I chose a more elaborate hair style than maybe I should have for my first doll-hair application experience. I wanted this style because I love little ringlets - it reminds me of the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace that I read as a little girl. I was enchanted by the description of Tacy's bright red ringlets. How I wished I had those instead of my plain brown ordinary hair!
These two photos are the "in process" shots:
- The yarn I used is Berroco Lustra - a blend of 50% Peruvian wool and 50% Tencel. It's very soft and has a lovely sheen. The color is Rodin Bronze.
- There is a dowel rod secured around her torso with a rubber band - this is so the hair loops all end up roughly the same length.
- I put pins down the edge of her part line spaced about 1/4" apart and loop the the thread around the pin and then around the dowel and back up again.
- Then I sewed each loop securely to her head with matching heavy duty thread.
Jill Hamor, author of Storybook Toys and my resource for this doll, has an excellent tutorial on her website as well as in her book.
Once I had the loops attached I took sections and sewed them to her head and then twisted the ends, folding them up to double them and then sewed it to her head again. It took a really, really long time.
Here is her hair completed from all angles. If I do this hair style again, I will make it longer - it's a bit shorted than I wanted.
Next up arms and legs. I think I said that last post. The hair took longer than I thought.
Make something beautiful!
Jen
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