[ZenKitty]

I think a lot of people didn't like Colin Baker as the Doctor. I wonder how much of it was the writers and how much of it was him.

[trystan830]

hmm, good point, Zen. could have been some of both.

i've also heard it said that the season-long multi-part story Trial of a Time Lord was like a meta for the show, that it was really the show on trial, not the Doctor.

[tsukiko]

*makes up some hot water foot tubs with epsom salts and dunks den'segs in before settling into my own tub*

[Den]

Rerooting doll heads is a fucking pain in the ass.

[tsukiko]

yes...yes they are t_t i feel for you. i need to make a reroot tool actually...lol. i was rooting via a needle and knots. time consuming and painful

[Den]

I got my reroot tool where I usually get saran or nylon doll hair: DollyHair.com

[tsukiko]

nods. you've shown me that site before. i need to get a job and settled in a permanent place before i can pick back up on my hobbies

[Den]

Ah, okay. I wasn't sure.

[tsukiko]

oh no worries ^__^

[Den]

This time of year gets crazy. and it doesn't help that half the time, I don't remember who I tell what.

[Mekatra]

The process of putting hair onto a doll seems like it would take approximately forever, fancy tools or not.

[tsukiko]

i think the last one i did took me about 2 months, off and on. cause work and sleep and other commitments. now my hands hurt a lot, so if i were to do another...it would prolly be longer do to that.

[Mekatra]

Jeeze... How many holes are usually on their head?!

[Veshora]

A lot?
I've been practicing with an old Whitney doll someone gave a haircut, but so far I haven't even been able to get all original hair out. (A crochet needle probably isn't the best tool for the job either, but I didn't want to invest in fancy stuff before I can tell whether or not I will do this more than once.)

[tsukiko]

i use a pair of old tweezers. but it prolly helps if you soak the head in some boiling water for a few minutes to loosen the glue that is inside holding the old hair in.

[Den]

I use needle-nose pliers or tweezers to yank the stubs and glue out.

And as for how many holes, it depends on the quality of doll. Higher-quality ones tend to have more hair and more holes in the head. Dollar store ones tend to have less hair, because of having fewer holes.

On average, if I reroot, it takes me close to 10 hours for a Monster High, Ever After High, Barbie, or similar sized doll. if I make a wig, it can take a bit longer, because of all the prep work I have to do before I can actually make the wig.