Best type of hair for dolls ? Synthetic , human hair or ?
Best type of hair for dolls ? Synthetic , human hair or ?
So synthetic or human hair or any other kind specific to dolls ?
Re: Best type of hair for dolls ? Synthetic , human hair or ?
Ordinary silk (chemical fiber silk): cheap, basic shape, poor quality, difficult to maintain, easy to break and fall;
High temperature wire: moderate price, high temperature resistance, various styles can be made by yourself, and it is also commonly used by most coser;
Real hair: Expensive, braided from real hair with all the advantages of real hair.
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Re: Best type of hair for dolls ? Synthetic , human hair or ?
Synthetic hair is getting better though, looks quite real, in fact the better ones can be hard to tell from Human hair, will keep its shape, but harder to style. Synthetic only lasts a few months from constant use while real can last a year or more. Both probably last longer if just used on dolls.
Re: Best type of hair for dolls ? Synthetic , human hair or ?
But the joy didn't last long. As good as it looked, everything got more complicated. It started with the assembly of the head, it was very complicated and the hair wound around the neck and into the thread. The hair wasn't particularly strong either, so that you always ripped some out when using it. Especially when combing. I sold the head again after 3 weeks and have been using the cheap wigs ever since. I braid the hair and fasten the end with a rubber band, so I can use the wigs more often without having to comb them all the time... that's enough for me. and the storage and assembly/disassembly of the heads is a lot easier for me. Especially since i hang the heads on a clothes rail.
Photo of the implanted hair doll head: Really looked good, but...
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Re: Best type of hair for dolls ? Synthetic , human hair or ?
If you are comfortable with a single hair color, then consider a hybrid system.
For that you would implant several rows of human or other temperature resistant hair in the front where it is quite visible.
A felting needle can get it into the TPE and a hot air gun will fuse it into the TPE so it will not easily come out.
Once done then install your wig and blend the front into the wig. Not too different from how many males and females blend their own hair into a wig to make it look real.
The hair punching and heat bonding has worked well with pubic hair, head hair should be no different. When done you will have a realistic look, can remove the wig for easy head removal/storage and alter styles as long as you keep to a similar hair color. It all depends on how much effort you want to put into your "perfect" head.
To eliminate the problem with hair wrapping while unscrewing a head, look into magnetic head connectors. (viewtopic.php?t=163813)
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Re: Best type of hair for dolls ? Synthetic , human hair or ?
Best type of hair for dolls is implanted human hair
My Holly has implanted 100% human hair. It is as close as a doll is ever going to get to the head of hair of a flesh and blood woman.
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... as they say, "A picture is worth 1000 words. Windblown, yet not a knotted up mess like synthetic hair would be.
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