No-sew wefts for wigs

Sep. 13th, 2013 08:36 am
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I've been puzzling over how to make wefts from the loose hair that I acquired from Georgia Landau in June. My uncertainty about how to make wefts explains why Alabama has been bald for months.

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Prunella, Deedee, Pearlene and the salvage dolls

Jul. 17th, 2013 10:05 pm
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Another lot of cheap nudes came today, the aforementioned Liv, P. Bo and Jazzie.

First, the Liv sacrificed her hands to Prunella. I cut open the Liv's forearms at the wrist seams as unobtrusively as I could manage so that the body is available, albeit handless, for further experiments.
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Working on Alabama's hair

Jun. 16th, 2013 09:35 am
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Because all the fibers in my haul from Georgia Landau contained dust and stink, they required lengthy preparations before use. First, I picked out all the stray threads, vegetable matter and pieces of fabric. Then I gave them a quick wash in lukewarm water with some dish soap. Finally I aired out the hanks on my clothesline [a very useful addition to our new apartment!] for several hours. Though I still need to comb out the fibers I intend to use, I can now work with them without sneezing my head off.( Read more... )
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Alabama and the rest of my haul from Georgia Landau's castoffs

Jun. 9th, 2013 06:49 pm
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Out of the blue, earlier this month, I received an E-mail from figural sculptor Georgia Landau, asking me if I wished to buy some of her dollmaking supplies. After decades of making dolls, primarily in porcelain, she has moved onto clay, leaving behind wool and other fibers, fabrics, furniture and other odds and ends. Unable to make her official Saturday moving sale, I trekked to Montpelier Friday after work in driving rain to examine the goods.( Read more... )
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