Today’s infographic shows you all the measurements for a Spin Master Liv doll. The male doll, Jake, is also referred to as a Spin Master doll, but his measurements (if I ever get them posted) will be offered in the doll measurements gallery under J for Jake.

Scroll down for clarifications to each measurement.

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Spin Master Liv dolls were very popular with little girls who grew up in the 1990’s. I was a grown woman at the time, but I remember visiting a Kings (a sort of five and dime store here in the Pacific Northwest), and seeing one on the shelf.

I was surprised by the beauty of her eyes, her versatile movement capabilities, and the wide selection of fashionable clothes that these dolls had available at the time. It was much later, when my kids were teenagers, that my two daughters turned one of their Spin Master Liv dolls into a Chelly Wood look-alike doll.

So yes, the Chelly Wood doll is a re-painted Spin Master Liv doll, and her wig (which was blond at one time) has been dyed grey to match my hair (sort-of).

Would you like to compare this doll’s measurements to another doll’s measurements? If so, my Tape Measure Tuesday gallery may be a good place to find the doll measurements you’re looking for.

Clarifications:

Height does not include the doll’s hair (obviously, because these dolls always wear wigs), but is only measuring from the top of the doll’s actual head to the flat surface I stand them on, when measuring. Before measuring, I always stand the doll on their bare feet, not shoes. If the doll has a foot that’s formed for wearing high heels, I use the flat of the toe area to stand them on, measuring from the top of the actual head to the the surface they’re standing on.

The measurement for the sleeve inseam includes a measurement from the doll’s underarm to what would be the end of a doll’s cuff, when wearing a collared shirt.

The sleeve circumference measurement is a measurement of the widest part of the doll’s arm. If the doll has stiff, wide-spread fingers, I may measure the spread of the hand for this measurement, to make sure the doll’s hand will go through a sleeve, from the arm hole all the way to (and through) the cuff of a long sleeve.

Where it says “underarm to waist,” this is a measurement of the underarm seam area to the true waist. If you’re not sure what is meant by “true waist,” that’s where the doll’s belly button would be, if the doll had one. If your doll has wider hips than his/her belly, you can measure the true waist by placing a rubber band around the doll’s belly. Where it rests naturally is the “true waist” for most of these dolls.

The doll’s pants inseam refers to the length of the doll’s leg from crotch to just below the ankle bone (if the doll had one) on the inside of the leg. If the doll doesn’t have an ankle bone that’s prominent enough to tell where it is, you have to get creative and imagine one!

The doll’s pants outseam refers to the length of the doll’s leg from the waist, over the hip, to just below the ankle bone.

The doll’s leg circumference is typically taken at the upper thigh. It’s a measurement of the leg at its widest point. For some dolls with extra large, unbendable feet, I take the measurement at the feet, to make sure the doll’s foot will go through the pant leg.

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