Dawn Doll Rescue

So I have become a little obsessed with Dawn Dolls lately. And since I have more talent than money, my purchases have been mostly from the TLC section, which means, they tend to be a little shabby. Along with some of the outfits I wanted, I acquired a few extra dolls - which since I seem to have this rescue gene, I feel a need to fix up and find loving homes for them. Here is the journey of my first attempt at doll restoration.

First you need a motley looking dawn doll or two or three.

And they get a bath. I am using KatSilk products to clean my dolls.

Then I removed her hair and what was left of her eyelashes.

Then I thread the doll needle with about 15 strands of hair.

Stitch hair through a hole in her head and pull out through the neck hole.

Slip the end of the hair out of the needle and tie a knot. trim the end close to the knot.

Pull on the other end of the hair to slide the knot back inside.

Repeat until every hole is filled. I added some extra along the hairline because I thought it looked a little skimpy and wasn't as perfectly spaced as I thought it could be.

After rooting the hair I braided it to make waves.

After her hair was set, I rooted her eyelashes. This is done the same way, I used 5-10 strands of very dark brown hair in each hole. They looked kinda funny until I trimmed them.

Next I put her little head in some water that I heated to boiling. That is, she was in a bowl and I poured the hot water on her. I left her in to "cook" for about ten minutes. Katsilk doll hair is set into a style in this manner.