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Take a small hank of viscose and gently
brush it to smooth it out.
I like to use a "Barbie" brush,
but an eyelash or eyebrow
brush works well also.
Note: Pull the viscose from
end to end,
Do NOT cut it blunt at the end
as this makes it hard to wrap
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Wrap a piece of viscose around a
knitting needle or paper clip.
(You twist the hair as you wind it.)
Dampen with water
Okay - I just run it under the
tap water of my kitchen sink,
nothing glamorous here.
If you need lots of curl add
a small amount of setting lotion,
conditioner, or fabric softener to
a cup of water, and dip
the rods in this solution.
Blot on paper towel.
Put in warm 200 degree oven
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No PHOTOS of this next step were necessary:
1) After the viscose rods
have dried, either use your stove top flame (my
choice), or a candle.
2) Hold the rod by one end and quickly run it
back and forth over the flame.
You will be able to judge
how far to keep it from the flame by whether or
not it
goes up in flames, (just kidding).
* You don't want it right in the fire, as
viscose will catch on fire.
** You just want to run it over the flame, and
the heat will cause the little stray
hairs and fuzzies to quickly melt away.
*** The trick is to keep the hair moving. Rotate
the rod and make sure it gets
heat all the way around.
3) Then flip it to hold the other end (be
careful it may be a bit warm),
and continue burning the fuzzies from that end
as well.
Let the rods cool
completely.
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The photo above shows viscose
that has been wrapped
around un-bent paper clips.
I love using these for tiny curls
or a tighter curl.
The bigger/thicker
the hank of viscose you use,
the bigger the curl will be.
The thinner the hank,
the smaller/tighter
the curl will be.
The hair in the bottom photo shows yet
another technique where the hair is
just twisted really tight until it twists
back on itself..
This makes nice random waves and
does not require any needles. |

Here is a very nice clear
example of a curled section of hair
that has been singed over the flame
to remove the fuzzies.
It is now ready to be slipped
off of the knitting needle.
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More examples of using different
thickness and different size needles/clips.
You can achieve tiny
"sausage" curls or wavy curls.
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Use sharp scissors to cut the curls
either in half or in sections depending
on how long your curls are, and
how long you want your
doll's hairstyle to be.
Notice the great tiny
pin curls at the end.
I always save these for the tiny
detail curls as you will see
further along in this tutorial.
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© Gina C. Bellous
2001 - 2006 - All Rights Reserved
This tutorial
is for your personal use only.
NO portion of this tutorial may be
reprinted without permission,
copied for sale, or to be taught as your own.
Thank you for your
cooperation
Enjoy!
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