Thanks! I'm trying to decide on acolor for a doll wig. I have some auburn locks but I think I want a pale lavender. Could I bleach the auburn and then dye it? I makes sense to me but I'm very afraid. :)
It's definitely possible to bleach it! I don't work with bleach personally because I'm sensitive to it and it has to be done very carefully around me. But I know moderatelyvivid on Instagram has been working on bleaching some alpaca for some natural ombre looks and they've turned out beautiful :)
I love your tutorials. Thanks for posting them. I have a question that you're definitely qualified to answer. I'm trying to make a 12 inch figure version of the Captain America uniform from the first Avengers movie. I was wondering how you would tackle a complicated costume like that. Any help you could give me would be great.
Well, the first thing I do for any outfit is draw out the overall design. It's great to have ref photos, but when you're drawing a rough approximation of it yourself, you gain a lot of insight into the shapes of each piece. Cap's suit is likely not as complicated as it looks. In a small scale like that for a 12 inch doll or figure, a lot of the shapes on the sleeves and chest where the blue material is layered can be faked using top stitching. While the Hot Toys version does use some layering, it's an extremely thin tweed fabric and a lot of details are just stitches on the top to give the impression of more complex work. Actually, the Hot Toys version would probably be an excellent reference to use. :D The more important part is a snug fit. I'd probably wrap the figure in plastic wrap and then layer masking tape over that and draw the costume design directly onto the tape to create the guide lines for each piece. Cutting along those lines would give you exactly the shape and size of the pieces you'd need to cut; just add a seam allowance around the edges. The hardest part of any tiny outfit is working with very small seam margins, and one thing that can help a lot is to get a roll of Dritz Stitch Witchery. It's a fusible webbing tape. Anywhere you're folding an edge back to make a seam that can't be finished to prevent raveling, you can actually sew the fabric to the Stitch Witchery tape and then fold it to the inside and iron it. It's thin as paper, so it won't add bulk, but it can be used to create an extension of the material, so to speak, and give polished edges on tiny garments that would be otherwise impossible to achieve without a full lining--which is definitely too bulky to be considered for an intricate miniature costume. The Stitch Witchery is also awesome for laying over seams that have been pressed open, because when it's ironed on, it fuses over those seams like a seal. All the benefit of a lining with none of the bulk. :) That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but I hope some of it is useful!
@@LomisPlayground Thanks for replying! That is definitely a whole lot of help! I am using the Hot Toys version as my reference,. I'll definitely be trying out those tips. Thank you SO much and keep up the great work on your channel!
Man I’ve been in and out of the bjd hobby for a bit. I’m wanting to get back in it but it’s kinda hard at the moment. Lol I had bought a doll that I thought was perfect. I got her and she was dirty and her joints were so stiff and the magnets on her hand were so weak her hands keep falling off. I’m considering selling her and just buying a male one instead this time so I can make my oc Fade. He’s my baby bio and I would love to bring him to life.
Nicolle's Dreams has some good tutorials if you haven't looked into them But I like watching you experiment, so feel free to keep on! Edit: i commented early in the video, but seems youre pretty knowledgeable about apalca, so maybe my comment wasn't necessary And actually, the way alpaca fiber takes dye is much like human hair does!
Well, I've had a lot of alpaca to experiment with lately! :D It does work very much like human hair and human hair dyes can give beautiful results! But they're also very prone to staining, especially in my humid climate, so I've been trying to focus on methods using permanent dyes. My own dyed hair ruined a very expensive jacket on a humid day so that was a hard lesson learned. Wouldn't want that to happen to a doll!
Maybe you already know this, but you should not use any of your dyeing kitchen tools for food anymore. I had been puzzling over the best way to do an ombre, so thank you very much for sharing this!
@@LomisPlayground I thought you might have said that in a previous video, but couldn't remember for sure! 😊 I can't wait to see the wigs you make with this fiber!
You are an excellent Speaker, Keacher, Doll maker!!. Your communications skills are exceptional. Ty
Very cool!
This was really useful for me, I will tell you when I start trying to make my own wigs. Thankyou!
Thank you so much for this info. You make it look easy and fun!
I find a lot of things aren't as hard as they look... and then the things I think will be easy always turn out to be the hard ones :'D
I'm so glad you shared this. I find it interesting. Although I would make such a mess :) you make things like this look so easy.
That's why I put down paper towels and foil under my work space... I always make a mess XD
I usually use food colouring when dying like this and it works really well
I imagine that would! Lots of options for colors.
