Doll Making Hair

Doll making hair is an important component of making dolls. The right hair can give your doll the perfect look, which is an important requirement, if you are making the doll for someone else. Doll making hair can either be bought from toy stores, or it can even be made using a variety of materials such as wool, or even fake hair. Some doll makers choose to paint also see, RC Gas Speedboats the doll's hair, rather than use doll making hair, as this reduces effort and costs.

Different Types of Doll Hair

Before you buy any doll making hair, you need to know about the different types of doll hair available. Nylon is the most common material with which hair is made, and the most popular. Easy to style, nylon is not very heavy and is very strong, making it quite durable. You can set it in curls easily, and straighten it out as well. Apart from this, nylon doll hair can also be baked, without causing any damage to the hair.

Acetate is another popular material, known for its resemblance to human hair. Polypropylene, another material used in hair, is very similar to nylon, with the only difference being that it cannot be dyed with fabric dye. Saran, another option amongst doll making hair, was the most popular material till nylon came along. Known for its strength and glossy look and feel, it is a little resistant to curling. It is used by famous brands such as Mattel, in their Barbie dolls. Finally there is wool, or mohair, which looks great on fantasy creatures due to its flyaway, naturally curled look.

Decide on the perfect doll making hair type, depending on your doll, as well as the amount of styling that will be done on the doll. There are many websites on the Internet also look at, RC Quadcopter Plans which provide a wide range of doll wigs, in all materials. Browse through a few websites, read customer feedback and then make a decision. In case you wish to make your own doll making hair, you could use yarn, and stitch the hair onto the doll's head, or for a more real look and feel, use viscose.

With viscose you will need to wrap the hair strands on paper clip, dampen it with some water why not visit, Connex CB Radio and bake them in the over at 200 degrees. This will set them in a curl, and you need to repeat this process till you have enough strands to cover the entire doll's head. Paste some straight viscose on the doll's head, to create a base. The curled strands of viscose can now be easily stuck onto the doll's head, filling it with curls.

The same process can be repeated with several other materials mentioned below, though care must be taken to confirm whether it is safe checkout, Korean War Reenactments or not. A little bit of research will help you get the best doll making hair for your doll.