DOLLKEEPING: Dying a Ball Jointed Doll with iDye Poly

[@KohakuCreations]

Omg! He's gorgeous! 😍

[@BENEDOLLS]

thank you so much

[@jackaleope]

this was very informative and also i need to say i love your voice, it makes your videos enjoyable to watch o:

[@BENEDOLLS]

thank you so much

[@whatadollslife]

wow I'm doing this ..thank you

[@TheGrossDemon]

This was more than I asked for. Thanks for all the info!

[@danaharley841]

He is absolutely gorgeous!! Bravo!!

[@michaelkeely4229]

Wow he looks really amazing great job

[@oddyellow8814]

Gorgeous!!!!!!!! Love him, love love love the color. Awesome job.

[@JellyBrainBox]

He's beautiful ! The blue is gorgeous ♥

[@jillmozena9473]

Very cool

[@squigglove]

I'm more afraid of re-stringing! I tried re-stringing 2 or 3 times years ago, and I hated it so much I dread the thought of trying it again.

[@BENEDOLLS]

I totally get it. It takes me forever and it’s never as tight as I want it to be. As I redo it, I do one section at a time. Arms one day, then legs etc., with lots of breaks to figure out exactly what I’m doing because it is scary and hard

[@enricaperri4364]

He looks amazing! I know nothing about ball-jointed dolls, but now I kind of want one haha

[@misscharliesplace5427]

What a beautiful color! You made it look so easy. I think I would probably enjoy the hobby more if I just jumped in and did some things like this. Thanks for the inspiration. :)

[@McCammalot]

Can you get a nice rich dark brown with this method?

[@BENEDOLLS]

yes you can and you can also get a nice deep rich color by leaving it in the dye bath longer.

[@McCammalot]

@@BENEDOLLS Thank you so much, for your video and your super fast reply! (I'm a complete beginner at all this so I'm looking for advice everywhere. Putting together a family of dolls; would like them different shades, but all brown.)

[@larmeblood]

@@McCammalot sounds beautiful, i hope your plan comes through!!

[@onlyalisaawilliams]

Great video.. By the way Rit fabric will dye many vinyl's, and resins. I've dyed many doll's using it .

[@BENEDOLLS]

That's great to know. I hoped that would be the case. I stockpiled lots of Rit dye before finding iDye Poly

[@theneptuneseas6483]

Wow! This is so impressive. I too would like to dye my doll hair black using the Rit Synthetic Graphite Dye. ( Without pulling them off the scalp though) ( Also, without ruining the face and needing to work on a face up at a later stage) I have a chelsea Mattel; a chelsea pony Mattel; a German Steffi Love doll Hyper articulated and two Korean Ddung doll in 11cm each. How does one get a strong permanent shade using Rit ? Does vinegar help? Temperature? How to avoid spoiling the face and still get to the roots on the scalp for a full coverage. All of them are beautifully blonde as of now. Any other tips you have that could help me. I would b ever so grateful to you. Thank you 🤍✨🙏🏻

[@BENEDOLLS]

To get a rich deep color for your doll, use more dye than water then leave the doll in the dye bath longer.

[@theneptuneseas6483]

@@BENEDOLLS considering I'm not pulling out the hair, I must continuously brush her hair with the hot dye water for upto an hour or so for it to retain that Highly pigmented look ? As dipping the figure in and leaving won't be an option in such a scenario.

[@theneptuneseas6483]

@@BENEDOLLS is there a specific ratio you'd use. I'm new to all this and indubitably wouldn't want to spoil any of the above-mentioned dolls...

[@BENEDOLLS]

It really depends on what the doll's hair is made of. I tried to dye the hair of several dolls and the dye never took. The hair just looked like a darker blond.

[@BENEDOLLS]

I usually don't measure. I add dye and mix and start when I like the color. I am still experimenting and I am very happy with the range of colors.

[@sighthoundlady15]

Wow, your boy turned out brilliant! He looks so uniform and perfect, I actually thought he was casted in this color originally because I saw your last video before this one. I wonder if using the lower heat from the coffee pot helped with this? It seems other dyed dolls are so much more splotchy unless it's a super dark brown or black. I think all your research paid off though, you had a very good idea of what you were going to do and how you wanted to do it, which is always helpful. I hope you'll share any further dyeing experiments you do!

[@BENEDOLLS]

Thank you so much, I just love this color. I really do think the low steady consistent heat from the coffee pot helps and mixing in the granules thoroughly is key. I agree darker colors are more forgiving. I plan to use a liquid dye for the lighter colors which might cut down on the splotchy look.

[@sighthoundlady15]

BENEDOLLS is the liquid dye made by idyepolly too? I’m really interested to see your results!

[@BENEDOLLS]

The liquid dye that I have is just the RIT. I purchased so many lovely colors that I'm hoping the slow heat method will help bond the lighter colors onto the resin without looking mottled. I'll definitely share my results.

[@15nanoseconds]

Hi, I collect and modify fashion dolls. After dying with iDye Poly, I've been horrified to find that the dye has faded over time. Would you have any info on maintaining the dyed color?

[@BENEDOLLS]

That's a great question. Perhaps you can try sealing the dye with a spray sealer and keeping the doll away from sunlight.

[@larmeblood]

Smurf doll

[@sarasilva4722]

The dye is beautiful! Are you going to paint the face??

[@BENEDOLLS]

yes I will paint the face in another video or just post on instagram

[@abundantlyyours6861]

Idk if you have affiliate links set up with Amazon, but if not you should. They will give you credit each time we buy something like the dye that you linked. It would help fund your doll collection.... just saying.... :)

[@BENEDOLLS]

yes will do, thanks

[@1979discodiva]

Wow! Very impressive, was it hard to restring? I'll have to check out if you have any vids explaining the differences in the sizes as I'm new to the bjd world. Thank you as this was very helpful and inspirational. Take care and as always "keep on thriftin"

[@naomiwest7556]

Are you going to give him eyes?

[@BENEDOLLS]

yes, I'm deciding which ones to use

[@SandraOrtmann1976]

Hopefully you wore a good breathing mask. Resin, even in small amounts, is highly toxic.

[@BENEDOLLS]

totally agree, I wasn't casting just dying in a well ventilated area

[@camilleware7970]

Love your channel I’m a passionate doll lover as well but how do u find chess bjds

[@dishobbies3885]

Pretty color blue, do you plan on dying any other dolls? What color hair is he going to have?

[@BENEDOLLS]

Yes I have a lot of dye left so I might try dying an ABS plastic bjd. Not sure on hair color, either a shade of blue or a high contrast color, and I'll probably use faux fur