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Jenny Hamel
Shares Some Rerooting Tips! Using a RestoreDoll skein Here's how I do it... I get very little waste. It looks like a lot of
steps, but once you do it a few times, it goes really fast. I do steps 6-10
in about 30 seconds, without a thought. The 1/4 of a skein length that you
end up with is MORE than enough for the longest of fantasy hair. This might seem like a long process... but when you understand how it works, it becomes quick and efficient. Steps 6-10 are the repetitive steps and soon you will find it only takes a few seconds to repeat them. 1. All of the supplies needed to prepare the skein. The package, scissors and a comb.
2. I have removed the skein from the package and have it laid out in a circle.
3. I pick up the skein, holding it by one of the twisty ties. I remove the twisty tie on the other end.
4. I take the scissors and cut the skein at the lowest hanging point. It does not have to be perfect - just cut it in half.
5. Now I have a skein that is cut cleanly in half. Because it is held at the top by the twisty tie, there are no tangles or waste.
6. At this point I am ready to remove a small bit of hair to work with. Make note of the two colors of twisty tie - gold and silver. I am sticking the silver twisty through the hair in the skein to cordon off a section. I want to keep the skein in the twisty tie as much as possible, because that way it doesn't get tangled up. I only want to remove a small amount of hair at a time. I can repeat steps 6-11 as many times as I need to get more hair. The less hair I remove, the cleaner my work space will be - less tangles and less waste.
7. Now you can see what I accomplished in the previous step. I have separated my skein pieces into a larger and a smaller. The silver twisty tie is holding the bulk of the skein.
8. Now I remove the GOLD twisty tie that is holding all of the hair together. I pull away the small section. Now I have the majority of the skein, still held by the silver twisty tie, in my right hand. A small section that is not tied in my left hand.
9. I do not need the larger piece with the silver twisty tie, and I set it aside. I fold the smaller section in half over my finger and comb it straight.
10. Now I cut this section in half, right above the fold at my finger.
11. I lay this on the table. This is the hair I am working from at this time. When I run out, I repeat steps 6-10 and take some more off the skein. I usually take LESS than this... I was doing the tutorial in a hurry. usually I have half this much hair in a section that I remove. I pull pieces from this section by holding one end with my hand, and taking a plug's worth with my other hand. If the skein is getting tangled, I hold the end with one hand, and comb the skein with the other.
12. Remember I had a twisty tie left over? If I don't need to use everything that I pulled off, I put a tie in the middle and save it for later!
The end! Questions? threnody@threnodys.com
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