BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Whole body wired dolls can cause issues because after the dolls have been used for a length of time the fill around the wires can degrade causing the wires to potentially cause harm to the user. Additionally, dolls specifically in the fantasy genre can feature wings that are made of thin fabric that can easily break or are made out of hard surfaces that can cause bodily harm due to the sharp nature of the wing shape. Micro plastics have become dangerously pervasive to our planet due to the majority of toys being made out of different versions of plastic.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention is a soft pixie doll toy for children being specific to the field of dolls. The principle purpose is to provide a doll suitable for children primarily made out of fabric with the appendages, wings, head, hat and body being constructed out of combinations of wire, foam, fiber and wooden spheres. These combinations result in a distinct shape. The doll having appendages that are posable but not connected to an internal wire system and with a body and head that permanently attach via a series of knots are two of the improvements invented. The third is the construction of aspects of the doll featuring the altering of fabric composition from its original fiber content to ensure sturdy but soft wings to prevent injury to a person or permanent damage to the doll. To ensure my invention does not contribute to the plastic pollution problem the head, torso weights and wire cap ends are made out of wood and the body fabric is made from 100% recycled plastics.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 Wire.
FIG. 2 Rubber Sleeve.
FIG. 3 Fabric for arm of the doll.
FIG. 4 Wire.
FIG. 5 Rubber sleeve.
FIG. 6 Fabric for the leg of the doll.
FIG. 7 Grosgrain ribbon.
FIG. 8 Lace ribbon.
FIG. 9 Fabric for the hat of the doll.
FIG. 10 Paper triangle piece.
FIG. 11 Fabric for the torso section of the doll.
FIG. 12 Fabric for the torso bottom support of the doll.
FIG. 13 Fabric for the wings of the doll.
FIG. 14 Paper piece in abstract shape that will become the pattern for the individual doll wings.
FIG. 15 Twill tape.
FIG. 16 The fabric for the arm piece(s) using FIG. 3 showing after the fabric is sewn together.
FIG. 17 Shows the cutting of the fabric close to the sewn edge.
FIG. 18 The interior of the fabric from FIG. 17 is filled by FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 19 The fabric for the leg piece(s) using FIG. 6 showing after the fabric is sewn together.
FIG. 20 Shows the cutting of the fabric close to the sewn edge.
FIG. 21 The interior of the fabric from FIG. 19 is filled by FIGS. 4 and 5.
FIG. 22 Placement of fabric from FIG. 21.
FIG. 23 Illustrates the sewing line to permanently combine FIGS. 21 and 22.
FIG. 24 Illustrates a sewing line to create a cylinder out of the torso fabric.
FIG. 25 Illustrating the torso bottom support FIG. 12 being sewn onto the torso FIG. 11.
FIG. 26 Shows the placement of fabric from FIG. 18.
FIG. 27 Illustrates the attachment of FIG. 7 to FIG. 11.
FIG. 28 Illustrates the 2nd step of the attachment of FIG. 7 to FIG. 11.
FIG. 29 Represents the placement of the fabrics from FIG. 9 and FIG. 13 into a hoop that will be fed into an embroidery machine that embroiders our exclusive designs.
FIG. 30 Represents placement of FIG. 14 pieces onto FIG. 13.
FIG. 31 Shows the construction of the wings that are created during FIG. 30.
FIG. 32 Illustrates the attachment of the two wings constructed in FIG. 31.
FIG. 33 Illustrates the sewing of FIG. 11 to create a cylinder.
FIG. 34 Shows a doll body completed which is then filled with ¼ cup of 0.4″ wooden holed sphered and fabric remnants from previous steps.
FIG. 35 Shows a 2″ round wooden sphere.
FIG. 36 Illustrates when the twill tape is threaded through the hole in the 2″ round wooden sphere bead.
FIG. 37 Illustrates the knots used to secure FIG. 35 to FIG. 34.
FIG. 38 Shows a representation of the face of the doll on FIG. 35.
FIG. 39 Illustrates how a plastic wire tie will be threaded through the space created in FIG. 28.
FIG. 40 Illustrates attaching the lace ribbon from FIG. 8 over FIG. 28.
FIG. 41 Shows that after FIG. 10 is laid onto FIG. 9 a triangle piece of fabric is formed and sewn into a smaller triangle.
FIG. 42 Illustrates how the placement of FIG. 41 onto FIG. 35.
