How to reroot a doll using the Reroot "Tool"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.พ. 2009
- A couple of people have asked "why do I wrap the hair around my finger before putting the hair onto the tool?"
The answer is that the wrap / loop makes a little knot on the prongs, giving a little extra security, however, once it is pushed into the head and released, it springs back open so I guess in theory, you dont need to wrap the hair around your finger first.
I haven't tried without, that's just the way I have always done it! lol
Better quality video planned soon, however, for the time being, I hope this helps! ^_^
~ just a quick note to let you all know that I no longer run the mylittlecustom website
www.mylittlecustom.com as it has a new owner however, these tutorials will be staying online and I am happy to still answer any question you guys have about rerooting! Robin xx
I remember when rerooting/repaint videos weren't abundant on TH-cam and this being the first and only helpful video on rerooting! Thank you for the upload.
THANK YOU so very much for sharing this. I'm a 55 yr old Grandfather who collects old broken down dolls for my granddaughters one day to share and pass on, and have found I enjoy maing them over. I had yet to take one from scratch (nude and bald) and needed to know how to reroot the hair and you made me very happy to feel confident enough to try it on my own. Thanks again :)
this is the only simple,easy, nice tutorial with including a small vinyl head! everywhere else I look , it's a giant reborn baby doll with no instructions or information on the tool. I'm very thankful for this video! thank you!!!♡
It's just so interesting watching you do these. I personally would love to see you maybe do a complete re-root from start to finish from the first to last plug, glue it or what ever, and maybe a style afterward. it would be fascinating watching the whole thing happen.
Thanks for this video. I bought one of these tools awhile ago and couldn't figure out how to use it as the instructions that came with it were very hard to understand. Now I feel more confident to give it a go :)
@HonesttoRatruth it is a vintage Sindy doll :)
Really helpfull thank you. I have a very well loved Posing Penny doll made in New Zealand in the 1960's and I have tried to wash the hair using all the tutorials but her hair is in desperate need of a total reroot. I now have the confidence to do this myself, thankyou!
@roxusan I won't be getting any more in for a while I'm afraid, however, they are quite simple to make! Cut a needle eye at a 45 degree angle, file it down so there are no snaggy sharp bits and glue it into a dowelling rod (or even an old pencil) you are done :)
Thank you so much for this video. I have a lot of dolls that I need to reroot :) And I've never seen it done so accuratly. Now I am more confident of what to do.
I keep my strong PVA glue in an old hair dye bottle that has a tiny screw lid and a long nozzle... it’s great for all types of detail work and would work well here... x
Hiya - saran can be a bit static / fly away - my best advice is to work with the hair damp, that way it is a little easier to work with :-) Other than saran, Nylon is my favourite type of hair to work with! x
I think high quality synthetic hair is always the best way forward for rerooting, especially if you are just starting out but yes, you can use real human hair or any other natural fibres (mohair, alpaca etc) - even yarn or wool!
I wouldn't advise it as sometimes the super glue types can be damaging to the plastic x
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thank you that was a very clear and informative video. thank you very much i want to restore my sisters doll for her but have been put off because of the hair. it doesnt look that hard at all.
That helped a lot! I'm planning to reroot my first doll soon!
I just did this and it came out really nice :D My barbie now has some awesome blue streaks :)
Thank god for this video. Im gonna be going into this cause it looks fun and if I can get the whole repaint thing down well enough I can sell them. This is the first video I found explaining the re root. Thxx
When do you use the glue? After each time you do a plug or when the whole dolls head is done?? Thanks : )
Omg! Thank you! You are awesome! 👏🏼❤️ first video I’ve seen that explains and illustrates in a simple none complicated way