I've been so frustrated by my Tiny Talyssa. I've tried so many wigs on her yet none of them really look good on their own without a hat. The problem is that she has such a high jellybean-shaped head and if there's bangs they stand out way too much. A hat helps hide everything... But there are times when she really needs to go without a hat, so I tried another wig again this week, and it was better, but still not speaking to me... She has such a small head that all the commercial wigs just don't look in scale. So I thought I'd try to make her a mohair wig. At least it would be the shape of her head, so would stay in place and not ride forward like all the Monique wigs do. The other night I made the cap.... I looked through my collection of brown mohair locks, and chose the 'Dark Antique Brown' from a goat named Lucille. She must have been a rather young goat since the mohair was very curly. So I sewed strips of wefting, combed it, and last night I glued it all on... This morning I wet it, and combed it down, then styled it... The wig will fluff out a bit when it dries, but I think I have finally found something that makes her look cute without a hat.
marianne
9/2/2020 12:33:14 pm
I love her new look! It's even really cute before you wet it. Sooooo much better than those other wigs. Still something to be said about home-made.
Martha
9/2/2020 12:38:41 pm
Thanks. Yes, sometimes handmade is best, especially for the really small dolls, or the ones with weird shaped heads. The scale of the mohair is a lot better. This wig also makes her look younger.
Lorraine
9/2/2020 03:31:44 pm
The wig is adorable! Just what she needed.
Frances
9/2/2020 04:21:36 pm
So much prettier than the commercial ones!
Dorothy
9/2/2020 07:51:17 pm
She looks adorable in this new wig. I like it poofy and I like it curly. The color suits her well.
KarenC
9/2/2020 09:12:50 pm
Oh that is SO cute!!! Comments are closed.
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