Comments on: Rerooting – Thatching and Finishing

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:06:08 +0000

J.D. do you have a factory blythe you can look at? you will notice that the part hair is woven, row by row. the hair coming out of the holes on the left will need to be directed to the right side of her head, and vice versa. Do it one plug at a time.

By: J.D.

J.D. — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:30:48 +0000

I feel like a complete idiot, but I just cannot grasp the thatching technique. How do you do it?

By: Roxi Welkin

Roxi Welkin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:47:41 +0000

I have found it better to root the field and part first, then thatch.

P.S.

In january, I will have my own site for custom dolls.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:01:31 +0000

Out of curiosity, does anyone know of a good website with examples of where to place parts to get a certain effect? I really would like to do something different than what my doll had before, but am terrified of what could happen if I just freehand it by eyeball and hope for the best

By: taipoh

taipoh — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:40:05 +0000

melacacia-you can try either nylon/saran hair from dollyrestore.com or dollyhair.com

By: melacacia

melacacia — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:01:55 +0000

Where do you buy hair for this kind of re rooting? I am able to find Mohair on Ebay but not regular hair like this….. any suggestions?
Thanks!

By: Kiyomi

Kiyomi — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:24:23 +0000

I have just taken the scalp of my FTS off and have the same problem as Tracy (there is a small ‘crack’ between the face and scalp, where cutting the scalp off for the first time I didn’t do such a great job) what shall I do? will it mend when I glue it all together. I haven’t finished all my magic yet.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:21:52 +0000

tracy – what type of glue did you use to attach it?

for the cleanest, tightest bond on the front half of the scalp, I like to use zap-a-gap, a hobby brand of superglue. I use a waterbased glue in the back of the scalp in case i ever have to open the doll again.

it helps to have an assistant hold the scalp while you apply the glue. use rubberbands to hold the scalp down while it sets up.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:47:14 +0000

Hi there! I had a question, what do you do if a small crack shoes between the face and the scalp? My girl does not have bangs at all and it is a bit noticable.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:05:23 +0000

thanks megan, I just added the bangs tutorial onto puchicollective:

http://www.puchicollective.com/tutorials/blythetutorials/cutting-perfect-blythe-bangs/

sorry for the missing tut!