Finally you are nearly there, and you only need to assemble the doll. Part of weighing the reborn doll is knowing the approximate age you are planning for your doll. This will affect how heavy the doll will be.

Typically, a baby will gain about 1-2 lbs. (1/2 to 1 kg) a month for the first six months, and an average of 1 lb. (1/2 kilogram) a month from six months up to one year. If it is quite a young baby then fibre fill alone will probably be sufficient enough.

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The doll should be taking shape by now, and a lot of the harder work is over. However there’s still plenty to do. In this section we will finish up with the head.

Eyelashes

First of all, add the eyelashes to the doll. There are 2 ways to do this – you can either microroot them in place using the same method that did the hair, but with 2 inch strips, or you can apply eyelashes.

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Requires: Eyes, hair dryer, screwdriver

You only need to do this step if you have a doll that has open eyes. If you have a closed eye doll, then you are safe to move on.

Changing the dolls eyes can have a very dramatic effect on the babies face so you should take as much time as possible to get this part correct. If you don’t line the eyes up correctly, you may end up with uneven eyes, a cross-eyed baby or worse.

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Requires: Mohair, rooting needles, water cup, comb, scissors, handle, glue, hair dryer

You have 2 ways to add hair to your reborn day. The first is microrooting, which is a term used to describe the method of rooting strands of mohair to the dolls head. The second is to use a wig.

I would highly recommend you to use microrooting as it can give incredible results. However, it is also a lot harder.

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