Vintage Sindy doll hips - how to use elastic to restring

[@ShimmyShimShop]

If you find written instructions helpful as well, I've now completed the text guide - you can download it and view on screen or print it www.shimmyshim.com/products/how-to-fix-sindy-doll-hips-and-swingy-legs-printable-download

[@rachaeltierney6678]

Just found my Sindy's for the 80's and they were in pieces. This helped me greatly. Thank you.🤩

[@cragglesharvey2774]

This saved my new Sindy’s life today, she arrived with the rubber band snapped. I did this the way you demonstrated but was very slightly still a little loose so I rotated one of the legs a few times to tighten the elastic it worked fantastically well. Many thanks 🙏 ❤

[@helenakhudyna2360]

wow! I'm so grateful to find your channel! I was looking for tutorial to restring my vintage Sindy, and now I actually know what to do! Thanks!

[@ShimmyShimShop]

Great! More coming soon on various topics. Let me know if you have any doll related problems I might be able to help out with.

[@helenakhudyna2360]

@@ShimmyShimShop thank you!

[@AGenchantment]

This is great! I love the elastic alternative you tested. It worked really well. 👍🏽This video is so nice and cool. Your house is colourful and very beautiful and I love your outfits too. 👍🏽👌🏽🤩🥰 Thank you!! 🌷🤗

[@ShimmyShimShop]

Oh thank you! I did end up wearing a lot of different outfits 😆. Been working on my living room and it is getting much nicer! It needs some wall paper next and I will tidy up the shelves. Thanks for watching.

[@chrissyann65]

Thank you for sharing this. I want to restring one of my Sindy’s but I can’t unscrew the screws on the caps, have you come across this and if so how do you manage to get them off? 🤔 many thanks

[@ruthgadders8437]

Love your video .. i restore so i know latex deteriorates too fast ... you can get rounded tube elastic 1.5 mm you know ? Xx

[@ShimmyShimShop]

That sounds interesting! Did you see the string elastic in the video at 3:28 ? Do you mean that or something different? If different I would love to see it.

[@ShimmyShimShop]

p.s love your profile picture with the 3 dolls. It's really cute and funny. Is it you, or Shirley Temple?!!

[@mariannas.6525]

Great video! 😊 Thank you for sharing. Is it possible to find the original elastic bands? Marianna Sykoti

[@ShimmyShimShop]

Hi Marianna, you can't buy them new but you can get them from broken Sindy dolls. In this video I show some alternatives.

[@jeanettereynolds3151]

Durndell elastic works well