Most people think of doll hair as permanent, but dollmaker Barbara Johnston makes doll wigs--not only from human hair but also from materials such as the following:
Christmas tinsel
Feathers
Easter-basket filling
Upholstery fringe
Silk flowers
Autumn leaves
Pot-scrubbers
Pantyhose
Ribbon bows
Raffia
Plastic netting
Curling ribbon
Packing peanuts
Chenille yarn
Dyed mohair
Fur
Here's how to make a doll wig that can be used again and again.
Materials:
Light fabric pen
Plastic wrap
Craft glue, preferably a product that dries flexible and transparent
Wig material (any of the materials listed above)
Doll head
- Make a wig base by marking a hairline on the doll's head, using a light fabric pen.
- Cover the head with plastic wrap.
- Trim the edges according to the marked hairline to form a wig base.
- Cover the wig base with craft glue.
- Place wig material on the wet glue, and allow to dry thoroughly. The doll wig is ready to use.
Dreadlocks
Materials
Black pantyhose
Scissors
Needle and thread
Decorative beads
- Cut one leg of the pantyhose crosswise to form 2" rings.
- Stretch each ring sideways. This will make the raw edges fold in, and the rings will become long and narrow.
- Line up the several rings side by side, and using a medium sewing machine stitch, stitch across all the rings halfway from end to end.
- Glue the rings to the doll's head, placing the seam in the center as the part in the hair.
- Embellish by sliding pony beads onto the ends of the rings.
- To make red dreadlocks, dye white or tan pantyhose with red dye.
RESOURCES :
Soft Dolls and Animals
magazine
Dollmaker's Journal magazine
back issues
GUESTS :
Barbara Johnston
2900 W. Anderson Ln.
#20-244
Austin, TX 78757-1124
The Firefly Group
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