Saturday, January 5, 2013

The Sad State of Society and Dolls 2

Thank you all for the advice for boy doll clothing.  It is much appreciated.

I never would have thought about looking at Build a Bear.  Etsy and ebay hadn't crossed my mind.

Also thank you to everyone who pointed out there are some products out there that are in fact boy dolls and clothes.

Unfortunately I have yet to find anything mainstream that ships to Canada and doesn't cost $50+ dollars in terms of dolls.

Cabbage patch kids sorta meet the criteria.  They do have boy dolls, but they rarely sell boy doll clothes AND unless you can find the baby versions they don't look a whole lot like a real baby.

Also I am glad to know that there are parents and friends out there who played with dolls without issue as children and are letting their kids also play with dolls without issue.  I just wish we were the majority instead of the minority.

What still bothers me is that I can't just walk into a toy store and find boy related doll paraphernalia, dolls or clothes.  I have to look to the internet, possibly pay through the nose for shipping and wait up to months for something.

Yes I have learned I can find boy stuff for dolls and boy dolls (anatomically correct even!), but I can't acquire it easily or inexpensively.

And that is a sad sad reality.

For those of you who asked for measurements and a picture to help aid in knitting or sewing doll clothes here they are as follows (You are getting everything and the kitchen sink here because I have no idea what people need):

Head circumference: 13.5 inches
Neck: 8.5 inches
Waist: 12 inches --the doll has no hips
Base of neck to waist from back: 4.25 inches
Back of neck to waist from the front: 5inches
Base of neck to bum from back: 7 inches
Base of neck to bum from front: 7 inches
Inseam (Crotch to ankle): 5 inches
Chest (going under the arms): 12 inches
Shoulder to shoulder from the back: 5.5 inches
Shoulder to shoulder from the front: 5.5 inches
Wrist to armpit: 4 inches
Wrist to shoulder: 5inches
From head to toe approximately: 15 inches

I am very very thankful for all the offers.  I am a beginner sewer and my husband isn't sure he is up to the task of trying to sew small things.  I am a intermediate knitter so once I get some patterns I will be able to make some stuff as well.

My son has asked for clothes that are black (his favourite colour), green, purple (plum colour) and red.






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