How to Make Rag Dolls Hair? Use Yarn, Rags Or Mohair

You may have learnt how to make rag doll toys because its quite simple to make one, but making rag dolls hair, giving them a personality, is a simple art on its own.

Making rag dolls hair is very exciting and is the most rewarding aspect of rag doll making. Your newly made rag doll needs to have a personality, and what better way to achieve this than with the hairdo.

The choice of material used in making rag dolls hair will depend on the look you are trying to achieve.

As a toy, yarn hair is probably the best and it always stands the test of time.As a piece of decoration, mohair will work out just fine on a rag dolls head.For an unusual but trendy look, strips of rags cut from fabric scraps are great for making rag dolls hair.

Whatever message you wish to send, or whatever use is intended for the rag doll you are making, the 'hair makes the doll'.

HOW TO MAKE RAG DOLLS HAIR USING YARN

1. Get some yarn, about 1 skein of 4 ply yarn and cut 30 strips, 6 inches long. Separate the ply from each of the 30 pieces.
2. With a crafting needle, pull the yarn strip through the head of the rag doll, stopping the yarn from pulling out by tying a knot at the end of the yarn strip.

3. Work the yarn into the whole head, putting the strands closer and closer together. Continue with this until you have exhausted the yarn you are working with.

4. Now you can tie a pretty bow to give your rag doll a ponytail.

• Buy half an ounce of mohair to do this. Starting at the back of the hair at the neck, place a small section of mohair, felting it into place using a felting needle. Push needle in and out of the dolls scalp and the mohair about 20 times, or depending on the size of the rag doll.
• Moving close to the first section of mohair already attached, add another section, using the same needle motions.
• Working from the back all the way to the front, continue adding the mohair till the head is full of hair.
• Create a 'parting' using the same felting needle and sew a line from the front to a point that you desire. You can add a small section of mohair in the front to create a fringe.
• Mohair must not be used for toys and is only used on rags dolls that serve as decorations or collections.

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• From old clothes, or discarded scraps of fabric, cut out strips of 1 inch x 12 inches long material.
• Lay a strip across the dolls head with the ends hanging in the direction of each ear. Use a regular needle and some thread to stitch the strip onto the dolls scalp.
• Lay a second strip directly next to the first - working towards the back of the head - and stitch to the scalp as the first strip. Continue stitching on the strips till you reach the back of the head.
• Add bangs to the rag dolls forehead with short strips of fabric.
• With the two distinct sections of hair forming pigtails, each can be prettily tied into a bow with colourful ribbons.
• Tack the pigtails with the ribbons neatly onto the rag dolls scalp using a needle and thread.

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