The information and dolls on this page are Emily Harts

I just make my own mohair wefts, but you can buy them too.

I fill the opening in the head with a pate of styrofoam, and then put a ring of tacky glue at the hairline and wrap a length of mohair weft around the head with the smooth side to the inside, if the mohair is thin you use a double layer placed slightly above the first one.

I always fill the top with some of the "comb-out" (hair that accumulates in the comb when you comb out the mohair) If you don't have any of this, just swirl a bit of mohair that has been cut from the weft and glue this to the pate.

You must let this glue dry thoroughly before attempting to tie it up. I pull all the hair upwards to form a "pony tail" at the top of the head, and while holding it I pull a few hairs out of the front to hang as little trails around the face.

These can be curled later by wrapping the dampened hair around toothpicks. It is beneficial to have a helper around when you attempt to tie up the hair as it is pretty difficult without an extra hand or two. I use about 4 strands of sewing thread in a color to match the mohair and tie up the hair tightly.

This can be covered with a tiny silk ribbon, or just left. Then I use a mister- just like you use to mist plants, with water and a tiny bit of hair conditioner mixed in and mist the hair.

This allows the mohair to shift into the curls that were natural to the goat. I sort of work with the hair with my fingers to get it the way I want it, and then if you want you can do a light spray with hair spray.

The wings you see on these girls are from National Artcraft, and I insert them into holes in the backs of the fairies. I put these in in the greenware stage with a needle tool. The costumes are very simple. I use a wide silk ribbon to form the under panties. Just wrapped under and sewn on. The bodice is a piece of embroidered tulle lace that has been beaded with glass beads and wrapped around, folded at the edge and sewn on with tiny handstitches.

The skirt is also the same lace, hand beaded with glass beads and a double layer of plain tulle underneath. It only takes about 16 inches to make the skirt. I use a heavy quilting thread to hand gather the skirt after sewing the ends to form a circle. I start at the back and so when I gather it all up on the doll, I just make a knot at the back, and glue a little silk rosette, or flower at the centre back at the waist.

I have only made one wig out of roving and I was not really happy with it, as you cannot comb it or the hairs will just pull out. Some people do use roving, but I have not really studied how it can be used effectively.

I take the locks of hair as they have been cut off the goat, and weft onto a narrow strip of tulle. It takes three sewing three times folding in between to get the hair to be secure enough not to just comb out.

If you use wefted mohair you can also set it into curls or ringlets using perm rods or spiral rods or just lengths of drinking straws pinned on. I am not an expert, but as time goes on, and I experiment more, I have managed to make some cute wigs.

Here is one I curled

This one is just left natural

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