Stringing
First lay out your arm pieces.  Left sides
together and then right sides.  There is
nothing so shocking as finishing a
repair only to find that you've switched
the lower arm pieces and have to start
all over again.
Snake the needle in
through the slit in
the shoulder and
down and out the
square hole in the
elbow area of the
upper arm piece.  
Don't pull the
needle all of the
way through.
Now feed the
needle through the
elbow slit in the
lower arm piece.  
Go under the rivet.
Thread the elastic
through the eye of
the needle.
And pull the elastic through the
elbow slit.
Go To Techniques Page
for more info on snaking.
Thread both ends of the elastic through
the needle eyelet and lightly crimp the wire
down tight on the elastic with a pair of
pliers to keep them from slipping out.
Gently, but firmly, Pull both ends of the elastic up
through the upper arm piece.
Use a Clothes Pin
or clamp to secure
the elastic where it
comes out of the
upper arm piece.
Put the needle in the right
arm pit hole and snake it
up through and out the
neck bump hole. Go to
Techniques Page and
read the Caution on
this Step.
This picture shows you what
the inside of the chest piece
looks like.  The blue arrows
show the path of the needle.  
It is important to go around
that pin as shown.  If you
miss it the head won't set
evenly on the neck.
Thread one end of the elastic through
the second eyelet in the needle and
crimp it with the pliers so it doesn't slip
out.
The needle has been pulled up and out of
the neck hole and clamped with a Clothes
Pin.
Go to Techniques Page for more info on snaking.
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