Tjorven #9 reerooting of her hair.

This Tjorven started as a redhead with braids. She goes under the name of Pippi Longstocking. The hair was short all over,except for the braids. Someone once cutted off the braids. The red colour suits her well.

But when you turn her around you can see a big bold spot, which is impossible to hide. 

So I decided to reeroot her. I took out all her old hair. You can see the plugholes behind her ears are tighter than the others. That is where her braids were located.

I decided to give her another colour than she had before. I chose Auburn for her new colour.

Here I am finished rooting the hair. 

Then she had to go to the hairdresser for to cut the lenght of  the hair.

Finished cutting the hair. The cutting went well. But she does not have real divided bangs sewn from the fabric. I used the old plugholes. So the hair won`t stay in place at the front.

This is from the back. I have also sewn on som extra hairplugs on the bold spot. From the back the hair is looking well.

At last I found the right way on the "Tjorven curls". It looks like Tjorvens ordinary curling.

But when you turn her around: This is from the front. The bangs won`t stay in place. I have used some hairspray.... but I am not still satisfied. Now I wonder if I am going to cut the hair short all over, except from where the braids were located. I haven`t decided to do it yet, but I have to think of it for a while.

The first picture is before the hairspray were added.

The next two pictures are after the hairspray. Maybe I have to try to curl the hair first, for to see how the new curls will be located. or maybe I have to make her divided bangs and put in some more hair plugs.

What wig to choose for my Mary Hoyer doll?

Decisions...decisions...the anguis of decisions.

What kind of wig to choose for my Mary Hoyer doll.

The only wig I had at home when the doll arrived was a black one, rich of curls. She looks like taken out of a movie from the 40ties. And you`ll think of an old black and white film with lots of love in.

I ordered two more wigs while the doll was travelling through the postal system. One in carrot red and one light brown.

 Georgeous  red colour. But is it too much? Again I am not sure if this is the right colour for the doll.... 

 Lovely light brown wig, and a natural hair colour. Many peoples would choose it because of the natural look.

Sometimes it is really hard to be a doll lover. What is the right thing to do in this case? After all she came to me with no wig ever glued on.
I tried to look out for other Hoyer dolls on internet, and I could not find a real answer.  And it is really hard to find an originally Mary Hoyer wig, which is double stitched. The nearest I came, was a wig for The Toni Ideal doll. But I didn`t like the hairstyle on theese wigs.
So I went on discussing with my self.... I tried the three wigs on the doll, and went on arguing and discussing with my self.
At last I made up my mind. I chose it because of the colours of the reddish hair. It is a lovely bright colour. You can do so much with the haircolour when you are taking photoes. And I just love it. I know some of you is not accepting that I did choose a so unusual colour for her.
I love the colour, and she is now a smashing redhaired woman. 

Toni Ideal doll at the hairdresser

Today Toni went to the hairdresser. Her hair was worn out: different lenghts and stiff. So she decided it was time to get a makeover. The hairdresser cutted the hair so it became more even, and curled it.

 The curlers were taken out. But the hairdresser is still not satisfied.

Brushed the hair. and what the heck happend???? She looks like  a mad man from a film I`ve seen a while ago: The Mad hatter from Alice in Wonderland. Toni bursted into tears, and I had to calm her down.

The hairdresser started to style her hair. And after a while the hair seems to get shaped. 

A little bit different from the earlier hairstyle.

Toni doll in a new outfit.

Sewed a Jumpsuit and a jacket for Toni doll. She was so excited for to try it on. The best of all was that it fitted her well.
The other Jumpsuits I`ve made was for Toni... but you can see who was so stealing it, and called it for their own.

Back

 Ready  for to take a trip downtown.

 

Jumpsuit

Made some Jumpsuits on Saturday. Made a Jumpsuit for another doll I have. But I just had to try the Jumpsuit on Tjorven too. It fitted her as well, so I made 4 more. Already sold two of them: One blue and one multicoloured.
I`ll put out another time photoes of the doll I  made it for. But I`m not quite finished sewing the whole set for her. So stay tuned.

Red and white striped

 Turquise with tiny small white hearts

 Multicoloured

 Multicoloured

Mary Hoyer doll

At last I`ve found a Mary Hoyer doll that I have wanted for some time. I have been looking for the perfect doll. And I bought her some weeks ago. She was in a very good condition. But she needed to be restrunged, have some cleansing up and new hair.

Beautiful eyes

 Nice eyelashes

Looks like she never had a wig. No glue on, just ordinary dirt.

Marked

SOme of the few stains on the doll. I got rid of them.

All cleaned up. And a lovely doll. Just missing a wig.

Bought her a wig. But I have not still glued it on. I have not decided if this is the right wig for her. But she looks adorable with this hair. Still waiting for two other wigs, before I will make up my mind of which wig and hair colour she will end up with.

And I sewed her a new dress too.