I needed afro hair for my AA Amelia. I found it to be to pricy for now as I need to save some money. So I decided to make it from the straight human hair I have. I thought of sharing with you how I made it. It’s a long process but I saved myself R300.
I first cut a batch of strands of hair from the weft of human hair then roll it on kebab sticks that I cut in have. You can also use straws. That will be determined by the coil you want. The thinner the stick, straw or rod the more cooled and tight the curls. When you roll them keep the hair in place with tiny rubber bands at the first end before you roll the hair in the stick and at the other end.
After rolling enough hair( I used 7 stick which made 14 rolled strand batches), put in a container and poured hot water onto the rolled hair inside the container.
I don’t have a specific time how long they should be left in the water but I remove them once the water is cooled. I then put them on a dry towel to dry them. You can either air-dry them or blow-dry them.
Untie the sticks one by one as and when you use the strands. Don’t remove all from sticks.
You did an awesome job! Very creative. And, of course your daughter needs to feed every few minutes or so. She HAS to have all your attention. I remember those days.
@PutABonnetOnIt and @Katinafleming I don’t know if it will stay curled. I think water won’t affect it but stretching it will as I saw when I was separating the strands if one strand gets pulled hard it stretched.
It would probably become brittle and break off in the rooting process. It would also have a strong odor that wouldn’t go away for many washes. But it is a good thought!
@Alypants, I hope it doesn’t break. But luckily the doll is not for sale. It’s for my own keeps. Next time I make one for a client I will buy curled human hair.
Oh you meant the permed hair. That makes sense cos permed hair needs treatment. Maybe in a wig it could be tried as one won’t have to put chemicals in the doll.
I remember those days.
