Stringing a Half-Pint Hitty
A Box of doll Bits
The on-line doll group “Hittygirls” recently had the opportunity to purchase tiny resin doll parts which were cast from an original tiny wooden doll carved by Sara Cole.
The finished doll is only 7 cm tall
Various methods are being used to assemble the dolls – both by stringing with elastic and inserting wooden peg joints. I thought I’d show how I put them together. I used stretchy beading cord, and leather washers to prevent the cord slipping into the joint hole. Click on any image to look at the gallery, and navigate by clicking the arrows at the side of the picture.
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- A Box of doll Bits
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- Side view of joints
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- Bits of leather – I used leather lacing, but I think a disc cut out of an old leather glove, or perhaps two layers of chamois would work. –
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- Leather threaded onto a needle – I poked a hole with a pin first, then stretched the hole with a larger needle.
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- With the leather disc attached to the needle, it is a good time to trim the edges of the leather
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- I’ve cut a length of 1 mm stretchy beading cord, threaded it onto a collapsing eye needle, and tied a knot at the end of the doubled cord.
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- Threading goes like this: Leather disc, leg, crutch, leg, leather disc.
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- Slide the knot down the cord using a pin to get it as close to the joint as you can.
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- Thread the arms the same way. The ends of the cord can be pulled apart to tighten the knot. Trim off the tails. Some people apply a drop of clear nail polish to the knot to hold it.
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- One Little Girl Finished…
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- Two little girls finished!
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- All done and sitting prettily…
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- …but they don’t sit still for long!
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Quimper Hittys 
Thanks for the marvelous tutorial!
You are welcome! A friend asked me to explain the process, and this seemed the easiest way!
They are utterly delightful! Looking forward to their adventures!!!
Only one will be staying in the Hitty Cupboard, the other four will go off to have adventures of their own!
oh my now you make me wish I had ordered more then one!! They look so cute cavorting in that box. Okay I am now inspired to get my little girl finished. Thanks!
It is fun to get them assembled – now I have to get the paint box out, and then I have to try and catch the little imps!
Thanks for the great profile picture. They have very cute profiles. Darling little things!
They are cute, but seem to be prone to swarming…I had better finish them up and send them off asap!