Anyone ever have horrible issues with mohair. I washed it before I used it no staining. After I rooted it. I noticed stains here and there like on the toothbrush. I washed it again and the water ran clear. Today I decided to uncover her and noticed that her hat had stains from dye. 
and to make matters worse it stained her forehead. So I’ve washed with dawn n warm water n it’s running clear again and didn’t stain the towel. Sooo When I sell her now it will be just to recoup money spent Bc idk how it’s going to behave in the long run. 
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The only horrible issues I have ever had with mohair was when I rooted delta dawn on a soft vinyl and it constantly matted no matter what I did. Ever since then I have stuck with using Slumberland Nursery’s mohair and haven’t run into any problems with matting or dyes
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I was told to use slumberland, but the color I wanted wasn’t available at the time, so I used another place. The hair is amzing to the touch but the dye seems to be the problem. My fault for not waiting. I told my husband next time if I have to wait 2 months for hair I will.
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I made the mistake of trying cheap Sophia’s heritage collection mohair. It totally ruined the doll. 
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Yeah Slumberland has the problem of not having all the colours and styles in stock at all times which sucks but it is definetly worth the wait for their hair!!
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Try Angora Motique mohair. I’ve got all kinds of hair and so far hers wins. Hardly any waste at all and no matting up.
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They must not have used the acid dye. I know some people use store bought dye that we (humans) use and that tends to run. I have been washing mohair that I bought from a lady in Germany…Im going to try my first dye job…with Jacquard acid dye, next weekend. The hair is beautiful and soft, I think Ill save some of it, leave it white, for platinum blonde babies. Its hard to find decent hair in Europe so I decided to do it this way and its far less expensive than buying from the US. All I have to do is wash out the hair, put conditioner on it, and comb out the tangles and debris. Now I just need to dye and condition again and Ill be good to go.
edit…oops, I didnt buy the mohair in Germany it was from Russia 
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Let me know if you have any questions along the way! 
@dinokc I’m so sorry to hear! I’m sure she would look super cute with a headband. Sounds like you did everything you could to work with that hair. So frustrating!!
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That sounds like quite a job. When I heard what all goes into processing mohair I vowed to stick to buying mohair. What they do takes extreme patience, time and talent.
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She sends it sorted so its not too hard. I couldn’t buy it completely unprocessed. Its really nice hair so it comes clean and combs out pretty easily.
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Best of luck to you and I would love to see the colors you choose once you’re finished 
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Ill post when I finish dying some…Im hoping to manage a blonde or light brown and I have some black dye as well. I have curly and straight hair…I have quite a few asian babies so I wanted some straight black hair.
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