Wig Making!
One of the things that seems to daunt a lot of dollmakers is making the hair. This is one of my favorite parts of making dolls. The personality seems to lite up with the hairstyle: demur, vivacious, thoughtful, sassy, whatever. I use a crochet wig cap for all the doll hair that I do, and it yeilds a great head of hair, without worrying about the scalp showing through. I have a tutorial I can share for doing this; although the model in the tutorial is a Waldorf doll, I use this very same technique for all my dolls.
The tutorial is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29184580@N04/sets/72157619529864003/
And some examples of doll hair are:
Beth - thanks so very much for this tutorial! I had not picked up a crochet hook in over 35 years, yet with your excellent instuctions and clear visual, I've had no problem crocheting 4 wigcaps. I wouldn't have even tried them had it not been for your tutorial. Thanks!
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I love all your dolls. I can't just imagine your dolls without hair, they would look a little scary. Thank you for your tutorial on how to make hair for dolls. I just read an article about handmade stuff amng which how to make a doll out of patterned or colorful socks at academic essays and dissertation writing service, but the author mentions nothing about hair, so I believe my doll would look more beautiful with the hair.
ReplyDeleteI love making wigs! And it is easy, really, if you know just the simple single crochet stitch. All dolls deserve good hair :-)
Deletewarmly,
Beth