Crazy Daisy Custom Dolls

Standard Re-Root

You will need

hair, needle , pliers, scissors and of course head!

I usually start at the parting to one side ..thread your needle taking care to follow instructions in "The Basics" this is the sewing method ..put your needle in first hole and come out several holes down the way ..this will ensure that as they criss cross inside they hold better .. you can make short gaps of long gaps ..as long as you change it about with each plug.

Around the back i follow the line at the base of the head which usually has no plug holes ..I add my own ..as i like the look of hair further down

I work all the way round the outside edge first ..some people prefer to start at parting . it's all personal preference ..what suits you! ..

Keep working around and around the head untill you end up with this ...

I usually add a tight line of plugs to either side of parting

Don't be afraid to add plugs here and there , some dolls have a good amount of plug holes some don't!

Starting on the parting! .. you should have two rows of plug holes all the way down ..sometimes you make have to make a few extra holes

The plug you see here going in the left hand hole will fall to the right of the head

As you see here i have come back out on the right hand plug hole and the plug is falling to the left

A top view ...

Follow the line of the double plug row

Criss Cross the the plugs left to right and right to left ..keep the plug a small amount of hair and keep the tight ...

Tidy up as you go ... keep checking that any loose hairs that have been sucked back up ..(you will know what i mean when you do a re root )... pull them back through ...tidy up and make sure there are no snare ups of knots ..then continueWork all the way along the parting line and you should end up with this!! ...

                                     by Tracy Farrant