First time dolly hair user, need tips:)

[rainbowstars]

Hello!  I have some dolly hair and I'm going to use it on a felted pony I am making.  Not exactly sure how I'm going to attach it, probably I will have to make a slit where I want it, glue it, and then glue the slit closed and hide the slit with more wool.  That is not the question (though if anyone has ideas I am open to them!)

What I am wondering is, do you prep the hair first?  Do you wash  or condition it?  It is awfully static-y.  What do you all do before you re-root? 

Thanks in advance for any advice you may have .

[jupiternwndrlnd]

i was it after i have rerooted it -- that way it "sections" off better, to make the plugs.
I am interested to see what you are working on

[rainbowstars]

Thanks!  I'll be sure to post pics when I get done with her:)

[Angellove]

if it helps a year ago I did a re haring video on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xijFhuh4pAo&list=UUbs6dw1N07W3r5wNzAXFE7Q&index=8&feature=plcp

[rainbowstars]

I said I was going to post pics when I was done and I forgot!  Here they are.

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[Sakuyamon]

Aw, she is adooooorable! She looks almost like a G4 Flutter pony!

[pop-girl]

She's is stunning! You did a fantastic job on her and she does resemble a flutter pony.
Will you be selling felted ponies?

[rainbowstars]

Thanks you guys!

pop-girl-  Yep! 

[Griffin]

That's brilliant! How did you make it work? Did you use glue like you originally planned?

[rainbowstars]

That's brilliant! How did you make it work? Did you use glue like you originally planned?

Thanks Griffin!  No the glue was out of the question :p  What I did, was make slits, under the chin and the belly near the back.  Then I made little plug by taking section of hair and knotting them.  I took my felting needle and stabbed the know a few times so that it would get a little ratty and not come unknotted.  Then I threaded the plug onto an embroidery needle and pushed it up it the slit to the spot I wanted the hair to go.  I pulled the knotted end as far into the pony as it would go.  When I was done, I could see section of knots, I tried to push them in with my needle as much as I could and then covered them with some more wool...this probably sounds totally crazy and it kind of is:D