FIG. 43 Diagram of the completed pixie doll.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION: DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Method of Making
The embodiments of the invention may be more fully understood from the following descriptions taken together with the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters refer to similar elements throughout. FIGS. 1-15 are the figures that represent the pattern pieces that needs to be cut out from fabric, ribbon and wire. FIGS. 16-43 represent the steps needed to create the pixie doll.
Prepare by cutting each of the following pieces: Arm wire piece:
FIG. 1 Cut two pieces of 22 gauge wire measuring 5.75″ long. Arm rubber sleeve piece:
FIG. 2 Cut two pieces of 0.4″ diameter rubber tubing 3.75″ long. Arm fabric piece:
FIG. 3 Cut two pieces of fabric measuring 2″ high by 6″ long. Leg wire piece:
FIG. 4 Cut two pieces of 22 gauge wire measuring 6.75″ long. Leg rubber sleeve piece:
FIG. 5 Cut two pieces of 0.4″ diameter rubber tubing 4.75″ long. Leg fabric piece:
FIG. 6 Cut two pieces of fabric measuring 2″ high by 7″ long. Grosgrain ribbon piece:
FIG. 7 Cut one Grosgrain ribbon piece measuring 1″ high by 6″ long. Lace ribbon piece:
FIG. 8 Cut one lace ribbon piece measuring 1″ high by 7″ long. Fabric hat piece:
FIG. 9 Cut one fabric piece measuring 6″ high by 9″ long. Paper hat piece:
FIG. 10 Cut one paper triangle piece measuring 6″ in length on either side, 4.75″ high from the center to the bottom edge and 7.5″ along the bottom edge.
Fabric torso piece:
FIG. 11 Cut one trapezoid (throughout the description the torso will be referred to as either torso, trapezoid or both) 5″ high, 5″ across the top edge and 7″ along the bottom edge. The angle at the bottom edge to the side is 70 degrees. Fabric torso support piece:
FIG. 12 Cut one free style form piece that measures 3″ along the bottom. Measuring up from the ends of the bottom are 1″ on either side. From the middle of the bottom edge measure up 1.5″. Create a curved edge to join the 1″ high ends. Fabric wing piece:
FIG. 13 Cut one fabric piece measuring 6.5″ high by 8″ long. Cut one fabric stabilizer product piece to 6.5″ high by 8″ long. Fabric wing abstract pattern piece:
FIG. 14 Cut one paper piece that is in an abstract shape that will become the pattern for the individual wings. One side measurement is 1.5″ high. The width taken from middle of the 1.5″ side measurement will be 3.25″. 1″ before the 3.25″ mentioned in the previous sentence ends make a mark and from that mark measure 2.5″ high. The top section of the abstract will measure 2.5″ wide. Twill tape piece:
FIG. 15 Cut one twill tape measuring 0.5″ wide by 20″ long. General Construction: Arm Construction: Fabric to cover the rubber sleeve is cut at 6″ by 2″ (see FIG. 3).
FIG. 16 The fabric is sewn with a 0.25″ seam with the excess fabric selvage shown on the finished arm versus industry standard of the selvage being hidden within the sewn piece. There are two ends. The first will be kept open and will be sewn to the torso trapezoid. The second will represent the hand. At the hand end the sewing is tapered to enclose the hand end of the piece. Leave one end open.
FIG. 17 Trim excess fabric close to the sewn edge. Arm Interior Wiring Process:
FIG. 18 The interior of the arm space is filled with a 22 gauge wire (FIG. 1) surrounded by a rubber sleeve and ending with a 0.4″ wooden holed sphere to seal in the ends of the wire. The wire on the other end goes through the 0.4″ wooden holed sphere and then is moved down the wire and twisted to hold the 0.4″ wooden holed sphere in place. Push the rubber sleeve into the felt arm. The arm will not have a sewn seam perpendicular to the arm to represent an elbow.
Leg Construction:
The fabric to cover the rubber sleeve is cut at 7″ by 2″ see (FIG. 6). FIG. 19 The fabric is sewn with a 0.25″ seam with the excess fabric selvage shown on the finished leg versus industry standard of the selvage being hidden within the sewn piece. There are two ends. The first will be kept open and will be sewn to the torso trapezoid. The second will represent the foot. At the foot end the sewing is tapered to enclose the foot end of the piece. Leave one end open.
