How to Make Mohair Doll Fashion Wig

Do you have a doll that just needs a new fashion hair style? A mohair doll fashion wig can be just the right choice for you. The process of making a mohair doll fashion wig is a little tedious but well worth the effort. You can style the mohair after you make the fashion wig. Why not make several different styles of mohair doll fashion wigs for the same doll? Then you can give her a new look in an instant when playing with your favorite fashion doll.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Doll to work with
• Plastic wrap
• Scissors
• Hot water
• Rubber band
• General white cloth
• Blow dryer
• Crochet hook
• Permanent marker
• Paint sponge
• Tacky glue
• Mohair

1. The first step to make a mohair doll wig is kind of heart breaking and hard for some doll makers. But don’t fear. You can do it! You need to use the scissors and cut all the hair off the doll’s head.

2. Once all the hair is off the doll, you need to completely remove the doll’s head to work with it to make the mohair doll wig.

3. Take the crochet hook and get the remaining locks of hair out of the inside of the head. You can use scissors as well.

4. Once all the hair is removed (inside and out) it’s time to completely cover the cute doll’s head with a thin plastic wrap. Secure this wrap around the doll’s neckline or bottom of the head depending on the how the doll’s head initially came off.

5. Take the general cloth and secure it to the doll’s head over the plastic wrap. Pull the cloth tight to make it very smooth. You don’t want a wrinkled up wig.

6. Using the permanent marker outline the hair line that you want for your mohair doll wig. You can follow the shape of the doll’s head and the outline should be written on the fabric you put in place in step 5.

7. Take the paint sponge and dip it into the tacky glue. You can even pour the tacky glue on it. Using the paint sponge, completely cover the fabric on the doll’s head with tacky glue ONLY inside the hair line you wrote on in step 6. Do this until the fabric is really, really wet with tacky glue.

8. Allow the tacky glue to dry overnight to make a hard cast for your mohair doll wig.

9. After the mohair doll wig cast has dried over night, remove the casting from the plastic wrap. At this point and time leave the plastic wrap on the doll’s head.

10. Using the scissors, cut the extra fabric that is hanging down from the mohair doll wig cast.

11. Put the mohair doll wig cast back on the doll’s head over the top of the plastic wrap.

12. Glue the mohair onto the wig cast starting at the neck line and outer perimeter of the mohair doll wig cast. Work your way into the center.

13. Once all the mohair is glued onto the wig cast, allow to dry over night again.

14. Remove the mohair doll wig from the plastic wrap. Turn the mohair doll wig over. Glue a small section of mohair into the center of the wig and around the edges.

15. Allow to dry for three hours.

16. Remove the plastic wrap from the doll.

17. Put the doll head back on the doll.

18. Put your mohair doll wig on the doll’s head. Style as you like for the wig.

Tips & Warnings

• You can make several mohair doll wigs for your doll to give her a new beauty look instantly.
• You can use a mohair doll wig for born again dolls without having to weave hair into the doll scalp.

[EarthMother]

on 6/2/2009 Mohair Doll Fashion wigs. Very intersting. Smile!