Oh gosh, I have this so sped up. It took at least 45 minutes just to pull everything out of the limbs, maybe an hour. Have you heated the limbs? If not, put them in a heating pad for about 20 minutes on high. Once they're squishy it's WAY easier to get your tools in through that small opening and pull the junk out. You also may need to shake the limb a bit while upside down to dislodge anything that's stuck down towards the foot, and/or reach blindly with your hemostats to try to grab it.

Yes, that was me! 😁

@@AgainstDollOdds I love learning about these dolls I grew up with AG but I would love to have one of these dolls instead

Yep, if you read the description or watch my other MAC restringing video, that's exactly what I do!

I meant to say auditory processing I do have both.

I will pay more attention to that with my next video!

That was kind of the point! It's just supposed to be funny. Most of the video I'm just struggling to pull things out of the limbs. It wouldn't be very interesting to watch in real time, and it took about an hour to get everything out. 😅

Still planning on it! And I have some other ideas I want to try, and will video as well. I'll see if I can get to it next week.

I used the same stuff I use to restring AG. I've had to find a new supplier because the 4mm cord I used to buy is no longer available, and I swear all the "4mm" I have tried since has been smaller diameter and not as strong. Most recently I got some 3/16" bungee shock cord on Amazon, which looks the right size, but I haven't tried it out yet.

@@AgainstDollOdds thank you so much

Oh my, now I want to try restringing a Tonner Betsy McCall! Let me know if you ever see one for sale that needs to be restrung. I prefer experimenting on my own dolls rather than customers'.

This one was signed by the author, so probably at a book signing event, but there actually are Addy (and Felicity!) dolls that were numbered and signed by Pleasant! Addy is much harder to find than the white body dolls though, as I think there were fewer signed. There was a #1 Addy who sold at auctions a few years ago - you'll find her if you Google "#1 signed Addy."

@@AgainstDollOdds thank you I will look it up

Yes! I was actually thinking about that, that I need to do a video showing how to date Addy. I do plan on doing that, but it may not be right away. To answer your questions - the 1986 tag was used for a long time on meet dresses. First edition Felicity AND first edition Addy have 1986 tags on their dresses. There was an EXTREMELY short run of first edition Addy dolls that had 1986 clothing tags, boots with no metal grommets (just plain holes), and dark, well-defined eyebrows, in addition to the 148/16 neck stamp. It's also come to the collector community's attention fairly recently that these dolls also have two-toned stitching holding their limb cups to their torso fabric - you can see that on this Addy in the video. There was also what I think of as an early second run of Addy dolls (maybe edition 1.5?) that have all the features of a first edition, such as 1986 clothing tags, dark eyebrows, and two-toned stitching, but with metal grommets in their boots. According to a doll I've seen that had her original purchase receipt, by Christmas 1993 PC had started putting the grommets in Addy's boots, so that first edition run without grommets was VERY short. The next noticeable change starts in possibly early 1994 and onward. Addy's meet clothing tags start to say 1993, the two tone stitching goes away, and her eyebrows become more greenish and more smudgy, instead of the first edition bold dark brow with defined edges. Dolls 1994-1996 are difficult to date precisely, at least from what we know thus far. Mostly we look for one or more characteristics of the earliest Addys (dark/non-smudged brows, two-tone stitching, etc.) to determine how close they were to the first edition run. In about 1996, the 148/16 neck stamp phased out, leaving Pleasant Company with no numbers underneath. Addy dolls 1997-1999 tend to have super hard vinyl and eyes set closer together, often with astonishingly long dark lashes. In about 2000, Mattel started stamping a light alphanumeric code underneath the Pleasant Company stamp. I will try to do a video fairly soon showing these differences in Addy so you can see for yourself, but for now, if you have more questions always feel free to message me on IG or Facebook, or email me from my website!

@@AgainstDollOdds That's fine, can't wait when it does. Thank you!

Thank you! 🥰

I have wondered this too. I probably need to get one and try it. This is how I start new doll collections, ha!

You can find 4mm round elastic on Amazon! That is where I've gotten all of mine.

That’s a good idea too! I think I might do videos on how to do all the meet styles.

Yay! Welcome and thank you! I'll have more up soon. Just getting organized over here!

@@AgainstDollOdds no worries! Take your time! I don't have any AG dolls, but have been thinking about visiting the AG store in San Francisco soon. Let's see if I can resist buying anything while there. 😉 I look forward to your future videos! 💖

I can, but what are you wanting? Curl care, curl restoration, or doing the original meet style? I’m thinking I should do tutorials for all the meet styles - the braids and such!

Thank you!

Yay, thank you!

Thank you!

It works on AG too!

I love them! I also ordered Rose and Megan, and both just came today! I haven’t had a chance to do anything with them yet.