What is this I hear about a rice sock in the head while rooting the hair on a reborn doll?

What is this I hear about a rice sock in the head while rooting the hair on a reborn doll?

What is this i hear about a rice sock in the head before rooting? I am a newbie newborner and I heard it on a video tutorial, but no specifics were mentioned...it was mentioned in passing. Please clarify what it is and why to use it when rooting hair on a reborn doll. Thanks.

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What is this I hear about a rice sock in the head while rooting the hair on a reborn doll?

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HEAT WHEAT
by: ANGIE MAC

Hi there,you can buy small wheat bags,saves all the mess of rice,stays hot for longer.Put wheat bag in the microwave for around a minute.Place inside dolls head,then push in a tea-towel,you wont be able to get the whole tea-towel in,but that doesnt matter,its just to hold the wheat bag in place,then you can start rooting.You can use the wheat bag over and over again.Every couple of months add a little water to soak into the wheat bag to maintain moisture,hope this has been useful.

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question regarding "Anonymous"
by: Anonymous

With all due respect, this answer is confusing and the instructions are incomplete.

You said "Place the sock and a cup of water(if not the rice will burn)".

HUH? Did you mean place the sock IN a cup of water?

Next you said "Place this inside the head of the doll. It will stay warm for a long time. It heats the vinyl, softens it and eases the rooting process".

We know that SOMETHING needs to be heated, but you don't say WHAT needs to be heated. Is is the rice or the water or both? Do you see what I mean? Very confusing to someone who is just beginning the reborning art. If anyone can clear this up, I'm sure a lot of us newbies would appreciate it.

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heats vinyl for easier rooting
by: Anonymous

Take a sock, fill it up with rice and knot the end. Place the sock and a cup of water(if not the rice will burn). Place this inside the head of the doll. It will stay warm for a long time. It heats the vinyl, softens it and eases the rooting process. The vinyl, once it cools down, closes the "pores" that are made when rooting the hair,, thus making the holes a tad bit smaller. Some kits have such thin vinyl, I find it not necessary.

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