Quick and Dirty Wig Tutorial

This is a quick way to wig

if you have the following...

A big piece of Tibetan lambswool,

a doll bigger than 12"

and

a deadline.

Ideally, your wig will be washed and downy-dunked

beforehand.

Check the direction of the hair.

The hair needs to be the right colour.

This is a food colouring light wash of yellow.

Measure out the width of the doll's brow

from ear to ear.

Run a line of glue along the raw edge,

fold over and hold in place.

I use pegs.

Once the glue has a grip

lay the folded edge along the doll's brow again

and roughly mark the areas that do not touch its skull.

Difficult to explain, but you'll understand  

when you try and hold a flat piece of pelt

to a round head.

Neaten up these lines

and cut them out with a sharp scalpel or x acto.

Test for fit once more

and then glue the front ot the wig in position

checking the placement on the brow and

the distance from each ear.

Check the direction of the hair.

Neaten/tuck around the ears 

Apply glue to the wig only

and pull down into position..

Neaten/tuck around the nape of the neck.

(Sorry it's fuzzy.

Remember about the deadline?)

And there she is, done.