restringing tutorial

..I add a blob of glue to the tread so as it wont work loose
take up the tension in the elastic
run both ends up into the mid section of the doll..then you can put on the upper section of the doll ...just to get the right length of elastic
out the top of the neck ..leave a good length ..then cut off the remaining elastic to use for the arms
fold the elastic and use the thread to pull it down from shoulder joint to upper arm , lower arm , then leave a loop to tie on the hand
I use a pipe cleaner ..not doubled over to push the thread past the shoulder joint

take the e;astic through the torso and out the other arm hole ...I then remove the torso from the lower body , its easier to attach the arms this way
do the second arm the same way as the first

THEN take bit ends of elastic ..back into the torso ... take up the slack and tie off the elastic inside the upper torso

Knot the elastic and then , hook it with a pipecleaner up and out off the neck ...but not the knot ! this will be cut off
add the S hook ..and then
at the back ( or front it dosnt matter ) take up the slack in the elastic .. using the hemostats ..lock off the tension
and then tie ..release the hemostats, and take up more tension and knot it ... cut the elastic ..and the knot will go inside the torso
lock of the elastic at the head with hemostats
remove the S hook .. HOLDING THE PIPECLEANER ..use the pipecleaner TO PULL the elastic up into the head
replace the S hook