Step OneFirst thing is to find your bait! :) I chose this poor Parasol. :<
Here is what my tool looks like that I use to pull out their hair.
Baldie pony :heart:
Step Two
Pick your yarn colors!
This was the hardest, most time consuming part of learning how to do these rehairs. I cannot tell all of you how many times I bought and returned yarn because it didn't work. I tried so many brands, and finally figured out the trick! Any kind of bulky yarn works. I find my yarn in so many different places: Walmart, Michaels, JoAnns, Hobby Lobby. 100% Acrylic works the best, however you can use some as long at the percentage of acrylic to real wool is much higher. ;) However, I would stick to 100% at all times if possible.
Here you can see what the yarn looks like that I use.
I chose to give her hair a fade effect :)
Step Three
Time to start the rehairing process!
As these pictures are so old, I have since learned that you don't have to cut your yarn this long. You can if you want, however that will just be more fluff left over when you brush it out :)
This is what my tool looks like :)
Now you will need to unravel the yarn into its individual pieces. This one particular brand has 4. Each one varies :)
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loginI load my tool by looping the yarn over my fingers and push it into the eye with my nail. Make sure all of the yarn is in there :)
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loginRehairing with yarn can be a tad tricky when you first start. You have to be careful to not split the head by putting too much yarn in! One strand per plug is what I do. When you start getting to plugs that are really close together, skip a plug in between each one. Yarn is very forgiving and you won't be able to see the skipped plug so no worries :)
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loginNow youjust pop the yarn strand into the plug ^.^
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loginThis is what they will look like when you finish ;) Also, I will admit I do not glue my PP rehairs as the yarn gets so thick there is no need! However, if you want to glue it you can ^^
Step FourNow for the fun part, brushing it out! ;D
This was another thing I had problems with at the beginning. I didn't know how much of the yarn was going to come out, and at first it will look really scary! But no worries :)
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loginFor this tutorial, I used a slick brush, however a comb works just fine as well! Be sure to comb out the strands in sections and not all at once. ^^
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loginStart from the bottom and work your way up to the roots :satisfied:
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loginAnd here is what one section looks like brushed out! And how much of the yarn came out. As you can see it's a lot! Don't be scared to get in there and brush it all out! The fibers rooted into the head with the tool won't be going anywhere no matter how much you brush it ^.^
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loginBrush brush brush :bateyes:
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loginAnd here she is all brushed out next to all of the yarn that came out to give you an idea of how much will brush out x3 I like to go over the hair and brush it all out again once I get all of the excess off to make it look smooth :)
Step FiveNow for the tail :) Everything here is exactly the same ^^
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loginUnravel the yarn
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loginYay she is all done!
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loginAnd here is a pretty outside picture :3