How to...synthetic doll hair.

Step 1:  Comb the hair gently with metal tooth comb or brush.  A metal toothed wig, dog, or cat comb or brush works great.  Do not use plastic!  Practice on a less expensive doll for your first try.

     Wash her hair with shampoo and conditioner, and set her wet hair with cut up smoothie straws and pins pushed right into her scalp.  You can also use bobby pins or hair clips to hold the curlers in place.  Regular size straws also work well for a tighter curl, and for really tight curls, use pipe cleaners.  For bigger curls or straight hair use people curlers.  Do not skip this step or the hair will be frizzy.  Do not blow dry!  Synthetic hair melts!  Let it air dry.  To speed the process you can place the doll in front of a fan.   With this doll we dipped her hair in hot water from the tea kettle for a minute (which is not as hot as a blow drier) and then dipped her hair in ice water for a minute.

Remove the curlers, (it may one to several days to dry) and loosen the curls your fingers.  For a more blended look, go over with a metal comb.  Make her a pretty outfit and take some pictures! :) To touch up hair use a tooth brush or eyelash brush with a little hairspray on it.  I would use a metal tooth brush, but I don't think they make them. lol!

This is the book I use to sew my doll clothes...