It is pretty amazing how you can sit and make 10 heads in an hour - same stitches - and each one has a completely different personality. Add hair and they really do become different people. The differences are the reason why I suggest making the bodies first, then having some heads to choose from. You can pick the one that matches the feel of the rest of the doll.

Yes, the eye thing is a huge improvement! I did a little dance when I figured that one out. You can get pretty detailed with needle-sculpting, and for some people the process works great. For me though, the heads always ended up looking ... tight, overworked, tense. Maybe like plastic surgery gone wrong. It is my personsal combo of stuffing and stitching. So, in this case less is definitely more!

There is a wide range of techniques for needlesculpting. Some people do a lot, then there are those like me, who do the minimum. A finished head is a combo of fabric, stuffing and stitching, so as with all things, you have to find the combo that works for you needs.

Ugh, hair! I will do anything to avoid hair. Because I hate hair so much, most of my human dolls have hats and only have a bit of hair peeking out under the edge of the hat. If I need a complete head of hair, my usual method is to crochet a wig and stitch it on. I find that this gives the best coverage and I can do all kinds of things with the hair. The wig base covers whatever head fabric is underneath. I usually use perle cotton - its a good weight for the size of doll I make, comes in lots of colors, and is still easy for me to crochet. If it's curly hair, I can crochet loops of chain as I go along. If it's long hair, I crochet the wig base, then add loops of perle cotton where it is needed.