Hello! Well, I’ve ended up here after countless hours of searching for an answer; I’m hoping maybe I can find one here :). I’m in the process of restoring an original Ideal 19” Thumbelina doll for my sister, for complete sentimental reasons and not for any purpose of selling. My sister plans to let her daughter play with it, supervised, as our mother allowed her to do as a child, and as her mother allowed HER to as a child :). I plan to restuff her so that there is no mystery as to what might be lurking inside the 60 year old stuffing that’s inside of her, which appears to be foam (I recently worked to restore a Patti Playpal that had the exact same kind of stuffing in her head) So, my question is: what is the best kind of stuffing to use for this? I’ve only come across one answer which was to use cotton stuffing, but no references or specific brands were mentioned. I understand and accept that by removing her original stuffing I will likely devalue her, but I still want to do this the best way and with the best, most suitable/comparable stuffing for the job <3. She is a doll that will never be sold and a doll that will be played with (with hopes that if any deterioration in her otherwise great condition is noticed, that she will be sent back to me for repairs, lol). I know this is long winded, but I would really appreciate some help/guidance here. Thank you for you’re time 🙂
