How to make curly yarn doll hair

When I decided to crochet a River Song I knew that I had to get her hair right. You can't have River Song without a crazy mass of curly hair. I had seen a couple of different ways of making curly "hair," including crocheting it and unraveling it the next day, but it wasn't quiet the ringlets that I wanted. After a little Googling some and thinking about the general properties of acrylic yarn some I went with dowels. Like these: These are twelve inch crafting dowels that I picked up at…

Use this simple method to curl yarn for doll hair or hats. An easy way to give your little girl the bouncy curls she's always wanted!

Amigurumi hair can be daunting, but here you'll learn how to make curly doll hair with yarn and how simple it can be!

If you love crocheting doll amigurumi, then you probably want to mix things up like changing the crochet doll hair. There are lots of different ways to change this - long hair, short hair, fringes, facial hair, tied up hairstyles and many more examples!

Occasionally, I like to take some time to make something enjoyable for myself. Really let the creativity flow into something that I find enchanting. My recent creation was an inspiration by the...

Learn to make a gorgeous curly yarn wig for your next handmade doll!

Hairstyles are a perfect way to add personality to your doll design. Learning how to do several styles or invent your own style will help you in your doll design process. I’m going to share the...

Being able to curl yarn for doll hair can equip you to create so many different designs and personalities! Not only can this give you a wider range for representation with your dolls, but it's...

I have struggled with creating curly hair styles for the doll's for years.. I tried everything under the sun to get yarn to curl permanently, but nothing seemed to work long term.. At one point, I was using a stiffening product intended for ribbon and then rolling a few strands at a time with perm rods.. This process was very, very time consuming and MESSY... It required the doll to sit in front of a fan for days so that all the yarn could dry... But worse than that, the curls didn't stay…

My youngest granddaughters are going to be the sister combo characters of "Little Red Riding Hood" and her "Grandmother" this Halloween. I offered to make a yarn wig for "Granny" even though I have never made one before. I was sure I could find a tutorial somewhere on the internet. I did find one that was "oh so close" to what I had in mind. Heidi at the blog "Hands Occupied" made a yarn wig for her husband one year to wear on Halloween that looked like I could "kopy kat" her technique…