Making your own doll's hair is one of the main features.If doll hair becomes damaged or fallen off, you may want to replace it.There are many kinds of dolls, from rag dolls to baby dolls and porcelain dolls.A set of locks is required to complete the look.You can give your doll the hair it deserves with the right care.
Step 1: You need to decide what material is right for you.
The material of doll hair is one of the most important decisions.The type of doll you are attaching it to is a factor to consider.Is the doll made of plastic or fabric?Are you changing the hair on the doll?If you are replacing hair, you may want to keep the hair that was removed.Yarn hair is used on dolls.It will make it easier to stick on the doll's head.Plastic dolls and synthetic hair are what you see on most collectible dolls.It is not real human hair.Most craft stores have synthetic hair and yarn.You may have to order it online if it's hard to find synthetic hair.
Step 2: Do you want your doll hair to be short or long?
You need to decide what you want your hair to look like once you have a material for it.An important factor is length.Will your doll have short, medium, or long hair?Medium to long lengths of yarn hair is used more often than short hair.Synthetic hair can be used in any length or type.Think about the type of doll you're making, or the doll with hair.A baby doll may have shorter hair than an older doll.Make sure your doll's hair matches the character you want it to look like.You'll want your doll to have long hair if you're making a Rapunzel doll.
Step 3: Your doll will have a hairstyle.
Style is the next question for your doll.Do you want your hair to be straight or wavy?Some doll hair looks better straight or wavy than others.You can curl yarn hair by wrapping it around a wooden spoon and setting it aside for a while.The yarn should be curly when you unwrap it.Synthetic hair can be used to make almost any look.Synthetic hair can be bought from a craft store or online.
Step 4: Take your materials.
It is a good idea to have all your materials purchased and ready to go when you make your doll hair.This is how you will be prepared.It is possible to make your doll hair without interruption.You will need a sewing machine or a pair of scissors.
Step 5: The yarn should be around the DVD case.
Take your DVD case with you.You want to wrap the yarn around the DVD case.There are two sides to a DVD case, a smooth one and a notch one.Begin at the left side of the center.The yarn should go to the center of the DVD.Make sure the yarn doesn't overlap.There are no gaps in the yarn if you wind it close.You should keep winding the yarn until you reach 3.5 inches across the DVD.Push the yarn together to fill in the gaps.If you have trouble keeping the yarn in place with your fingers alone, you can tape it down with a piece of tape.
Step 6: Use tape to remove the yarn.
Once your yarn is wound around the DVD, take two long pieces of Scotch tape.The smooth side of the DVD can be used with this tape.Under the smooth side of the DVD, tape down the yarn.The smooth yarn should be taped to the DVD.
Step 7: The yarn needs to be cut.
Take a pair of scissors and put them underneath the DVD.The side of the DVD has yarn on it.Keeping the tape securely attached to the yarn, un-tape it on the smooth side.You should be able to see that a wig is forming.The barrier is marked by tape where the doll's part will be.There should be strands of yarn coming off.If you're having trouble cutting the yarn, get a sharper pair of scissors.You should be using sewing scissors.You don't want your doll's hair to look different.
Step 8: Wrap the yarn around the tissue paper.
Take a piece of tissue paper and cut it in half.The tissue paper should be on the flat surface.Place the tape between the strands of tape on the tissue paper.The yarn should be sandwiched between the tissue paper.The tissue should be resting on the halfway point between the strands of yarn.The hair is growing.The doll's part will be located in the tissue paper.
Step 9: Take the yarn and put it in the tissue paper.
Working through the middle of the tissue paper, sew your strands of yarn together.You have a straight line of thread going through your layers if you sew vertically up the middle.Your thread should hold the strands together when you have a bunch of hair on each side.You can sew them together with a needle.You can use a sewing machine to sew a straight line through them.Small, tight stitches are used.These should be used to keep the hair secure.
Step 10: The tissue paper should be removed.
The excess tissue paper at the sides of the line can be removed now that your strands are sewn together.Carefully remove the tissue paper, be careful not to tear the thread.The use of tweezers might be helpful.The two strands of yarn doll hair are held together by the thread in the center.If you can't get rid of the tissue paper, try using a small pair of scissors.Don't cut any of the yarn by mistake.
