Tools: The curlers we used for spiral curls are “Elle Girl” brand, purchased at a store called Ollie’s which sells remainders of things that other stores can’t sell. You may have something similar in your area, or you might have to improvise with regular curlers. The curlers we used are cone-shaped. A brush with metal teeth (like the My Twinn hairbrush) works well, as does a comb with metal teeth if you can find one. (Check your local pet store for a metal pet comb!) We used ordinary hair clips - if you can get long ones, they work better than the short ones. The rollers come with white pins that go through at the tops. You have to get the pin as close to the top as you can. The rollers have velcro at the bottom, but we discovered that the velcro does not hold the hair, and it will need to be clipped. In a few of the photos you will see we also used old fashioned metal rollers as clips.
Start a big pot of water to boil on your stove.
If you have a clean wig in good condition which you just want to curl, first brush it out well and then dampen it.

If your wig is dirty, wash it in warm water with a bit of dishwashing liquid. Rinse, and, if necessary, treat with conditioner. Let the conditioner in the wig for a few minutes and then wash most of it out. At this point you might want to spin the wig in your washer to get the excess water out of it.
If you have one of the very curly MT wigs which has gotten tangled and frizzy, first brush it out as well as you can, then wash it if necessary and brush it out again. Use conditioner if need be.
It is inevitable that hair will come out of the wigs, but most wigs have plenty of extra hair and it should not present a problem.
Trim off any frizzy ends of the wig. You may want to cut a couple of inches off if the wig is very long.

For the curly AA wigs only: Dip the wig into boiling water to straighten it and then pour on cold water to cool it. At this point the wig will need to be combed again. It should be much easier this time. More frizz can be cut off. If the wig is still matted, it could be dipped again. Remember the AA hair does have a texture so the hair will not be super smooth like most boiled wigs.
Put the damp wig on your model head. You may want to put a couple of ‘dots’ of hot glue on the head first so the wig does not shift around as you are styling it.
Start winding the hair on the rollers. Start at the narrow end of the roller, and place it where the hair comes out of the scalp. You are winding down, ending with the ends of the hair at the wide end of the roller. Put a clip or bobby pin on those loose ends.

If your wig has bangs and you are not curling the bangs, you might want to cover them with plastic wrap so they don’t get straightened or oddly curled by the boiling water. Also, if you are using a Twinn with eyelashes as your model, please protect the eyelashes as they could be frizzed by the hot water.

Put your head into your sink and pour boiling water over all the wound curlers. We used a measuring cup to pour the water. Make sure you get the hot water over each curl. You may want to go over them twice just to be sure. Then, with the hair still in the curlers, rinse the entire head with cold water.

After all the curls have been unwound, carefully separate them into smaller increments while the wig is still wet. The more curls you separate, the fuller the final wig will be.

Let the wig dry, fluff it a bit with your fingers, and give it to the anxious Twinn who is awaiting a makeover!