It does but it can end up far less accurate
I Loved this tutorial Lomi. In fact I love ALL your videos. So useful AND fun, thanks Hugzzzzz
Aw, thank you so much!
Thanks! I'm trying to decide on acolor for a doll wig. I have some auburn locks but I think I want a pale lavender. Could I bleach the auburn and then dye it? I makes sense to me but I'm very afraid. :)
It's definitely possible to bleach it! I don't work with bleach personally because I'm sensitive to it and it has to be done very carefully around me. But I know moderatelyvivid on Instagram has been working on bleaching some alpaca for some natural ombre looks and they've turned out beautiful :)
I love your tutorials. Thanks for posting them. I have a question that you're definitely qualified to answer. I'm trying to make a 12 inch figure version of the Captain America uniform from the first Avengers movie. I was wondering how you would tackle a complicated costume like that. Any help you could give me would be great.
Well, the first thing I do for any outfit is draw out the overall design. It's great to have ref photos, but when you're drawing a rough approximation of it yourself, you gain a lot of insight into the shapes of each piece. Cap's suit is likely not as complicated as it looks. In a small scale like that for a 12 inch doll or figure, a lot of the shapes on the sleeves and chest where the blue material is layered can be faked using top stitching. While the Hot Toys version does use some layering, it's an extremely thin tweed fabric and a lot of details are just stitches on the top to give the impression of more complex work. Actually, the Hot Toys version would probably be an excellent reference to use. :D
The more important part is a snug fit. I'd probably wrap the figure in plastic wrap and then layer masking tape over that and draw the costume design directly onto the tape to create the guide lines for each piece. Cutting along those lines would give you exactly the shape and size of the pieces you'd need to cut; just add a seam allowance around the edges.
The hardest part of any tiny outfit is working with very small seam margins, and one thing that can help a lot is to get a roll of Dritz Stitch Witchery. It's a fusible webbing tape. Anywhere you're folding an edge back to make a seam that can't be finished to prevent raveling, you can actually sew the fabric to the Stitch Witchery tape and then fold it to the inside and iron it. It's thin as paper, so it won't add bulk, but it can be used to create an extension of the material, so to speak, and give polished edges on tiny garments that would be otherwise impossible to achieve without a full lining--which is definitely too bulky to be considered for an intricate miniature costume. The Stitch Witchery is also awesome for laying over seams that have been pressed open, because when it's ironed on, it fuses over those seams like a seal. All the benefit of a lining with none of the bulk. :)
That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but I hope some of it is useful!
@@LomisPlayground Thanks for replying! That is definitely a whole lot of help! I am using the Hot Toys version as my reference,. I'll definitely be trying out those tips. Thank you SO much and keep up the great work on your channel!
Man I’ve been in and out of the bjd hobby for a bit. I’m wanting to get back in it but it’s kinda hard at the moment. Lol I had bought a doll that I thought was perfect. I got her and she was dirty and her joints were so stiff and the magnets on her hand were so weak her hands keep falling off. I’m considering selling her and just buying a male one instead this time so I can make my oc Fade. He’s my baby bio and I would love to bring him to life.
Everything turned out so pretty!! Can you also use this dye on yarn?
If it's natural fiber yarn, then yes. If it's an acrylic yarn, you'd need to use a dye for synthetic fibers. :)
@@LomisPlayground Thanks so much for your response!! ❤️
Nicolle's Dreams has some good tutorials if you haven't looked into them
But I like watching you experiment, so feel free to keep on!
Edit: i commented early in the video, but seems youre pretty knowledgeable about apalca, so maybe my comment wasn't necessary
And actually, the way alpaca fiber takes dye is much like human hair does!
Well, I've had a lot of alpaca to experiment with lately! :D It does work very much like human hair and human hair dyes can give beautiful results! But they're also very prone to staining, especially in my humid climate, so I've been trying to focus on methods using permanent dyes. My own dyed hair ruined a very expensive jacket on a humid day so that was a hard lesson learned. Wouldn't want that to happen to a doll!
Maybe you already know this, but you should not use any of your dyeing kitchen tools for food anymore.
I had been puzzling over the best way to do an ombre, so thank you very much for sharing this!
I have separate pans and things for dye ^^
@@LomisPlayground I thought you might have said that in a previous video, but couldn't remember for sure! 😊 I can't wait to see the wigs you make with this fiber!
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Hi! :D