FIG. 20 Trim excess fabric close to the sewn edge. Sew two legs. Leg Interior Wiring Process:
FIG. 21 The interior of the leg space is filled with a 22 gauge wire surrounded by a rubber sleeve and ending with a 0.4″ wooden holed sphere to seal in the ends or the wire. The wire on the other end goes through the 0.4″ wooden holed sphere and then is moved down the wire and twisted to hold the 0.4″ wooden holed sphere in place. Push the rubber sleeve into the felt leg. The leg will not have a sewn seam perpendicular to the leg to represent a knee. Lower Torso Construction to:
FIG. 22 To attach the leg find the middle of the lower edge of the trapezoid measure 0.5″ from the middle. The inside edge of the leg will be placed at the 0.5″ mark from middle and the total width of the leg which is 0.75″.
FIG. 23 Pick up a single leg and finger press down so that the seam will be at the front of the leg. Pin leg in between to cover the 0.75″ area already marked. The top of the leg will be flush with the top edge of the torso trapezoid. Sew both legs in place.
FIG. 24 Turn the torso trapezoid inside out. Sew a 0.5″ long seam at perpendicular to the lower trapezoid edge. This allows for easier connection when sewing on the torso bottom support.
FIG. 25 Torso bottom support is pinned lining up the middle of the trapezoid and the support with the two legs sandwiched between them. This is where the beginning of the sewing of the support to the trapezoid will start. The support piece isn't flush with the top of the legs or the trapezoid. Instead, it is lined up so that the seam line will be over the previously attached legs. The seam allowance is 0.25″. ABSOLUTELY ENSURE that the seam where the legs were originally attached is covered by the support piece seam. Sew only the 3″ straight section of the bottom support then take out of the machine. Since the support piece is an awkward shape carefully use small pins to secure the support and trapezoid together. Sew along the rest of the trapezoid to create a fully supported base for the doll. The legs will be within what is going to a temporary cylinder. Turn the temporary cylinder inside out. The legs, support and trapezoid are now attached.
Arm Attachment:
FIG. 26 To attach the arm find the middle of the upper edge of the trapezoid on the right side of the fabric measuring 0.5″ from the middle. The arm will between the 0.5″ mark and the width of the arm which is 0.75″. Pick up a single arm and finger press down so that the seam will be at the back of the arm. Pin arm in between to cover the 0.75″ area already marked. The top of the arm will be 0.75″ above the top edge of the trapezoid. The arm will between the 0.5″ mark and the width of the arm which is 0.75″. Pin arm in between to cover the 0.75″ area already marked. Repeat as both arms are sewn in place.
Grosgrain Type Ribbon Construction:
FIG. 27 Sew the Grosgrain type ribbon along the top edge of the trapezoid. The ribbon is sewn against the right side of the fabric. The ribbon is 0.25″ longer than the trapezoid's edge. The seam allowance should be at most 0.15″. The seam also sews over top of the previously sewn arms.
FIG. 28 Flip the Grosgrain ribbon to the wrong side and stitch almost to the edge over top of the original seam when attaching the ribbon. This creates a pocket that can be accessed from either side. The 0.75″ of the arm will be on one side of the ribbon and the rest of the arms will be on the other. Leaving the 0.75″ extra fabric from the arms allows for easier positioning when sewing the folded ribbon. Cut excess arm material (0.75″). Line up where the ribbon would end once it is in a straight line with the trapezoid. Use a fraying preventer before cutting. Cut Grosgrain type ribbon flush with the side edge of the torso trapezoid.
Wing Embroidery:
FIG. 29 Layer the fabric and stabilizer (FIG. 13) with the stabilizer below the fabric. Both layers are placed into an embroidery machine hoop device that secures the fabric while in the embroidery machine. The hooped fabric is stitched with the unique embroidery machine design programmed into the embroidery machine. The unique embroidery machine design consists of three layers offset of an identical roaming pattern that fills over % of the finished wing area. The thread used is metallic and has the shine of pure precious metal. When the embroidery machine finishes the design the fabric and stabilizer are removed from the hoop. Excess fabric stabilizer is cut away leaving only stabilizer under the sewn design. The fabric is no longer the same as before it was hooped and embroidered by the machine. The structure of the fabric has been changed by the addition of the metallic thread which adds fibers via an embroidery machine to change the overall makeup of the fabric from opaque, dull to delicate, luminous and representing a thin and translucent fabric.
