She Was Twisted

I decided that, yes, I did want to lighten up the doll hair for the second skein. Since Theresa will be cutting it into lengths for the doll wig, this gave me the opportunity to change it up a bit if I wanted. What she will do, is combine the yarns randomly and have twice the amount of variation. I can’t wait to see it all in “action” !

I finished spinning half of the handspun doll hair yarn last night, and now I can’t make up my mind for the life of me if it is too bright or not. –Like maybe I should spin the second half with lighter blondes and more pale pinks???  I can’t decide! I don’t want the hair to overpower the dress, however I also want the hair to be knock-your-socks-off in color. I want it to be shy, sweet princess, but then on the other hand, I’d love for it to be bold, strong princess. Which direction, which direction….oh how I hate making these decisions!

I think tonight I will go hang out in the “fiber room” and perhaps get some inspiration. Either way, it is going to be gorgeous. I’m just too nit-picky this way. It’s a curse!

Custom Handspun Doll Hair!

These are the batts that I drum carded for a custom doll hair order. They will all go in the same yarn, alternating colors.  It is mostly Merino wool with tons of sparkle and layers upon layer of color.  I will also be adding stripes of bright pink and yellow Coopworth locks to give some added texture.  I can’t wait to see how it turns out!

Here are the two fabrics the doll hair is to match:

Fun!

I spun some new handspun for 3 more dolls:

Pretty! I can’t wait to see them in their full glory. I have one, possibly two more to spin, and then they will be shipped away. Neat!

This yarn is on its way now to become hair on a handmade Waldorf doll. Pretty cool. I blended the wool on my drum carder and spun it corespun over a thin wool binder. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. I will post a link once Theresa has a chance to make the doll.