Soom Faery Legend discussion part 4

I think Iwa-Xine is wearing a 3/4 but I'm not 100% sure sure it's been 4? 5? years since I bought his wig. Sleet's is whatever size it needed to be when I was making it so that it would fit him so that's no help, sorry.

The only reason I think Iwa-Xine's wig might be a 3/4 is because it needs help staying on his head because of the tightness of the fit. He has a tiny line of hot glue at his forehead and at the back of his head to "catch" the edges of the wig and keep it from popping off. A 4/5 might be too big.

I've found with the smaller wigs that sizing can be a bit... loosey-goosey. Aside from my Soom Fairies, I have several other small headed dolls (Lume Lights, Batchix Clever Little, FL Chicline) and wigging them is a PITA. The Batchix boys are my biggest pains as they wear straight up size 3 wigs and the Monique 3/4's I bought them are far too large and bulky. They still don't have proper wigs and I've owned them for 5 years now.

 

My mature tinies mostly wear size 4, as 3/4 are too small and 4/5 too big. With such small dolls, wigs have to be nearly perfect in size to fit properly. Facets By Marcia has a good variety from Monique in the right size. Currently only my Granado guy has a 3/4 and my Xagadoll has a Denver Doll Shaggies in 4/5.

 

I made this wig for Linzi because he is a dandelion of sorts.
I altered a wig pattern I already had to make this one to fit him.
Edit: It was somewhere around 3.5 -3.75"
Linzi by SteamWitch, on Flickr

 

Soom's measurement chart says 4 but at some point I think I measured and it was like 3.5?? Or maybe I am confusing that with my other small doll who definitely has a bigger head than they do. Hmmm.

I would stick with a 3/4 wig. You might have to buy a silicone cap, or do the hot glue trick to get the wig to stay on.

I even had to buy wig stoppers for my larger dolls. I guess wigs + resin = slippage/popping off. I guess since we have actual hair and skin, we have more grip on our own head for wigs than our dolls haha!

 

Little wigs are a pain! The wig companies like neat categories of 8-9, 7-8, etc, So when they make a little wig they stuff it in a size range. However there is no way to make a wig that fits both a 3 inch head and a 4 inch head. It's like offering a 9-12 size wig! I saw the problem a lot many years ago when I was making porcelain dolls. The wig companies would make a wig for a specific mold that had a circumference of 3.25 inches and then list it as a 3-4 wig but it would not go on a 4 inch head!

 

Yes! There is so much less "play" in a small wig. I've found that it'll either fit or it won't. There doesn't seem to be a lot of wiggle room. I need to try modding some wigs I got made from my Batchix boys that are much too big (their heads are 3.25") or get brave enough to try making them some hard cap wigs (I've never done that so I'm a bit leery to try).

Iwa-Xine's wig bugs me sometimes because it likes to pop off but the style and colour are utterly perfect for him so I'm loathe to try getting him something that is less likely to fly off randomly. Because of his small head, it would probably be a futile search unless I were to commission something for him. Then I'd need to find someone who could specifically make a wig to his head size and those seem to be as rare as hen's teeth.

 

Here's my four fairies. Noellia has her limited wig, and the others have (left to right) Monique James, Parabox, and Monique Pretty Girl, all size 4. The Parabox one is a little tight and doesn't stay on at all without a wig cap.

Four Fairies by Zoe Gold, on Flickr

 

This is very helpful; thank you!
I just found Parabox last night, and saw a few wigs I might be interested in on there. If the size 4 you have is a little tight, do you think a 4.5 might work?

I foresee me buying a bunch of wigs just to find one that I like and actually fits.

 

@Leo Pheonix I like the style of the Parabox one. Does your Noellia wear a wig cap too? My default Soom wigs love to pop off on Nenad and Rick. Idrial's actually stuck with the pittatto velcro but will take her headcap with it if it decides to come off.

@sailorstarsun If only we had wig trading! Or do we? I think we do through the marketplace. You could always trade the wigs you don't like away for other things you might need!

 

@sailorstarsun 4-5 from Parabox might work, as one of the size 4 ones I have seems more like a 3-4.
@jessholy All my dolls who have wigs, including all my fairies, have wig caps. Noellia's wig is loose enough to fall off without a wig cap.

 

Azur has shipped!!! I hope he comes soon and safely! I have no idea how EMS from Korea is working.

 

Hopefully EMS is better out of Korea than Shanghai, China and Russia. My package from China finally arrived today 50 days after leaving Shanghai. My package from Russia is still "in transit" after 49 days after leaving Russia but it hit North America yesterday (although not Canada yet) and my package from China is still in the wind 25 days after leaving China. The one from Russia is a doll but that doesn't seem to make any difference with the speed of movement.

 

EMS out of Korea is not too bad. My last arrival was shipped June 23rd, arrived in the US June 24th and then sat in customs until July 11th and was delivered the 13th.

Small bubble pack envelopes from Russia are moving better than dolls.

 

Thanks @nancy_schroeder_ca for your input! I'm kind of surprised he shipped so fast - I placed his order only 7 weeks ago. It will be 8 weeks come this Friday. Normally it's 8 - 10 weeks for production. Either way, I am happy!

 

My Rick is in Preparing shipping

 

@SteamWitch Yea! Though preparing shipping can mean "we're working on fulfilling your order!" One of my other orders through them has been that way since I made the first layaway payment. I finished layaway earlier this month for that doll so I imagine it might ship in August at the earliest but more likely September or October.

 

Okay! Still I'm excited! I hope to get him for my late September birthday, that would be wonderful!

 

@Leo Pheonix what size wig caps do your faeries wear? I'm thinking of buying some but I am torn between a 3/4 or a 4...

 

Mine all wear 4. My Granado guy is wearing a 4 too, and his head is smaller.

 

@Leo Pheonix Thanks for the reply! I bought 3/4 caps so here is hoping they may stretch a little...and if not...oops??