Custom Doll Hair! How to Make Yarn Wefts

Since this weeks doll was not prop heavy I wanted to give you all a bonus video showing how I make the yarn wefts for my doll. In this tutorial I will show you how I create different hair textures/styles, lengths, and even how I change the yarn color. Be sure to come back this Wednesday for a new doll video! I hope you find this yarn weft tutorial helpful. Let me know in the comments what other tutorials you'd like to see.
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[@eeveeiseevil6292]

A tip: If you don't have a straightening iron with a low enough setting, you can just use an iron at the lowest setting.

[@dolldoc7884]

Thank you for sharing! That’s a good tip! 😁

[@shellysdolls]

I keep my expectations real low when trying to change the color of acrylic yarn. Since arcylic is synthetic, it won't dye well. I have to use a special dye for synthetics (rit dyemore) or alcohol inks, which yeild lower intensities. Watercolor (liquid tube form) also work but again, a very light variation of it.

[@heartsDmise]

shellysdolls Acrylic paint works well!! As long as you mix with water and shift the yarn a few times in its bowl or wherever you are holding it. It takes maybe 2-4 days to dry depending on how much yarn you are dying and it turns out deeply colored so its nice 👍

[@josieber8032]

@@heartsDmise rit dye has a product for dyeing synthetics i have not tried it but it has possibilitys

[@Cherryvine]

in my experience, the method that works best is taking a soft pastel of the colour you want to change the yarn to, and just rubbing it thoroughly. the only downside is that it is very messy and there is quite a bit of pigment dust left over but the colour is nice and vibrant so its not too bad of a trade. hope this helps!

[@Ysckemia]

good tutorial, you showed a lot of possibilities. i've never thought of attaching the strands one by one to make the wefts flatter, but yes i seems to be a good option :)

[@mel1503]

yo, i wanna try my hand at making a plushy and found ths tutorial in my search, its so thorough and to-the-point, it's gonna help me a lot :333 i cant wait to try it out

[@sallymookmook9002]

Hey Doc. You really went all out from start to finish ,Tons of info here ....Thank You

[@dolldoc7884]

Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed it.

[@janicepena6710]

Hello Doll Doc! First off I want to thank you, this tutorial saved me so much money! I am making Waldorf dolls, but didn’t have any mohair on me. But I have lots of yarn! Great tutorial and I’m subscribing!

[@Michelle6998832]

Wow, you're such a good teacher! ❤

[@MultiJewelryLady]

Great tutorial and great tips, thanks for sharing!!!!😋😋😋😋

[@markiecleans5923]

One thing I noticed while making mine, the wefts would become super short and others would keep more of their length after brushing.

[@dolldoc7884]

Yeah I think brands have different fiber lengths. What are some of your favorite that you notice stay pretty long?

[@elfi643]

I'm using this for my cosplay wig that is pitifully thin. I have to add more and I've been having trouble making good wefts, turns out I was doing it wrong lol😊

[@leilathomas5266]

When dying it, I recommend rubbing the pastels into the yarn wefts rather than just brushing it off, you should get more pigment that way

[@dolldoc7884]

Thank you! I’m going to try that 😊

[@leilathomas5266]

Doll Doc yayy lmk how it goes bc i’ve never actually tried it lol

[@keithmcclainkogane]

A good brand of yarn is red heart it's 100% acrylic and it stays pretty good length unless you try and do really long I would say that if you would try and do a head to toe doll wig with this brand doesnt work that well. - when you use soft pastels use a toothbrush to buffer in the colours they come out looking really close to the pastel colour

[@dolldoc7884]

Thank you! I haven't tried a toothbrush yet. I'll have to try it out 😊

[@renke8117]

Thanks!!

[@dolldoc7884]

Your welcome! Hope the video helps. 🙂

[@shalenemckay2320]

How do you get them off the cooling rack? Just cut them?

[@zeneydacruz2667]

Hi nice tutorial what kind of glue do you use?

[@sanyaagarwal3845]

Maybe try wetting the wefts before dying them with the soft pastels for a more brighter and permanent look

[@itsalexcolorburst]

This is a great tutorial! I was just wondering, what glue do you use for the hair wefts?

[@dolldoc7884]

I use Elmer's glue all for the wefts and usually hotglue to attach them to the wig.

[@marianavarrete5415]

Hi I'm a new subscriber and I would actually like to see how you make the wig cap look so perfect. I tried making them with nylons but they always seem to shrink. I see how nice yours come out and wouldn't mind seeing how it's done. It might seem like a simple thing but OMG it drives me nuts when I try lol.

