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Cable Ties

sage brush nursery · Guru

linda take a big emery board and file the sharp edges away...........happy holidays..........sage aww

Buffington · Guru

Yup! Me too. I get the cheap ones. You have to watch how close you file them as you don't want to file away the part that holds the metal clip inside.

Also, I got a pair of side nail clippers. It has the head sideways. It snips right down to the locking part of the cable so not much to file. I got them at the grocery store in the makeup isle. They are right with the other nail clippers and tweezers. :)

Happy Holidays to you too! HUGS

Georgiaga · Senior Member

But what about the thick part that sticks out after the length of the tie is cut? It's sharp, so I will do the emery board thing, but what do we do about that thick lump sticking out? hmm

Buffington · Guru

Only thing you can do is try to slide it up inside the bodyslip. Sometimes that works. But in the end... people might think our dolls are babies but they know they are dolls, so it's all part of the doll. KWIM? :D I haven't run into any customers that mind.

Georgiaga · Senior Member

Buffington wrote:

Only thing you can do is try to slide it up inside the bodyslip. Sometimes that works. But in the end... people might think our dolls are babies but they know they are dolls, so it's all part of the doll. KWIM? :D I haven't run into any customers that mind.

I agree with that...yes. I love the cable tie nippers as they really get close and sdon't leave an edge. Nice! biggrin

Buffington · Guru

I do still file a little bit just to make sure it's smooth.

Georgiaga · Senior Member

I just got a 19" doe suede body from Secrist and it has string ties!

Anyone ever use a body slip with string ties?

How do you feel about it versus using cable ties?
Please respond, G blankstare

sara zata · Guru

When I first started making porcelain dols I used dental floss, then went to upholstry thread, now I use wire in the porcelain. With the rebornsthe cable ties are so easy, but the thread is just as good, when you tie them off, just put a small amount of glue on the knot so it doesn't slip. Cheap cable ties from some of the $2.00 shops or the Car spare parts shops that sell cheap parts. XXXXX June.

Georgiaga · Senior Member

Georgiaga wrote:

I just got a 19" doe suede body from Secrist and it has string ties!

Anyone ever use a body slip with string ties?

How do you feel about it versus using cable ties?
Please respond, G

I wouldn't be so upset EXCEPT that the description says cable ties and not string! If they want to sell string, change the description! Here's what they emailed me about this.:

"This is how our body slips now come from our manufacturer in order to keep the cost down. We still sell the cable ties separately but we do not thread them. Our next shipment of bodies will be with the cable, due to a large demand, however the cost will be going up $1 - $2, unfortunately. However, this will not be for awhile until our currently supply runs out. We're sorry for the inconvenience."

honeyloves · Guru

Sorry about your body , and , paris butttttttttttt I was just asking pat about her so I must see her hehe

Georgiaga · Senior Member

This is Paris from Secrist...it's a boy, but mine will be a girl, or if it looks stupid, I guess it'll be a boy ...who knows now...? I'll post him in the AS as a WIP

honeyloves · Guru

Thanks ! Why did they name a boy paris ?

Georgiaga · Senior Member

I don't get that either! He clearly is a boy in the online Homepage picture!

honeyloves · Guru

But if you look at the shirt under his hoodie there is flowers on it !( On the secrist website with the wig )

Georgiaga · Senior Member

Crazy!!!!!!???????? blankstare

honeyloves · Guru

so is it a girl

Georgiaga · Senior Member

I guess...I don't have any boy clothes here for it...

honeyloves · Guru

just dress it in girl clothes it looks like it is a girl from the name and the flowers ,,,,, u can make any kit boy or girl anyway ..... So when will she be finished

Buffington · Guru

I have heard of both boys and girls being named Paris. Its one of those non-specific gender names I think.

Georgiaga · Senior Member

honeyloves wrote:

just dress it in girl clothes it looks like it is a girl from the name and the flowers ,,,,, u can make any kit boy or girl anyway ..... So when will she be finished

Soon...I need to do some more touch up and then I will start to root...I'm guessing I'll be done within a week or two. I have to do this around my health issues, so probably more like 2 weeks.

honeyloves · Guru

Best wishes :)

Liselle · Guru

My brother in law's middle name is Paris. Their daughter's middle name is also Paris.

honeyloves · Guru

oh !

Buffington · Guru

hehehe. One never knows :D

honeyloves · Guru

hehe like my name Ashley it can be both !

sara zata · Guru

Talking about names, I think the Cyclone that hit Australia a couple of days ago, it was called Yasi, well there was a baby girl born in the shelter in the middle of the cyclone, if I had been the Mum I would have called her just that, YASI, but her mum didn't see the good side of that and through a cup at the person that asked her if she was going to. Hope it was a plastic cup. But when I get my act together, I will call one of my reborns that, maybe donate it to a worthy cause. XXXXX June

Buffington · Guru

I was thinking of you in OZ June when I heard about the cyclone. You DID go over the rainbow to OZ didn't you hahaha. But in all seriousness, I was hoping it would leave you and your family alone since some of your family was affected by the flooding. Are you all alright? I hope so, I'd like to say no worries! :)

honeyloves · Guru

WOW angry mom ????? When I was reading this I was like yasi I could name a reborn that. Hehehe. OH YES donate it to the cause and name it that ?!

sara zata · Guru

LOL well I don't want to go though all that again, but yes we are fine, the Rainbow went over the top of us. I typed a fair bit just to have LOL after I entered it. LOL. LOL. LOL. XXXXX June

-- Edited by sara zata on Wednesday 9th of February 2011 01:27:08 PM

Buffington · Guru

Glad you are safe June. And many LOLs to you hehehe