Wing Construction:
FIG. 30 Using the previously cut out pattern pieces in the abstract shape of a wing measuring 1.5″ across the lower edge, 3.25″ from top edge to lower edge, 2.5″ across the upper middle horizontal and 2.5″ before the pattern thins from the top edge to 1″ above the lower base cut out four of the wing abstract pattern pieces and lay two of them onto the embroidered area. Place the other two on the non-embroidered area. Use these as a cutting guide. Cut out the four pieces.
FIG. 31 Place the wrong side of one embroidered wing piece and one of the non-embroidered wing pieces together. Sew around both leaving a 0.25″ seam allowance. Cut extremely close to the sewn edge.
Wing Attachment:
FIG. 32 Measure 0.5″ down on the edge of the torso yet to be sewn from the bottom edge of the Grosgrain ribbon. Take one wing and place the non-sewn bottom edge flush with the torso edge. Ensure the embroidered side is facing the torso fabric. Sew a 0.15″ seam. Repeat on other side with the second wing.
Remainder of Torso Construction:
FIG. 33 Create a cylinder out of the remaining torso trapezoid piece by pinning a seam holding right sides of the fabric together. The arms and legs will be protruding out the end of the cylinder and the wings will be inside the cylinder. DO NOT SEW over the Grosgrain type ribbon. Start sewing the seam at the Grosgrain type ribbon. Pull on the legs while holding onto the torso support to turn the cylinder right side out. Fill torso with/a cup of 0.4″ wooden holed spheres and 2 cups fiberfill to create a weighted doll.
FIG. 34 Doll body completed and but missing the head and hat.
Head Component:
FIG. 35 2″ round wooden sphere bead with 0.40″ drilled hole through the entire sphere bead.
Head Construction:
FIG. 36 Twill tape measuring 28″ long by 0.5″ wide is threaded through the hole in the 2″ round wooden sphere bead. Knots are identified in steps in (FIG. 37). Manipulate the knots so that the knots are tight above the wooden sphere bead and leaving a 0.25″ gap under the wooden sphere bead. Glue the knots secure. Trim excess twill tape leaving 1″ excess for each knot section.
FIG. 37 Use a double eight knot done twice to add bulk finished with an overhand knot for under the bottom of the head. Use a double knot done once and finished with an overhand knot for above the head. Pull the knots very tightly every time a knot is made.
Face Construction:
FIG. 38 Using a paint pen hand draw the eyes, nose and mouth in the based in the center of the front of the head taking up approximately 1″ of space for the entire painted area. Using a small brush paint on circles representing the cheek areas below each eye.
Attaching Body And Head Together:
FIG. 39 Thread a wire tie measuring 6.5″ by 0.38″ through the Grosgrain type ribbon above the center vertical seam of the torso. Place body up towards the bottom of the head. Line up the Grosgrain types ribbon area and slowly pull the wire tie so that the Grosgrain type ribbon puckers between the 0.25″ between the wooden sphere bead and the knots. Pull the wire tie very tightly through so that the body is secured to the head. Cut excess wire tie off.
Attaching Neck Lace Ribbon:
FIG. 40 Treat both ends of the lace ribbon with a fraying preventer. Take one end and secure it with hot glue to the left of the wire tie end. Wrap the lace ribbon around the neck to cover the Grosgrain type ribbon area and secure the remaining end with hot glue. Do a small hot glue dot in the center to tack the lace ribbon in the front.
Hat Construction:
FIG. 41 The triangle paper piece is then used to cut the fabric so the design is featured on what will become the hat. The center of the embroidered design is lined up with the center of the triangle. The bottom of the embroidered design is lined up to be 0.25″ above the bottom line of the hat. The fabric is sewn wrong sides together along the two 6″ side edges. The fabric is then turned so that the edge of the fabric is hidden inside the hat. The embroidered design is on the front of the hat centered above the face area of the wooden sphere bead.
Attaching Hat to the Head:
FIG. 42 Dispense hot glue to the inside of the hat. The glue should be 0.25″ up from the bottom edge of the hat. Line up the hat so that the embroidered area is directly above the nose. Slowly move the hat down over the head so that the top ⅓ of the wooden sphere bead is covered above the face to almost fully cover above the wire tie protruding area in the back.
Completed Doll:
FIG. 43 Diagram of completed pixie doll.
Patent Application
20250114715
