How to Make a Wig
Learning how to make a wig can be challenging as well as fun. With some creativity, you can create a wig in the precise color with the highlights you want, by mixing and matching various shades. Choose hair carefully, as the type and quality of hair determines how long your homemade wig lasts. Get ideas for various hairstyles for your wig by looking though magazines. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Wig Cap
- Pen
- Styrofoam head
- Hair bonding glue
- Packs of hair with tracks
- Scissors
- Curling iron or rollers
Instructions
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Put a wig cap on your head to ensure it fits comfortably tight. Choose a cap that matches the wig's hair color. Get various shades of brown or black wig caps at a beauty supply store. Do not be tempted to use a hair net, as these are not as reliable as caps and won't produce the same results.
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Mark the cap with a pen or marker at the center of your forehead and between your eyes.
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Place the wig cap on a Styrofoam head, which can be found at beauty supply shops or online retailers. Line the mark created in Step 2 with the center of the forehead on the Styrofoam head. This ensures a comfortable fit once the wig is completed.
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Purchase packs of hair in the colors and shades you want at beauty supply stores. The quality and cost of the hair varies from brand to brand.
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Apply small dabs of bonding glue to the hair tracks and attach to the wig cap. Be sure the hair looks even as you continue to fill the cap with hair. Start from the neck and work your way around the cap. Place hair in different directions at the top and front of the wig to create a natural look.
Bonding glue has a black or white rubbery consistency. Use white glue for a wig with light hair. Turn the wig inside out and glue hair to the inside of the edge ribbons to cover these up.
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Leave the wig on the Styrofoam head to allow the glue to dry for three or four hours.
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Style your wig. This may entail cutting it to the desired length, layering it, using a curling iron or hair rollers for body and curl.
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Tips & Warnings
An alternative to gluing hair onto the cap is to ventilate it like professional wig makers. Thread a few hairs into a needle and thread it into the wig cap coming up in the next section and tying the hair into a tight knot on the inside of the cap.
References
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