Would you loan someone your doll or ask to borrow one?

I'd rather not but it would depend on who was asking. I would NEVER ask someone if I might borrow their doll.

 

I've never really thought about this. But I think I would loan my doll out to someone I knew, and that lives close to me. If I don't have to ship them off and I'm boy constantly worrying about the doll, I think it would be fine.

 

Perhaps I would lend one to my very closest RLF if they lived nearby. Maybe.

 

Unless there was a very specific reason - I wouldn't ask to borrow one. The only thing I could think of is the case where I had an incoming head/body and wanted to match it resin/proportion wise before placing an order.

As far as letting someone borrow my doll - I guess I do in a sense when I send one off for a face up/body work. The artist has my doll for weeks or months. If it isn't the case of me sending off a doll to an artist; then I would still let someone borrow my doll if I trusted the person & had a good idea of how well they cared for their own dolls/property.

 

Nope! I won't do it, I'm a bit controlling that way. I would already get nervous at people handling my dolls when I am there.

 

I don't think I could consider loaning a doll to someone, but it really depends on the person asking. I wouldn't ask to borrow a doll either, as the thought of even asking someone to borrow a pen makes me panic!

 

No I don't think I would do either. Its easy enough to look up measurements or maybe ask for measurements.

 

I have lent dolls to my sister, who knitted her a sweater, and I am currently loaning one to a friend who is a silversmith, and wants to design a non pierced wrap around earring for dolls... but I really trust them. I also have had a friend's doll for quite some time, I am making the doll a blue silk Regency gown. I would not consider lending or borrowing a doll from anyone but anyone but a close friend who lived within an easy local drive.

 

To a trusted friend, for a limited time, sure I would lend a doll if there was a good reason. And I think I would be ok with asking to borrow one if I need it for a similar good reason.
But to make basic patterns and such I think I would rather invite the friend in question for a cup of tea and ask them to bring the doll and I would just make the pattern right away. Basic patterns don’t take that long, after all.

But my only real life friend who is interested in doll brings her over every now and then, anyway and we make doll stuff together, so there has never been any need to actually borrow a doll.

 

I might lend of my dolls out locally if it was someone I knew IRL, although I don't have any BJD friends I know personally IRL since I'm fairly new to the hobby. That is a very big ''maybe''. I don't see myself sending a doll off in the post though, as I own only SDs at the moment and shipping would be crazy, domestic or otherwise. I guess if I were to commission someone for a faceup, although I don't really see that happening either since I prefer to do any faceups or modding work on my own. My dolls are very personal to me and I don't have very many of them.

 

Yes, I'd lend my dolls to good friends. I've lent one boy to a close friend of mine, and she ended up bonding with him so much that I gave him to her as a birthday present. And I could see borrowing one off of friends if I wanted to do a photoshoot with it and they were okay with that. In any case, the borrowing party does need to be aware of how to treat a BJD and needs to accept responsibility for any mishaps.

 

There are a few clothing artists I might consider sending at least a body to if that would get them to sew for my dolls. I see so much lovely clothing and they will state "I only sew for dolls x, y, and z because those are the one I have". I sometimes think about asking if I sent them my doll as a model if they would be willing to take a commission from me.

I also have several friends I would trust with my dolls if they ever wanted/needed to borrow one for a time.

I do not see me asking to borrow one myself. If needed a sewing model, I would just ask for the friend that owns the doll to bring the doll over and we will bake cookies and sew doll clothing!

 

I would not ask to lend someone else's doll fearing something would happen to it at my care. But lending my own doll, depends about person and how far. I would not sent anyone my doll in post to lend or give for someone I don't know, but I have had one of my dolls at fellow doll collector when she needed a knitting model for the clothing I was getting from her and have actually another doll right now at her due to the same reason. And yes both dolls are uncommon molds. Though she's local and the dolls always change hands face to face and I trust her to get my doll back to me in the condition I gave it to her.

So summarized; I would not ask someone to lend their's to me, but would lend mine to someone who I can meet face to face as long as I trust them.

 

I wouldn't do it, not even if they were friends because I don't even trust my friends since some of them have damaged some things they borrowed from me like books, and dolls are very delicate and personal for me, so unless it is my mom, I would not give my dolls to anyone.

 

My initial reaction is NO, but I've eaten my words before. I don't like borrowing anything, or loaning anything. Not possessions. Not money. I'm not just talking dolls, I'm talking everything. If I give you money, it's not a loan, it's a gift. And I hate hate HATE asking to borrow things or money. I avoid it like the plague.

 

No. I would ask someone with the doll to make me a tape dressmaker form, where they wrap the body in plastic wrap and tape over it, and then cut it off the doll. They could mail to me and I could put polyfill inside and tape back up and have something to make clothes on that won't risk someone else's doll. I would do the same for someone asking to borrow my doll for such a reason as well, or since I can sew, maybe just make them a body pattern out of muslin and send to them. Cheaper to send, no risk to dolls for damage or mail loss.

 

Depending on the person - yeah.
I've left dolls with friends often before.
@a88angel had half my dolls for several months while I was in the middle of moving, and then even had my SID Claude for longer than that as she was making wonderful outfits for him ^.^

and I'd definitely borrow a friends doll if they'd let me, and there was a real reason for me needing to borrow it - such as sewing. I'd kill for someone to let me borrow a zuzu right now. *cries over pile of ugly tiny "zuzu" pants*

 

Im not comfortable loaning out my dolls Id be more than happy to have that friend come to my house and allow them to use the doll and my sewing machine to make clothes for there doll but Id prefer my dolls stay home.

 

No, I don't think I'd borrow my dolls to anybody. Maybe my boyfriend, but there would be no reason to loan them as he could see and play with them all the time, when he'd at my place.

And I don't actually see why I'd need to borrow a doll from anybody else too, so I wouldn't ask in the first place.

 

No Except if my daughter (she's 18) asked. My dolls, BJD's or others, are mine and very personal to me. I handle them with care, knowing their cost. I would not trust anyone else to. Another things to take i to consideration is what it could do to a friendship should a cherished doll break.