Ok, These are the instructions for weighting a doll with sand. Sent to me by Amy, from Dancing Rain Dolls. She gave me permission to post this.
"To weight a doll I use clean sand. This can be bought at the craft store or like aquarium sand. It is super fine and can be a bit messy to work with if the kids get a hold of it... I make little pouches for the tummy of the doll that are about 3"x4" it can be larger if you want more weight. For the arms and legs I make more of a tube shape so that it runs up and down the entire limb. I fill these pouches with the sand and sew close. I then wrap a thin piece of wool around the puch. As I stuff the doll I carefully add these pouches into the center of the limbs and body. I pack the wool all around the tubs so that they do no touch the side and will stay in the position that I put them in. To make a weighted doll that is 16" or larger I recommend that you double your fabric, so that it is two thickness to help support the extra weight. Basically, just sew the arms together with the 4 pieces sandwiched together like regular. If you don't want to use your good tricot fabric you can [use and old t-shirt]...the rest of the construction for the doll goes the same..."
"To weight a doll I use clean sand. This can be bought at the craft store or like aquarium sand. It is super fine and can be a bit messy to work with if the kids get a hold of it... I make little pouches for the tummy of the doll that are about 3"x4" it can be larger if you want more weight. For the arms and legs I make more of a tube shape so that it runs up and down the entire limb. I fill these pouches with the sand and sew close. I then wrap a thin piece of wool around the puch. As I stuff the doll I carefully add these pouches into the center of the limbs and body. I pack the wool all around the tubs so that they do no touch the side and will stay in the position that I put them in. To make a weighted doll that is 16" or larger I recommend that you double your fabric, so that it is two thickness to help support the extra weight. Basically, just sew the arms together with the 4 pieces sandwiched together like regular. If you don't want to use your good tricot fabric you can [use and old t-shirt]...the rest of the construction for the doll goes the same..."