[@dolldoc7884]

Thanks for subscribing! A detailed how to on wig caps will be an upcoming bonus video. I have a few prop heavy projects in the works so it might be a couple weeks but I promise it is coming :)

[@oreobenavidez953]

So what glue is good for gluing the yarn hair to doll is it the same glue Elmer's glue I'm trying to learn I tried to do the tie method but it takes forever and I don't have a reroot tool this is probably the only doll I'll do I'll stick to painting on canvas

[@dolldoc7884]

I use Elmer's Glue All for the wefts, and sometimes hot glue to attach them to the wig.

[@BellechanX]

This looks great!! I can't wait to try it out! I've never thought about dye the wefts with pastel. Do you think it could stain vinil dolls? (I may misheard you if you said something about it cuz english is not my first language ^^'')

[@dolldoc7884]

I seal my faceups with two layer of MSC. So far I haven’t had any staining

[@mollytaylor8122]

Great tutorial, thank you!! Do you use heat protection hair spray when straightening the wefts?

[@dolldoc7884]

Currently I just use regular hair spray, but now you have me curious about trying heat protection spray. I’ll have to try it out! Thanks!

[@mollytaylor8122]

@@dolldoc7884 Thanks for the tip! Lmk how it goes! ❤

[@ladyturantulo]

I can make long ones too?

[@dolldoc7884]

I haven't made super long wefts. The longest a can get mine are a few inches.

[@shannonec]

What kind of glue do you use for the wefts?

[@dolldoc7884]

I uses Elmer's Glue All for these

[@shannonec]

@@dolldoc7884 oh wow I thought it was gonna be a fancy expensive craft glue lol! I definitely have some Elmer's! Thanks!!

[@dolldoc7884]

Nope just Elmer’s :) the only downside is you have to be extremely careful if you use any water to style the hair. Water will dissolve the glue.

[@zajdamily]

Are you using "soft" pastels or "chalk" pastels?

[@dolldoc7884]

Soft Pastels. Sometimes I accidentally call them chalk

[@CybrBuny]

So my main question is how many wefts do you need to make a wig? I want to open up an etsy shop because I've gotten really good at making the hair, I just don't know how much exactly needs to go in each bundle:/

[@dolldoc7884]

Sorry for the delay. I haven’t measured my wefts for a wig. I usually make a lot at once and the extras go into baggies for future dolls. So since I had a wig to make I went ahead and measured this time (that’s why it took longer to reply). I used about 19in of wefts on the wig I just made Now some wigs might take more and others less depending on the hairstyle.

[@CybrBuny]

@@dolldoc7884 Thank you SO much. I really appreciate you doing that for me

[@dolldoc7884]

You’re welcome! Yes that sounds good. 😃 best of luck on your store! 😊

[@CybrBuny]

@@dolldoc7884

[@whyyousotriggered6050]

@@CybrBuny see I thought about selling wigs and hair too but i just havent gotten around to it. Amazon also has a big demand for doll hair so dont limit yourself just to etsy

[@TheMerekat4]

I've used alcohol ink and Sharpie (which is basically the same thing) to dye yarn hair. It's a little on the messy side, but it does work well.

[@dolldoc7884]

I’ll have to try the ink out. :) thanks for the tip and for watching!

[@mikalabowlin505]

Very cool technique

[@bettymolter8437]

how to style hair for basllerina

[@dolldoc7884]

I haven't done that yet, but it would be fun to try.

[@waiting4u2saveme27]

i’m gonna use this to make hair extensions for me and not dolls lol

[@dolldoc7884]

Let me know how they turn out! The yarn doesn’t get very long but it might work for a shorter style. I know some people use yarn for cosplay wigs that are short

[@waiting4u2saveme27]

@@dolldoc7884 i actually made some last night and it didn’t work how i expected lol. their pretty thin and fragile i think i’m gonna try some kankeleon hair

[@Lilly_watermelonsugar]

Sorry, english isn't my first language. You said a peck comb? Or pac? Pec? I'm looking for one but google search gives me other kinds of combs. Or chickens pecking at roosters.....

[@dolldoc7884]

It’s a pet comb. The one I use is a wire bristle pet brush that’s used from brushing dogs. They also have plastic bristle versions.

[@Lilly_watermelonsugar]

@@dolldoc7884 ah a PET comb. Misheard you then. I found one, thank you