yarwel wrote:You can use yarn and/or faux fur for wig making as well synthetic hair.
It might be easier to find? It also gives you different looks.
Yes, I've been disassembling some old stuffies from the back room for their fur - some of it anyway. Mold had gotten into the bag so most of the stuffing and bits of fur are a loss, but I intend to make more than a few practice wigs from that. I also have some knee-highs I'm learning to make wig caps from, and I very carefully saved as much of the hair as possible from any of the Back Room Barbies that were de-haired for parts.
Most of those stuffies are older fur though, some of which doesn't look all that hair-like... but some might work out. I'm going to give it a try and see. XD
I thought yarn would be a bit big for 1/6 scale, at least most of the yarn I have. I tried to untwist some and see how it would work, though. I'm not ruling out making 'dreadlocks' of punch-embroidery thread though. It's basically a thin yarn like embroidery thread but not glossy-finish like the stuff for cross-stitch.
Oh, on a side note, I've also found out Fashionista Barbie heads fit male Obitsu 27cm slim body almost /perfectly/... well, except for the color, but that's what paint's for. The only catch is if the head is tilted all the way back a small gap can be seen between it and the neck. Otherwise it fits and poses great.
I hope to get a couple more Fashionistas come store-day, and probably take a dremel to the head of one to make it look more male...