Thread-method reroots, MH/EAH, and finding the right needles
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:30 pm
Also known as I has the dumb and need help again. I ran into another wrinkle in my OOAKing plans... Me being stupid anout needles. For sewing, I always used to just buy the dollar store multipacks so trying to find a specific size of needle has been a confusing nightmare.
The "extra long" beading needles I just got aren't long enough for MH or EAH heads. I could have sworn they claimed to be 3", but they're 2". They're barely long enough to do Barbie, tho certainly thin enough. The "doll needles" I bought before are long enough, at 3", but way too thick (they did a Supersize Barbie safely, but I wouldn't use them on a smaller head). And I'd really prefer to do needle-and-thread method to the punch tool (tho I have one) and glue. (I like to brush doll hair a lot, it relaxes me, so security is important. And the ability to change it later if I really want.)
A couple dolls I'd planned to do wigs for instead anyway, but I guess I have to add more needle shopping to my to-do list as well. A downside of not being able to see the product in person before buying it (I have to get everything online, no store access). I've actually pondered making a 'thread rooting tool' out of a twist of thin wire, because finding just the right needles is something that seems to be eluding me. Do they even make them thin enough and long enough to reroot Monster and Ever After High dolls without causing head splits, or am I just going to have to suck it up and use the punch tool instead? If you use thread method on these, what exactly are the needles you use called?
The "extra long" beading needles I just got aren't long enough for MH or EAH heads. I could have sworn they claimed to be 3", but they're 2". They're barely long enough to do Barbie, tho certainly thin enough. The "doll needles" I bought before are long enough, at 3", but way too thick (they did a Supersize Barbie safely, but I wouldn't use them on a smaller head). And I'd really prefer to do needle-and-thread method to the punch tool (tho I have one) and glue. (I like to brush doll hair a lot, it relaxes me, so security is important. And the ability to change it later if I really want.)
A couple dolls I'd planned to do wigs for instead anyway, but I guess I have to add more needle shopping to my to-do list as well. A downside of not being able to see the product in person before buying it (I have to get everything online, no store access). I've actually pondered making a 'thread rooting tool' out of a twist of thin wire, because finding just the right needles is something that seems to be eluding me. Do they even make them thin enough and long enough to reroot Monster and Ever After High dolls without causing head splits, or am I just going to have to suck it up and use the punch tool instead? If you use thread method on these, what exactly are the needles you use called?