Make Pantyhose Dolls

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by Guy Harris
Save those old nylons! Each of these unique pantyhose dolls is tangible proof that you should never throw anything away.

Try making soft nylon pantyhose dolls if you want lots of laughs, a source of extra cash, and some strange-looking company.

Being blizzard-bound can frazzle almost anyone now and then, and I’m no exception. I do try, however, to keep myself occupied during the cold season with a variety of interesting projects that help drive off the “midwinter blahs.”

And the inspiration for one of my most entertaining endeavors came to me from a MOTHER EARTH NEWS article on quilting that recommended stuffing quilt squares with old panty hose.

Well, since I had sacks full of old nylons, and plenty of odds and ends in my scrap bag, the notion appealed to me. I didn’t, however, relish the thought of cutting out 300 identical squares of fabric. So I twisted the idea around and stuffed the pantyhose instead!

Once I’d gone that far, my imagination took off. Soon I was holding an odd little person fashioned from the piece of stuffed legwear. I went on to add arms and legs (giggling as I worked) and decked out the “stocking being” in homemade doll clothes. I knew I had a winner when my ornery old dog Omen growled at the funny little intruder.

  • Updated on Nov 2, 2022
  • Originally Published on Nov 1, 1981
Tagged with: Children, handmade gifts, homemade toys, making dolls
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