Step 11: With less yarn, repeat this process.
You will want to do this again.After moving about an inch across the DVD case, stop winding the yarn.If you can't keep it in place with your fingers, secure the end of the yarn with a piece of tape.Wrap the yarn around the DVD case, secure the smooth edges with tape, and then cut it with scissors under the notch.Place the strands with tissue paper and sew down the center.
Step 12: Attach the larger piece of hair to the doll's head.
Take the larger piece of yarn hair.The larger piece has a part that is three to three and a half inches in length.Get a hot glue gun.Put a line of glue down the seam you just made and press it to the top center of your doll's head.Put it there until the glue has dried.You can admire your hair when it is dry.You can sew the hair to the doll's head if glue isn't holding it in place.To backstitch the hair on the doll's head, take an extra piece of yarn and use a long needle.It is possible to go over the seam twice.If you're using yarn hair on a plastic doll, you should use tacky glue.Synthetic hair tends to look better on plastic dolls.
Step 13: There is a side part with the smaller strand.
Take your small strand of hair.The strand of hair has a part that runs an inch to two inches in length.Glue or sew the hair to the doll's head.Place the part to the left or right of the doll's head.This will add some layers to your doll's hair.Add another layer of hair if you can still see a lot of the doll's head.If you secure the wig in the center of the doll's head, it will overlap the existing hair.
Step 14: It's time to style your doll hair.
You can change the hair style on the doll.You can cut, braid, paint, make a ponytail, or do anything else you want with your hair.You can leave it as it is if you don't want to style it.It is your hair and you can do what you want with it.
Step 15: Synthetic hair can be removed from the bag.
The synthetic hair should be removed from the bag.Synthetic hair can be difficult to package, as it is often somewhat tangled and bunched up.Slowly remove small bunches of hair at a time, smoothing them out as you go.You might have to use your fingers or a doll comb to comb through the hair.It is easy to get tangled up.Continue smoothing out small bunches of hair until you have a long line of synthetic hair.
Step 16: The synthetic hair needs to be cut.
You can now cut the hair to the length you want for your doll after removing the synthetic hair.You can shorten the hair of the doll.Cut the hair twice the length of the doll's hair to drape it over her head.Synthetic hair can be difficult to cut.You can better judge where to cut if you damp the hair more.
Step 17: Glue the hair of the doll.
Wrap the strands of hair around your pointer and middle finger.The hair should be wrapped so that it rests on your index finger.There is a thin layer of tacky glue across the center of the strands.You need to cover as many strands as possible.A friend can help you move the glue in a straight line.It may be difficult to hold the hair with one hand.
Step 18: Put a sewing needle in the glue.
Place a sewing needle along the line of glue you just applied.It is important to pinch the hair together as close to the needle as possible.This process causes the glue to get through the hair and glue all the strands together at the center.Wait while tacky glue dries and hold the needle there.It may be difficult to do on your own.Ask a friend to help you hold the needle in one hand and the hair in the other.
Step 19: The sewing needle should be removed.
Remove the needle from the bundle of hair by sliding it out of the glue.You can flip the hair if the needle has been removed.You should have hair with two distinct halves and a dip in the center.You can ask a friend for help here.A friend may be able to hold the hair in place while you slide the needle out.
Step 20: Attach the hair to the doll.
The hair needs to be put on the doll's head.Hot glue can be used for dolls made from fabric.Don't use too much glue because it will cause knots in the hair.A small amount of glue is all it takes to hold the hair in place.tacky glue is applied to the center of the doll's head.Press the center strip of hair to the line of glue so it looks like the part in the hair.Keep pressing it until the glue dries.Put a thin line of glue around the side of the head by lifting the hair up at the part.A small amount of glue is all it takes.Take the hair out and let it dry.On the other side, repeat this.The glue can bond to the hair if it is pressed down.
Step 21: You should style your doll hair.
It is time to style the doll's hair.Cut it shorter, braid it, or put it in a ponytail.Since the hair is synthetic, be sure to test the style on a lock of extra hair to make sure it holds.If you're applying heat, you don't want to melt the hair.