How to reroot a doll using the Reroot "Tool"

[looselywired]

Brilliant tutorial, well filmed well done. Do yoo know where I would buy a small needle from for a Pippa Doll? Also is hair fron the beauty shops ok to use? Many thanks from Dave.

[mylittlecustoms]

@looselywired you should be able to find a small needle at any good haberdashery shop :) As for hair from beauty shops, it is ok for practice however, the quality is lower and will be harder to style on your Pippa if you choose to reroot her with it :) It is not "wrong" to use the hair from extensions, just the quality is far below the quality of good doll hair. :)

[BrokenDollDreams]

Could you make a tutorial on how to reroot a doll's head, but using curly hair please?

[mylittlecustoms]

@BrokenDollDreams the same method of using a reroot tool for normal straight hair also works really well for curly hair! Just go slowly and carefully as you don't want to end up with a birdsnest hairstyle full of messy curls!!

Good luck :)

[wazburg]

Omg this makes reooting seem so much easyer

[mhscarahscreams]

hey what kind of glue do you use after you are done rerooting?

[mylittlecustoms]

@mhscarahscreams Fabri-Tac, E6000, AppliGlue ... any glue which dries clear and flexible :) The three brands I have mentioned are great as they are also water resistant up to 40 degrees which is perfect for when you wash and style the hair :)

Do not use any permenant glues (like super glue) though as that can damage the vinyl after a while.

[KeshaBritney]

WOW i dont even make custom dolls or whatever and i already know XD

im trying to see how i can make a Monster High Doll (or any other doll but MH especially) into one of my characters O.o

[jewel1260]

Hi. Where do you buy the tool with the prongs for rerooting the doll's hair? Your video tutorial is great! It gives me the confidence to try it.

[mylittlecustoms]

@jewel1260 You can get them at mylittlecustoms or you can make your own :)

[Bleachfan0797]

Do you have to take the head off the doll to do it ? I want to reroot my monster high doll... :D

[mylittlecustoms]

@Bleachfan0797 yes :)

[barbieshorts]

40 degrees Celsius?

[mylittlecustoms]

@barbieshorts yup celsius :)

[jpopluvr1000]

i really really want to do this.....

[Bibit321]

would it work on a Monster high doll? 1 more question Monster high dolls have long necks that are ball shaped were the head was attached so how would you think i should take of the head before re-rooting? please answer!

[mintyct]

@Bibit321 i know, right??? im getting one and i really want to re-root it.

[HonesttoRatruth]

What doll head are u using?

[mylittlecustoms]

@HonesttoRatruth it is a vintage Sindy doll :)

[Draculaura1011]

very nice video, it helped me a lot. 

[Apolinariya12121983]

Интересный способ. А я прошиваю волосы в прямом смычсле этого слова. С помощью нитки.

[kuwaizair]

i don't understand 100% how to recreate a tool's prongs. is there a video? both my needles broke.

[mylittlecustoms]

@kuwaizair you can recreate the prongs by cutting the eye of a needle at the 45 degree angle with some wire cutters and then file down any snaggy edges left behind :) I hope that makes sense?!

[kuwaizair]

@mylittlecustoms how do I know if it's a 45 degree angle

[mylittlecustoms]

@kuwaizair it doesn't have to be absolutely perfect, just a rough snip at that sort of angle. If you want to be precise, the easiest way is to fold a square piece of paper into a triangle, then fold the triangle again (... I think I am making things sound an awful lot more complicated than it needs to be! LOL!!!)

It doesnt need to be a perfect 45 degree cut so don't worry too much! xx

[kollp980]

just a little tip you may want someone else to hold the camera because at some point of the video it was blurry, but other than that thanks for the video.

[PatrickLHawkins]

do the re-rooting tools come in different sizes? If not can the same size be used on Barbie's? Thanks

[sailorb1959]

@PatrickLHawkins Hiya actualy i belive you can use the same size reroot tool she used :-D barbie and sindy are pretty similar in hair plug size Good Luck :-D

[revolverproducciones]

Thank so much for the video!

[roxusan]

Great tutorial!

When will you be selling more reroot tools in your store? It currently says they are out of stock.

[mylittlecustoms]

@roxusan I won't be getting any more in for a while I'm afraid, however, they are quite simple to make! Cut a needle eye at a 45 degree angle, file it down so there are no snaggy sharp bits and glue it into a dowelling rod (or even an old pencil) you are done :)

[Marysdacoolest]

thank you

[Marysdacoolest]

I love your accecent

[4563lover]

where did u get the barbie heads

[Heybaby458]

This video was very informative. I have a corn silk cabbage patch that I am interested in rerooting. I just need to find out how to remove and reattach the head. Thank you so much for the video.

[jouwhoo]

@Heybaby458

I also have been trying to find out how to reroot a cabbage patch doll. If you find out, please let me know.

[Zephial]

It's just so interesting watching you do these. I personally would love to see you maybe do a complete re-root from start to finish from the first to last plug, glue it or what ever, and maybe a style afterward. it would be fascinating watching the whole thing happen.

[zalaxy324]

@Zephial

u should try making the cut as short as possibel be sure to get scissors and grab some doll hair out of the scalp from inside it gets all the hair out

[ryannlag]

Uhhh This is the BESt most zclear directions I have seen!! Wonderfull job THANK YOU!

[darcydooo]

Thanks for this, it's nice to see how it should be done. I tried to reroot a sindy but found the hair sticks out and doesn't lie flat, any tips?

[mylittlecustoms]

If the hair is sticking up, I wet the hair with just normal cold water, comb it into place and then, using VERY hot water I pour it over the dolls head. You can use slightly cooler water if you are not comfortable using such hot water on your doll or if your glue is not heat tolerant! Just hot running tap water should be fine. I then douse her in cold water to set the style.

Pop the doll into the airing cupboard for a day or two until dry and she should be fine =)

[LunarCarousel]

THANKYOU SO MUCH! <3

[Kewpie83]

Thanks for the video. I'm rerooting my first barbie head and have found your vid really helpful!

[ainomessage]

Really helpful, thanks! I may get one of those reroot tools. (^_^)

[PinkKatfur]

I'm hoping this method is going to work for rooting a Sculpy figurine project, since I can't take the hair off.

Thanks so much for such a cool tutorial-- will probably use it on the MLP customs I want to make this summer :3

[OwnageProductionz]

Wherre can you buy like a barbies head? and the hair?

[princeofdubber]

ebay!

[cherryveba]

Cool :p