How To Put In Weave Hair Extensions

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A new hair weave is a great fashion to mix up your way, and give your look a new scrap of flair. If you're not able or interested in going to a salon to have your weave washed, you tin can do information technology yourself at dwelling with the right tools. Grab your hair, become your easily ready, and yous'll be set for a weave that will make all your friends jealous.

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Wash and status your pilus. You should always prepare your pilus for cornrows/weave prior to executing the style. Wash your hair every bit you normally do, and requite it a good conditioning treatment as well. Make certain that your hair is totally dry before starting the cornrow process.^[i]
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Assemble the necessary supplies. To create the base of operations to run up your weave onto, y'all have to complect your head in a series of cornrows. To do this, you lot'll need a broad tooth comb, a fine tooth comb, and a hair pick. You will also need two to three large hair clips to agree your hair away from your face, and a detangling spray of some sort (3 parts water mixed with i role oil in a spray canteen works well).

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Select your part. When you lot add together your weave, you'll identify it in layers around a part in your natural pilus. Your part is the exposed area of the scalp, and is typically located down the middle of your caput or slightly off-center. Choose the location of the part carefully because you will not be able to change information technology until you accept out the weave. Separate out 0.5 in (1.3 cm) sections of hair on either side of it. Pin the balance of your hair back using the clips.
- Your part just needs to go virtually halfway back on your caput.
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Braid the perimeter row. The first braid yous will complete is a small braid that wraps effectually the outer edge of your face, head, and to the nape of your neck. The perimeter braid volition have 2 starts - on either side of the part - but you will combine the ends of the braids together at the nape of your neck. Take your pilus out of the hair clips, and section off a strand of hair 0.25 to 0.5 in (0.64 to 1.27 cm) thick all the way around the outer edge of your head. Starting with the border-braid from your part, braid as far as you can effectually the edge of your head. Then, do the aforementioned on the other side.
- You might combine the perimeter braids off to the side rather than directly in the center on the nape of your cervix, if your part is off-center.
- Go along the braid as tight as you tin can, and as close to your scalp equally you're able.
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Begin braiding your part. To show your function, you will complect 2 rows of pilus on either side of the part, away from each other. Showtime with one of the 0.v in (1.3 cm) sections of pilus, and separate a small piece near 0.25 in (0.64 cm) thick on 1 of the ends. Braid this in a French braid towards the dorsum of your head on the ane side of the role. Braid this strand about ⅔ of the style downwardly, leaving the ends loose (they will exist incorporated into a larger braid after).
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Stop braiding your part. Work downward both sides of the part, braiding small French braids 0.25 in (0.64 cm) wide. Remember that the braids should run parallel to your part and y'all should work down your head in horizontal sections. Considering you won't be able to French complect each strand all the fashion, the ends should exist loose after y'all've braided all the hair near the scalp. Each of the strands that are loose volition be the start of a row of braids going all the way around your head.
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Brainstorm the middle braids. Each of the braids you lot began on either side of your part volition go on on to course full braids that wrap around your head. This means that from a birds-eye-view of your completed caput, there will exist concentric circles formed effectually your part. Follow the blueprint of the perimeter complect, by sectioning off thin pieces of hair around the outer edge and working in. Go to the next braid closest to your hairline, and complect on either side of your part towards the back of your caput.
- Continue spraying your hair with the oil/h2o mixture or your detangler spray to make braiding easier.
- Your braids should exist very tight and may hurt while braiding, but shouldn't exist painful when completed.
- The braids volition probable become quite thick well-nigh halfway through, because of all the hair you gather. Don't be worried if because of this your braids are uneven.
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Finish your braids. Piece of work in on your braids, away from your part. Each of the small braids you started on either side of your part should serve every bit the start for each new complect. If you lot run out of role-braids though, you tin can create more nearly the part on the back of your head. Necktie off all the ends and constrict them into/under the finished braids so as to hide the tails.

