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Doll maintenance you just HATE

Jun 4, 2013

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    1. I'm scared to restring so I've yet to do it, even though some of my dolls are 7 years old. I imagine I'd hate it though, as sometimes I hate even trying to put the head back on so a whole doll might drive me nuts. As far as other tasks, I hate drawing eyebrows. Hate it.
       
      #61 bagofspiders, Jun 17, 2013
    2. I'm really dreading having to wash Nadeko's expensive (beautiful, detailed and complicated) DollHeart clothes
      also dreading the day I have to learn to string a non-jointed torso
      cleaning my doll
      finding a face-up artist that I like and trust enough to send Nadeko to (someday) and explaining exactly what I want in a way that makes sense to another person
       
      #62 Chibi_Rat, Jun 18, 2013
    3. I haaaaate restringing, even though I love the feeling of a doll with new or freshly tightened strings. But... My hands...

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      #63 DaiLinn, Jun 18, 2013
    4. Restringing, I hate that with a patience. But some days I would rather throw my doll out a window than apply eyelashes. I don't know what's wrong with me but I can never get them right. If I could pay someone to do them, I would. But that require sending them off just for eyelashes and that would just seem pathetic. LOL!

      But, no really. I abhor putting in eyelashes with a passion. It's just that deep. I would rather restring all day every day than that!
       
      #64 malvagitabella, Jun 18, 2013
    5. Oh man I can't believe I didn't mention lashes in my post, because that's the OTHER annoying thing I did today. Mal, you're definitely not alone...
       
      #65 DaiLinn, Jun 18, 2013
    6. Faceups: eyebrows, I too can never get them to match!

      I would agree that restringing is my worst general maintenance as well!
       
      #66 Alicat, Jun 18, 2013
    7. I have a feeling I'm going to hate restringing...I have little patience for things like that lol
       
      #67 Majora, Jun 26, 2013
    8. I was really scared of restringing my first doll, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. However, I don't own an sd and those must be a nightmare to restring. I personally don't have a problem with any of the maintenance that comes along with this hobby. The thing I like the least is sueding. I have hot glue sueded my yosds so that they can pose better and I really hated it. It was very messy and the glue was hot so I burnt myself quite a bit. It worked though..so I even did my msd. I dread having to redo it when the time comes.
       
      #68 Stokiaci, Jun 26, 2013
    9. cleaning. most definitely. I don't do faceups though, so I can't comment on that. I don't mind sueding or restringing. But I HATE cleaning them XD
       
      #69 AnchixDPx, Jun 26, 2013
    10. I just HATE restringing, My doll's elastic is so tight even putting away her head is a nightmare so restringing is even worst. My poor little weak fingers just suffer a lot.
       
      #70 Aliko, Jun 27, 2013
    11. As so many others have said, restringing. Absolutely. I always have to enlist my husband to help because I am not known for my arm strength, lol.
       
      #71 Yumeko-chan, Jun 27, 2013
    12. I hate removing face-ups...but at the same time, I love redoing them...
       
      #72 stephaniefoo, Jun 27, 2013
    13. I hate when I have to re-blush mu doll's bodies, I take them out and treat them somewhat roughly, so their blushing some times gets scuffed of dirty.
       
      #73 cheesedemon88, Jun 27, 2013
    14. I HATE restringing. > . < It hurts your hands and everything! I also hate doing eyelashes...
       
      #74 101darkclaw, Jun 28, 2013
    15. I've been too scared to restring but I know it's coming up....things are getting floppy.....cleaning is fine and I'm pretty careful with clothing.....I've asked Celine why she can't take care of herself but all I get is glares.....but you know, you do it because you love them.....funny how people mention "putting a doll up for adoption" sometimes it seems like it would be more like divorce....."i've seen you looking at other dolls online....you don't love me anymore...."
       
      #75 dollhausen, Jun 28, 2013
    16. ...let me just throw out taking care of flyaways on wigs! I would rather string and restring again and again than try to maintain a curly wig prone to flyaways :whee:
       
      #76 ellipses, Jun 28, 2013
    17. Cleaning off faceups, and glueing in eyelashes.

      A few years ago, it'd be restringing... but I actually like restringing now. It helps me learn how the body is assembled, and how it ought to pose. I feel closer to my doll then!
      But cleaning faceups is a nightmare. I wish I could brave acetone... Acetone wipes a faceup in, like, RECORD time. D: I've only used it a few times, and I will say this: it is SO much safer than using a magic eraser. Magic erasers have ruined a few of my dolls. Those dastardly things! >A< Anyway, tangent. Sorry. I really dislike removing faceups, though!
       
      #77 koka, Jun 28, 2013
    18. RESTRINGING! I've done it twice on the same doll and I know that it is something that gets easier with practice...but still. I think I just need someone to show me and make sure that it all has the correct tension. I still can't tell if my doll is too loose or too tight.
       
      #78 saidianj, Jun 28, 2013
    19. Cleaning off face up, painting eyebrows. I've yet to restring a doll fully, but I've taken off bits and pieces and had to thread back through entire arms and legs after accidentally letting the elastic snap back.
       
      #79 suzunachi, Jun 28, 2013
    20. Changing the Eyes of mini's especially pukipuki, they are too fiddley,

      Eyelashes are easier if you cut the lashes in to 3 or 4 pieces then apply them with tweezers!
       
      #80 *Christie*, Jun 29, 2013
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