Hey all - I need some advice on what to do.  I am going to be learning how to reroot with mohair, and I wanted some advice on several things. (this is for a MH doll, btw)

1. How much mohair do you need on average for a girl head?  I am hearing that 1 ounce is about right, but I don't want to under/over order. 

2. When you rehair with the mohair, do you need to do every single plug or do you skip plugs, etc?  How big of a plug does it take to do one?

3. Is the tool or knot method better?

4. I would love some recommendations on what else I could use besides mohair that is a cheaper option, or just another good option!  I have been prowling the internet for a few days and have several ideas, but I would love to hear input from other customizers! 

Thank you guys - so far, this is exactly what I was thinking.  I pretty much knew it anyway, but I wanted to confirm my suspicions.  I am going to warn the mom again, and see if she'd be ok with a display piece, and we will see what she says.  I would really love to make her something that she would treasure for a long time. 

I figured it was along those lines!  I just have so much trouble on my own, and I struggle with it - I figured i was doing it wrong somehow  I do best with pictures, and since i couldn't find any, I thought that maybe it was a SUPER simple thing that is left unspoken, and I was dopey enough I couldn't figure it out, LOL!  It's been that way before, hehehe.

I will keep sticking with it though and try again!  I should have some free time soon, and I don't think I will sign up for another swap any time soon, just to give myself time to catch up on life and my own projects, and to work on my practicing, so this is the perfect excuse to try ruffles again.  I may send you oodles of pics on FB and be all "AAAAHHHHH it fell apart!!"

how cute!!

gorgeous, as always!

gorgeous!!

Gorgeous!!