Since Plan A was to glue the hairpiece all around the head I just took scissors to my doll, didn't bother thinking about how I cut her original hair off, just needed it off. Now, I wish I had $1 for every time someone said "I wish I didn't cut Barbie's hair off, or I wish I had cut it differently"... Um, yea. Once I looked at my doll with very short hair, she was still beautiful! I love the idea of a Barbie with short hair, that's something rarely seen in mass marketed dolls.
In the pic above, I was very fond of the look on the left side, I like the way the hair is shaped and love the little wispy tufts coming down in the front. Since her original hair was swept to the right (in looking at the pic) I decided to work in that direction. Also, there were bare spots on that side that needed some covering up...
The glam shot😉
I don't have a re-rooting tool, so I pushed a small bunch of strands through the eye of a large sewing needle, pushed the point through the top of her head, and pulled it through the neck hole using small pliers. Then stuck scissors into the neck opening and cut the hair off of the needle. Repeat-many-times. By the time I added the three pieces in the pic above I knew I wouldn't have the patience to do the whole doll's head.
If I had a re-rooting tool the hair plug ends would not be very long on the inside of the doll's head and folks then add a glue to the inside to help keep the hair in place. Since I pulled the strands all the way through the head, my inside is full of hair, and I did not add any glue. But then, the only person playing with this doll is me, so I think the hair will be fine since she'll only be posing for pictures (total diva). The before and after:
I love the way the pink hair makes her eye color pop!
A ponytail look...
While removing the rubber band, I learned that the ponytail actually looks good if the band is lower,
maybe around her shoulder, creating a looser look.
The hair band I used:
Barbie says-
Don't be afraid to change it if you think you can make it better, and...
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Hmmm, definitely daring, and great result. I think that it would definitely be fun to add some streaks or GRAY hair to a few dolls. Definitely wish there were more mature choices of dolls. Great idea to just do partial hair. Hugs, Sandi
ReplyDeleteYou did an amazing job on Barbie's hair, Lynn! I like the two-toned look and the pink really does make her eyes po.
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