How to Make Lace Front Wigs at Home
Lace front wigs are the most popular today because of their natural look and their ability to stay in place better. A lace front wig will eventually need to be repaired or have its netting replaced. Hard-front wigs, wigs without lace front hairlines, can be turned into lace front with minimal effort by following the same steps. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Wig
- Lace netting
- Needle
- Thread
- Scissors
- Pins
- Hair
- Knotting hooks
- Malleable wig block or ball
Instructions
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Preparing the wig
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Turn the wig inside out.
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If you are repairing or replacing the netting on a lace or lace front wig, fold it under the wig. Make sure that you do not fold over too much and catch the hairline under the wig as this would create a new and less natural hairline.
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If the lace netting is long enough, fold it to the first line of galloon ribbon. If it is longer than the first stay or galloon ribbon, trim it to this point and pin it in place. If it is shorter, fold it as far as it will go and sew in place there.
Adding the Lace
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Cut a strip of netting the length of the front hairline of the wig and about 1 inch wide (it will be trimmed back later when being fitted to the head).
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Using a needle and thread, sew one edge of the new strip of lace netting to the first stay or galloon ribbon, making sure to catch the folded piece of the old netting with it.
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Add a line of stitching to the hairline making sure to keep the stitches hidden within the hair.
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At this point, the wig may be worn as-is. However, you can create a more natural-looking hairline by adding a row or two of hair to the new netting at the hair line using the single or under knotting technique. To do this, place the wig on the wig block or a ball to fill it out. Knot the hair (preferably hair that matches the wigs hair) to the netting.
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Tips & Warnings
The knot used for attaching hair netting is the same kind used in making latch hook rugs, only on a smaller scale.
Do not pull stitches too tight. You do not want to create darts or creases in the wig.
