How to Make Lacefront Wigs
Lace-front wigs are the top selling wigs in the hair industry and will only continue to become more popular as time goes on. The price of a lace-front wig can range anywhere from a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand dollars, but the outcome is priceless. Making your own lace-front wig is a challenge, but not nearly as impossible as you may think. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Tape
- Marker
- Pins
- Cotton lace
- Nylon lace
- Scissors
- Extension hair not attached to a weft
- Ventilating needle
- Wide-tooth comb
Instructions
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Making a Lace-front Wig
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Measure your head from front hairline to nape hairline and from ear to ear, then cut cellophane wrap to the appropriate size. Wrap your head with cellophane by placing it on the top of your head first and taking it around your head. Make sure that the wrap is tight, as this will create the foundation of your lace-front wig.
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Use a black marker to draw an outline of your hairline directly on to the cellophane wrap, being sure to go around the ears. Tape over the top of the cellophane wrap using two to three layers of tape. Cut out the foundation pattern you have just created.
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Place the foundation pattern on a Styrofoam head or wig stand. Add the large piece of cotton lace onto the foundation cut it to fit the foundation and pin it in place. Lace should always be snug and flat on the foundation. This lace is what appears to be a netting when you turn the wig inside out
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Place the nylon lace on top of the large cotton lace and pin it around the hairline edges, so that it does not slide. When your wig is complete and ready to wear, the nylon lace should be cut about an inch away from the wig's hairline to create your new hairline.
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Use the ventilating technique with your ventilating needle, which is a special tool used to make the hair knot through the lace. Use double strands of hair throughout the wig and single strands around the wig's hairline for the most natural look.
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Complete the ventilating process, then comb and cut your wig into your desired style.
Ventilating Technique
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Pinch a small portion of hair from your extension hair, pulling it in a downward motion. Do not pull to slow or too fast or hair will get tangled.
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Fold down the hair to create a small loop. Place the ventilating needle in the hole of the lace at the point where you want to add hair to your wig. Slide the loop portion of the hair over the needle and allow it to catch one to two strands of hair.
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Pull the hair back through the hole of the lace once it is hooked onto the ventilating needle, then wrap the needle one time around the hair creating a knot, and pull to tighten.
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Repeat Steps 1 through 3 until your wig has reached the desired fullness.
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Complete the front hairline last, being careful to use only one strand of hair for the most natural look.
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Tips & Warnings
Making a wig takes time and patience; do a little each day until your wig is complete.
Keep cellophane wrap away from the eyes and nose.
