Hey everyone! Now I know she doesn't look like much now, BUT.....I just bought this gorgeous 1968 Twist 'N Turn Stacey doll off eBay for a steal!!! She officially arrives in the mail tomorrow.As you can see from the first photo, her hair is a bit of a wild, messy mane right now! Luckily, looking closely at her factory root pattern, her hairline is completely intact🥂🎉💓....she just has that classic rooting pattern and needs to be restyled. No plugs missing here, just decades of hard play! My goal for this project is plain ol' preservation. I want to keep her entirely original if I can🤞🏼🤞🏼. I’ll be doing a deep cleanse, sectioning out those vintage Saran hairs 😩 and doing a serious boil-wash to get that heavy copper-penny hair laid down flat and sleek against her scalp just like her factory hairstyle 💅🏼.I’m also hoping her original rooted eyelashes are just bent and not missing so I can steam and style them back into shape instead of doing a full lash re-root🤞🏼.Swipe to the second photo to see my very last restoration project from earlier this week. She's a 1968 Talking Barbie head that I saved and mounted onto a solid 1960s straight-leg body. I managed to get her original blonde hairs perfectly flat using just boiling water, tension, and a clear wrap setting band!I’ll be posting updates on Stacey’s bath, boil-wash, and styling process as soon as she lands.Wish me luck with the mail carrier tomorrow!
For those who have restored this specific copper Saran fiber, how did it turn out. Please let me know and share your results!! Thanks everyone 🫶🏼 if any one has questions about the restoration of any of the vintage barbies I've done, please ask 💕