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Fixing dodgy legs
I don't know if many other people are experiencing this, but both my Anna and Elsa dolls came out of the box with really, really bent legs. I've had this trouble before, so I've developed a way of fixing them: if you're not sure how to do it, then here's how.
1) Press the legs into the straight position you want. You then need to use colourless elastic bands to keep them 'splinted' into position. (It's very important to use colourless elastic bands, as otherwise the colour may transfer to the legs themselves. I used the bands that kept these particular dolls in the box, but I've used clear loom band-type ones before.)
2) Once your legs are splinted, you need to stand the doll in a reasonably sturdy glass or jar, then pour boiling water over the legs, to about an inch below the hip joint (mid thigh, basically). Keep them there for about five minutes, then take the doll out carefully and hold the legs in cold water to 'set' the new leg position. Dry off your doll.
3) Take your elastic bands off, and voilà! There you have it: nice straight legs. (You do get a slight dent in the vinyl where the bands lie on the legs, but frankly, I can deal with them when compared to the bandiness of the legs the way they were to start with.)
Fixing dodgy legs
I don't know if many other people are experiencing this, but both my Anna and Elsa dolls came out of the box with really, really bent legs. I've had this trouble before, so I've developed a way of fixing them: if you're not sure how to do it, then here's how.
1) Press the legs into the straight position you want. You then need to use colourless elastic bands to keep them 'splinted' into position. (It's very important to use colourless elastic bands, as otherwise the colour may transfer to the legs themselves. I used the bands that kept these particular dolls in the box, but I've used clear loom band-type ones before.)
2) Once your legs are splinted, you need to stand the doll in a reasonably sturdy glass or jar, then pour boiling water over the legs, to about an inch below the hip joint (mid thigh, basically). Keep them there for about five minutes, then take the doll out carefully and hold the legs in cold water to 'set' the new leg position. Dry off your doll.
3) Take your elastic bands off, and voilà! There you have it: nice straight legs. (You do get a slight dent in the vinyl where the bands lie on the legs, but frankly, I can deal with them when compared to the bandiness of the legs the way they were to start with.)