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ReflectionsByIce β Rerooting a doll tutorial
Published: 2009-04-19 17:43:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 11858; Favourites: 111; Downloads: 121
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A quick photo tutorial on how I reroot a fashion doll.The type of hair I used here is a mix of Midnight Black and Brunette Saran (mainly midnight black). I purchased it from [link] You can also get the long needle to make your "tool" from her as well.
Tutorial is also located on my website...
[link]
My victim here became Takoda and can be viewed here...
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kool pic im doing a myscene molee doll hair reroot in pink do i use that tool thingy??
i need help can you note me please i need help it's my first time rerooting doll hair .
im going to make it long like repunzil's but in pink .
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I like this technique!
thanks for the help!
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Thanks! this is the first time I've seen how to do the rerooting!
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Thanks for the tutorial!!
I've been looking for a good one EVERYWHERE and this is the best I've seen
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I hope you'll find it helpful!
My little customs has reroot tutorial videos... of various different methods that are awesome.
[link]
She's also a fantastic supplier of doll hair too!
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That's one way to describe them
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now here's a question for you:
How did you get the original hair out?
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OOOooo that's the fun part! First you take off their heads, chop all the hair off and pull it out from inside their head with tweezers. Nothing like ripping heads and hair out to relieve your frustrations
I use to have links on how to remove their heads without breaking then, but those places are all gone now. This one's not bad...
[link]
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Thanks! The first barbie I got, I tried to pull the hair out the bottom, but I ended up ripping the head in two.
Don't ask how ;^^
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ok... I won't ask how (but I am curious!)
There is a way to repair that if you want...
[link]
Have fun!
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THANK YOU!
And don't worry, I always have fun!
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would you think this would work on monster high dolls?
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I couldn't say for sure as I don't have one, but I imagine it would work for them too?
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I may never get to do this but I am so glad you showed me how!
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I hope this method works for me! I tried using a reroot tool which didnt work! I dont have the cork though...do I really need it???
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You can probably do it without a cork... but you may end up poking yourself with the needle a lot. The cork just ask as a handle... but you can use whatever else you can poke the needle into.
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Thankyooou! 
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Have you checked out Legendary Tutorials? [link]
Lots of great tips & tutorials on customizing dolls.
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oooh thanks so much for the link!! Ill go check it out!!
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Oh that looks so much easier than what I was trying to do! Thank you for the help!
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You're welcome, and good luck with your reroots!
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cool
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Gotta love excuses to have wine eh?
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*lol* oh no, donΒ΄t get me wrong- IΒ΄m not drinking, NEVER but I LOVE that cake
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Very helpful tutorial - thank you. Now I really have no excuse for not trying this
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I'd love to see what you do eh!
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So this is how you do it *grin* Really nice tutorial
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Got me curious now. Can this be done or is this ever done using real hair for the plugs?
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Human hair tends to shrink after a while after it has been rooted and will fall out as i found out with a doll that i had bought that had been rooted with human hair
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Maybe if using the tension method, but with having a knot in the middle, and the two ends in separate holes... it won't "fall out". You'd have to purposely wank on each plug.
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I wish that were the case. I re-rooted a barbie a while back with a bit of my own hair with the knot method because back then it was the only way i knew but the hair pretty much over time for some reason either the knots came undone or the hair just snapped which was a shame because the hair looked really nice 
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Yup... could be done with real hair, and probably has been done. I've often thought about doing it every time I cut my son's hair (he has gorgeous hair!).
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Oh, I use that method..almost...I just do it a bit different....which makes my fingers hurt...this is great tut though, one of the best for re-rooting I've seen....
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Glad you like it!
I think everyone develops their own way that works for them after they've done one or two reroots.
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*grin*
It's not "hard" work... just 
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Thanks Rundwulf!
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