File puptcrit/puptcrit.0804, message 148


From: Rolande Duprey <puppetpro-AT-aol.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:29:21 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] A permanent hair spray?


Sean,
I have seen this problem several times. The ultimate answer is of  
course not to make your puppets with human wig for hair unless you  
want them to turn messy.

We tried all kinds of things with some of the puppets we had before we  
switched the hair. One sort-of successful thing was to buy a hair net  
and sew in onto the wig. The net has to be the same color as the hair  
so it doesn't show, and the sewing takes a long time.

Rolande




On Apr 10, 2008, at 12:58 PM, seankeohane-AT-aol.com wrote:

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> Hello, all!  I have several puppets with relatively realistic  
> looking hair... and, like real hair, the strands from the wigs can  
> get themselves into unruly "flyaways."
>
> I have used hair spray to wet the strands down, but, as they are  
> thicker than actual hair, they are usually mussed again before a  
> performance is even over.
>
> Some of the wigs, all but one attached to the puppets' wooden heads,  
> are white, but one is blonde, and one is a dark shade of black.   
> Does anyone on the list know of some kind of fixative that could be  
> sprayed onto the wigs to keep the hair in place permanently?  I  
> can't think of having any need to restyle their hair in the future,  
> so it might as well stay in place/
>
> I've used good old Elmer's glue to paste down some errant hairs on a  
> puppet with white hair, but that's a process that pulls up as many  
> hairs as it pats down.
>
> My thanks to anyone who might have a good solution!
>
> Sean
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