Reroot Doll Hair: Knot Method

Ethan before (left) and after (right)

Some dolls have low-quality hair or improvised “haircuts.” Doll hair cannot regrow, but it can be rerooted! Rerooting replaces a doll's old hair with any hair you want: saran, yarn fibers, tinsel, etc. There are many ways to reroot hair, and two of the most common are the knot method and the reroot tool method. This tutorial outlines the knot method, a very slow, but beginner-friendly, way to reroot doll hair. It features a lovely second-hand doll, Ethan, whose head I removed in a previous tutorial.

You Will Need:

• Doll
• Large-eyed Sewing Needle
• Hair (old wigs are perfect for this)
• Scissors
• Pliers
• Tweezers (optional)
• Cup of water (optional)
• Towel (optional)

More after the jump!