Rerooting - Removing Yarn Hair...

Kid with bad hair, front view:



Kid with bad hair, back view:



"Weapon" of choice - 5" bentnose needlenose pliers:



Grab a double-strand of yarn - where two strands are in the same hole, and pull:



and pull:



and pull:



Hair not on Kid any more. It makes a quite impressive pile. Note that there are still little fuzzies:



A little more work to remove most of the fuzzies:



Removing the zip-tie that holds the head on the body. Weapon of choice is a pair of toe-nail clippers:



Remove the head from the body:



Head, zip-tie, body:




Removing the head plug with a screwdriver:



Head (with fuzzies inside) and neck plug:



Close-up of the fuzzies still inside the head. They'll be scraped out with a finger or a screwdriver:




Side of head, all clean. Note the overlapping holes:




Top of head, all clean. More overlapping holes:




Factory mold mark on rim of head. It's at the tip of the screwdriver:



Front view of head with holes drilled:



Side view of head with holes drilled:

Comments

Stef0628 said…
Hello!
Can you possibly post info on how to properly reattach the head? I can get them off...but not sure about puting it on correctly! Thanks!
Anonymous said…
What size drill bit do you use?
Unknown said…
I am super excited about restoring my 'Marci' from 1985. I'm so glad I found your blog.