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Gluing Mohair onto a Tiny Polymer Clay Doll’s Head


                       Today I am going to show you how I glue mohair onto a tiny doll's head.                     


Firstly, I add a small amount of glue to the back of the doll's head.  I use tacky glue by Aleen.

                                               
Next, I cut a tiny amount of locks from the mohair skin.  This is a piece of mohair I ordered several years ago.  It may actually be Tibetan wool, because it is attached to a piece of skin, but I truly am not sure.  I have locks from a friend's sheep that I will be dying in the future to post on this blog.  The new locks are shaved from the animal, which makes me feel better about obtaining sheep locks.  Of course, this is just a preference I have now.  When I bought this hair, I did not know that I had any other choices.
Here I have placed the first row of hair across the lower back of her head.  The hair reaches from ear to ear.

     I then placed another small amount of glue onto the area above the hair I have already added.

I continue to work my way up the back of her head.  I used the bottom of a paint brush to smooth the loose hair into the glue so I wouldn't get the glue onto my fingers.
Next, I add glue to the side of her head.

                            Here is how she looks after I add hair to the sides of her head.


          I then choose a few curly locks to add in the front and across the back of her head.
 I carefully place the locks so that she does not have a lot of glue showing on top of her head.
Here she is finished.  Isn't she cute?

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