Replacement Patterns, Instructions, Paints and Other Items




PATTERNS AND INSTRUCTIONS:
A common occurance is for patterns and/or instructions to become lost. People typically take out the instructions and patterns for a quick look, then they become fall into the magic lost zone of "things I will get to soon" but never do. Or kits were acquired second hand and missing the critical paperwork for exactly the same reason just stated. We do not "stock" extra printing, but are happy to reprint copies for you, including digging out of archives older kits or patterns to do so. There is a small fee based on the number of sides with a cap at $18. A mailing and handling charge of $2.95 will be added for addresses in the US unless ordered with other items (no charge).

NOTE: Sale discounts will not be applied to any reprints or replacement paints.

TO ORDER REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS & PATTERNS:
• To order replacement instructions & patterns for an older kit click the Add to Cart at the end of this paragraph to order replacement pages. On your order form is a Notes box. Here please designate the name of the kit and which pages you will need. Or you may state "all". We will then calculate your order at the rate of $1.50 per side (capped at $18) and add the minimal shipping and handling fee of $2.95 unless part of another order. Add to Cart

• Many instructions and/or patterns from no longer available kits can be found by going to the OLDIES BUT STILL GOODIES section found in the upper menu. There you will find most older discontinued kits with links to get new instructions and patterns.

FABRICS:
Additional pieces of fabric, unless they are among the basic fabrics we do keep selling, are nearly impossible to replace for older kits and sometimes not even for newer ones due to the fact that we do not maintain a large fabric inventory and fabrics come and go on the market so rapidly, it would be cost prohibitive to keep stocks for the future. The bottom line is that we cannot replace kit fabrics.


PAINTS:
As I draw my business to a close, I will no longer be able to replace paints, unless from a kit purchased directly from me within 30 days of purchase. The reason is remaining stock of the paint pots we use (these are purchased in large bulk orders whcih will now be impossible) plus dwindling supplies of our paints. If this is the case, email me. EMAIL: gailwilsondesigns@gmail.com
Here is some information which may be of help for finding your own paints in the market:

OTHER MEDIUMS FOUND IN MY KITS: (Most of these are available at places like Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc.
• Glue - this is almost always Aleene's Tacky Glue
• Varnish or Sealer - Mod Podge Matte
•Retarder - JoSonja Retarder Medium
•Antique - We have our own mix, but there are ones available. I will be selling the small tubs of my antiquing for some time and it never dries up if kept closed.
• Stains - I like Minwax brand for oil base, but there are also water base ones.

• COLORS OF PAINTS - All of my paints have always been custom mixes o flatex house paints. But, use any liquid acrylics in small bottles, there are mnay brands commonly available. Tips: Admittedly it is hard to tell looking at either a paint chart or the actual bottle of paint how it will really look when dry. Always have some white and burnt umber to help alter a color to be closer to what you want. If using white, remember to only add tiny bits of white at a time to lighten and if it needs to be more dusty or antique (less bright), add some burnt umber. If you will be using a lot of a color, once you have it, take a painted swatch to a paint store and have them match it in house paint. For blue eyes, stay away from actual blue. Go more toward gray which will look like real blue eyes on a doll. Cheeks and lips have some brown mixed in so they are not clown-like. I never use pure black. My black is usually half or more dark brown.

This page is here to help my customers with corrections, revisions and additions to kits, patterns and instructions. As necessary corrections come to my attention, I have always made the appropriate revisions immediately, and when possible, alerted any recipients of these kits or patterns of the changes so as not to cause confusion or errors. Since corrections are always completed as soon as I learn of a problem, there is no way to go back in time to list all prior revisions. However, if any older revisions are brought to my attention, I will post these here too. After all, many people do not make their kits or patterns right away, so older revisions might be helpful to some.  These will be listed by the title of the kit or pattern. If you know of a problem, please click here to email me about it.

FEEDSACK DOLL SERIES - Pattern for Two 14" Cloth Dolls Made with Colored Pencil Faces

The measurement for the neck bias was left off the pattern pages. Cut a strip of bias fabric the same material as the dress fabric 7/8" x 4-1/4". This length will give some excess which you will trim off in Step 2-3 of the Dress. Directions for applying are given, only the actual cutting size was ommitted. If your pattern page (page 3) for the dress has the Dress Neck Bias on it, then you have revised material.

HITTYS TRUNK KIT

This has been corrected in all but the earliest kits to be sent out (applies to the Hitty Kit Club who got the first wave of this kit 12/2017). The error is that in the kit instructions it says you were given 2 paint pots of the stain when in reality you were only given one, but you only need one.