Since this is related to hair style, I considered to post it here.
I received this Skipper from a good friend from Spain. Here are the "before" photos:
I gave her a bath and a reroot.
I'm an amateur re-rooter, so I don't think this is the best that Skipper could look but I'm happy with her.
I ran out of hair and then I used hair donated by an old Barbie so she has 2 tones that turned out good.
Here are the "after" photos:

Thanks everyone for taking the time of looking at my photos :)
Nilsa
Tags: Barbie, Skipper, re-root, reroot, vintage
Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on November 11, 2012 at 4:14 Thanks Deb!!
I always think that I could do better when I finish a project but still I'm happy with the results.
After all I'm not a professional and I'm teaching to myself.
Hugs,
Nilsa

You should be very pleased at your efforts, my friend. Never stop learning! That's the best thing about this hobby, there's always something new to learn and try to tackle. Check out Dollyhair.com and you'll be ready for your next reroot.
"Stripper".
Good one, Yaz'mine.
That got me tickled.
Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on November 11, 2012 at 5:01 Thanks Deb for the link. I will need to buy more hair as I ran out.

Permalink Reply by Isabel on November 11, 2012 at 17:41 AMATEUR?!! Really nice job. Love the bangs!! Well-done Nilsa.
Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on November 11, 2012 at 17:44 thanks Isabel. Glad she turned out good :)
Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on November 25, 2012 at 0:54 thanks so much Rone J.M. !
Nilsa
Permalink Reply by Tracie Byrd on November 28, 2012 at 0:22 Which tutorial did you use Nilsa? You did a fantastic job. How many re-roots have you done? Tracie
Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on November 28, 2012 at 2:17 Tracie, first, thanks for your comment.
I really appreciate it.
I have done 1 silkstone, 1 Kelly doll, 1 mod face Barbie, 2 parcial reroots to other older Barbies and the last one was Skipper.
I like these two methods:
http://www.wideeyedgirls.com/rerootinstruction.html
http://www.mylittlecustoms.com/storepage635486.aspx
I want to buy a re-rooting tool (www.dollyhair.com/reroottool.htm) to see if it is easier than just the needle and the pliers that I have
.
Bye,
Nilsa
Permalink Reply by Tracie Byrd on November 28, 2012 at 17:51 I have read somewhere that you can use an embroidery needle in certain sizes for certain size doll heads, clip part of the "eye" of the needle creating a "forked end" with metal cutters and insert the sharp-needle end into a pencil with full eraser to act as a rerooting tool-the "forked" end is sticking out of the end of the pencil eraser. This method requires the use of glue inside the head since there are no knots. I hope that made sense! lol, I'm going to try that method, there was a tutorial I found somewhere.
Nilsa M. Donelan said:
Tracie, first, thanks for your comment.
I really appreciate it.
I have done 1 silkstone, 1 Kelly doll, 1 mod face Barbie, 2 parcial reroots to other older Barbies and the last one was Skipper.I like these two methods:
http://www.wideeyedgirls.com/rerootinstruction.html
http://www.mylittlecustoms.com/storepage635486.aspx
I want to buy a re-rooting tool (www.dollyhair.com/reroottool.htm) to see if it is easier than just the needle and the pliers that I have.
Bye,
Nilsa
Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on November 28, 2012 at 18:47 I'm always pinching myself with pliers and sticking my fingers with needles and having accidents with knives, so I want that tool, lol.
there is a tutorial about how to do the reroot with the tool and adding glue at the end of this page;
http://www.dollyhair.com/reroottool.htm
Tracie Byrd said:
I have read somewhere that you can use an embroidery needle in certain sizes for certain size doll heads, clip part of the "eye" of the needle creating a "forked end" with metal cutters and insert the sharp-needle end into a pencil with full eraser to act as a rerooting tool-the "forked" end is sticking out of the end of the pencil eraser. This method requires the use of glue inside the head since there are no knots. I hope that made sense! lol, I'm going to try that method, there was a tutorial I found somewhere.
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