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The tinsel should be a little bit longer than the hair you are adding/replacing. So, in the case for Princess Sparkle here who has her original tinsel they probably had it at about 16 cm or so, since I think 'princess length' for manes is about 15 cm. For the tail, of course, it is folded over in half to make the tail bundle along with the hair.

If you have an ordinary, fairly undamaged G1 (like this one) the tinsel won't come out with normal brushing or combing. Frizz & crinkling weaken it, as do chemicals but whatever Hasbro used in the 1980s was fairly sturdy. Sturdier by far than lots of tinsel used in toys today.

@@ahorseofeverycolor8932 What if it's a G3 with tinsel? Is that less sturdy and needs a gentler hand when brushing?

@@Songal18 G3 is a little bit less sturdy, but really, not by much. They favor a lot of that iridescent/clear type tinsel which can be straightened, but still doesn't look as good as new when it is. Generally, the biggest risk of tinsel isn't pulling it out, but rather having it all crinkled and frizzed up or broken off short/to look bad. Tinsel can also be replaced by hand. I should make a video about that.

@@ahorseofeverycolor8932 Okay, thank you so much.

dont blame your daughter for the plushes having low durability, blame the companies for not making them higher quality

If the iron was really hot, it might happen. One color of old 80s mlp hair (Wisteria, a light purple on ones like Bluebelle & others) was known to go a little pinkish if a really hot iron was used. A lower heat & testing a small strip can help. Companies are always inventing new hair colors & hair materials, so testing is a good idea. But, even if it does change a little bit--sometimes being free from frizz & looking good is worth the risk of small color shift.

It says in the video, to make sure it doesn't get yellow

You can also use hair conditioner. It doesn't even have to be a good brand. You should still wear the glove if you use conditioner, though. Also, use a well-ventilated area because when you heat up conditioner it could smell more.

The eye paint doesn't take dye well, so if you're doing pastels or pale dye you don't need to do much. However, if you're worried, you can use matte mod podge to mask them off. (Just fill in entire eye-area with thick matte modpodge) Once it dries, you can dye safely. After dyeing, you can melt the mod podge away by putting soaked tissue over it & leaving it wet that way for hours. When it's ready to come off, the modpodge should look white/wrinkly. If it all doesn't peel up when you pull it, use another tissue and soak it more. It's important to weaken it with soaking so it won't damage the eye paint/even though it takes long for soaking it off. (I ought to do a video about this...thank you for asking!)

@@ahorseofeverycolor8932 Thank you for your answer. :) I plan on doing a deep red. The mane is in, so hopefully I won't screw up the tinsel.

@@bezoticallyyours83 Red is the most volatile color of dye. It's the most likely to stain and the most likely to bleed, so covering the eye is probably a good idea with this color, above all others. After doing the dye, even if you vinegar/ice bath probably don't let other ponies touch that one for a long time/like can't leave any pressed next to that one.

@@ahorseofeverycolor8932 Gotcha! Thanks.

@@ahorseofeverycolor8932 I've finally gotten the courage to dip dye her today. I watched your video again before I did. Thank you so so much for your tutorial.

Glad to hear you're fixing up a Dangles too! Her color is DollyHair's Water Nixie

@@ahorseofeverycolor8932 ok, someone else told me her colour is atomic turquoise. But you think this one is more near her original?

If you use the right type of glue in the head, and a good brand of zip tie, the hair will be just as strong as original hair. You can wet, wash & re-style it as well. The types of glue suggested are 'toothpaste ' consistency & not water based so they'll never melt.

The hair I got was from dollyhair (website) in the usa. There are also European hair retailers. The hair to look for is 'nylon doll hair'. If you end up with wig hair, the strands are much too coarse. Hair specifically for dolls works best. DH has color-match to old g1 ponies, which was why I selected it for Dangles.

Type in HQG1C Ponies. :)

These are HQG1C custom blanks, and they're in Etsy & Ecrater A Horse of Every Color shop now, if you want to try for yourself the fun of customizing.

If Fabrictack glue is a toothpaste type consistency, you can use it. (I'm not familiar with it) but 'pourable glues' like modpodge and especially crazyglue should never be used. Hot glue might work (very thick) but there would not be a good way to get the glue tip all the way inside the head (where the bangs go) to apply it and not miss hairs. It's ability to harden right away would also impede fixing missed hairs later.

Dude that is a build a bear!