rather than twenty, what actually sells second-hand and what does not, washing and photographing before listing, passing pieces on within the family, and the pieces worth simply throwing away.
Moving House With a Doll: Keeping the Familiar Thing Findable
A move is the most common way a comfort doll goes missing, and the fix is deciding early that she never goes in a box. This guide covers keeping her with the child rather than in the truck, packing one clearly marked bag of her things, keeping sleepwear out on the first night, using the doll to walk the new room, unpacking her corner before anything else, and expecting a few unsettled nights either way.