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Preparing the doll for reborning; finishing up

If the hair is particularly stubborn and has lots of glue, you can put it in the oven for 5 minutes to loosen the glue, or use the heat from a hair dryer on it, which will make it easier to remove it.

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Preparing the doll for reborning

Requires: GoofOff (or paint remover), old cloth, felting needle, acetone, old toothbrush, warm water

Before you can start painting the base color of the doll you will need to remove any existing color or features the doll already has. This is an important step and some recommend skipping this. However, features are often visible when the doll has been completed which takes away some of the charm.

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