Process, as you can see, split the strands of string up, colour (soaked in acrylic in water), leave to dry, bunch, divide, plait, insert the wire, attach to head, glue and fiddle with hair until happy. Also, eyelashes (wire), eyebrows (wire and string) and hair-tie (fabric) done!

How it looks so far (added plasticine eyelids too) [Thumb for scale].