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Get all of your supplies. For your weave, you lot'll at need at to the lowest degree ii packages of wefts of human being hair in a color coordinating your natural hue. You'll also need curved sewing needles, weave thread that matches the pilus color, a wig cap, and a pick or fine tooth rummage for separating sections of hair. When you finish weaving in a weft of hair, you'll cutting the excess with a pair of shears, so have those on hand also.
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Prepare your needle and thread. Go your special weave-thread out, and cut a piece that is 2–3 feet (0.6–0.9 m) long. Thread ane end of the string through your needle, and pull it then that both ends are even. Then, wrap the ends of the thread around the tip of your finger, and tie them together in a knot. This will form a loop on which your needle is strung. Cut the excess thread off that is left over from tying your knot; try to cut information technology equally close to the knot as you are able, so equally to make it as discreet as possible when woven into your pilus.
- Don't cut too much thread to start, as the longer your thread, the more than tangles and knots that are likely to be formed.
- Y'all'll probably run out of thread oftentimes, then you'll have to repeat the same process each time that happens.
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Put on your wig cap. Pull your wig cap out and stretch information technology out, sliding information technology over your head. Cover your unabridged hairline all the way effectually; the wig cap should go over your ears, forehead, and the nape of your neck as bit then every bit to brand sure your braids are completely covered.
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Begin sewing your wig cap to your braids. Beginning at the beginning of your perimeter braid virtually the part, and pull the needle nether the braid and through the other side, pulling the thread taut against the knot. Then, pull the stop of the knot out just a bit and pull the two strings apart to betrayal the loop. Wrap the needle around one edge of the loop twice, and pull it through the center of the loop to create the base of operations knot.
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Sew the wig cap to the perimeter braid. Measure out about i-inch downwardly the perimeter braid from the showtime knot yous made, and repeat the procedure. Hook the needle nether the braid, pull information technology through the other side, and tug to pull the loose thread tight. Before the thread between the 2 knots has been tightened all the fashion though, wrap the needle around it twice near where you inserted it, and pull tight. This volition requite you your second knot. Echo this same process all the fashion effectually the perimeter braid.
- Each knot should be most one inch (two.5 cm) apart from each other.
- Make sure that your knots and thread are pulled tight, and then that your cap is firmly attached to your braids.
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Sew the wig cap around your part. When you lot've sewn the wig cap around the perimeter braid, you'll complete the 'loop' past sewing effectually the outside of your part. Starting from your last knot on the perimeter braid, skip up to the next row of braids on your head. Repeat the knot-tying process, and then go up to the next row. By the time you lot've sewn around the part, you should take a large 'U' shape of knots. Make sure that each knot is at to the lowest degree i-inch away from the center part. Finish off by tying two knots at the base of operations of your sewing, where you lot started on the perimeter complect.
- The finishing knots should be the same as the other knots you lot've been sewing the whole time.
- Cutting the extra string off as close to the knot as you are able, without cutting the knot.
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Cutting off the excess wig cap. Take your shears and cut up along your part to split the wig cap. Y'all'll be removing all the excess fabric effectually the border of your sewing (the part that went over your forehead, ears, nape of your neck, and the covers your part). In one case you've cut up your function, cutting all the actress cloth off as shut to the edge of your thread every bit possible, without getting close enough to cutting the knots.
- If you lot accidentally cutting the thread or a knot, you'll have to remove what work you've done and start over with a new wig cap.
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Mensurate your extension-hair for the perimeter braid. The beginning extension that yous will measure and utilise is the piece that goes around the perimeter. Take your extensions out of the package, and open one weft so that all the hair is exposed. Starting at the beginning of your perimeter braid, concord the extension in place, and wrap it around your head. Hold information technology to the perimeter braid the unabridged time to make sure it is the right length. When yous get to the end of the perimeter complect on the other side, measure a picayune extra pilus, and then trim it to fit.
- Identify this piece of perimeter-extension off to the side, so that you don't misplace information technology or confuse it for another section of pilus.
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Measure out the extension to go around the outside of your role. The 2d major section of hair you need to measure is the piece that volition go around the 'U' shape of your function. Hold the end of the extension over the beginning of the 'U' shaped function near your forehead, and wrap it around where you have already knotted. When you get to the end on the other side (back to your forehead), add together a piffling extra length to your measurement, then cut the slice of extension.
- Continue track of this extension, and make sure y'all don't misfile it with the perimeter extension.
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Prepare your thread. You're going to be working with a long strip of extension, only you won't be able to utilize all the necessary thread in a single shot. Cut a piece of your weave thread that is five–6 feet (1.five–1.8 m) long, and use the same process equally you did for your wig cap by threading it through the needle, matching the ends, and tying them together in a knot. Cut off any excess string.
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Create your base knot through the weft of the extension. Every time you department out a new piece of extension to sew on, y'all'll have to create a knot to secure it. The extension is made up of two primary parts: the strands of hair, and the weft which holds them together. Stick your needle through the weft at the very outset of the extension to secure it. To tie your offset knot, you'll wrap the needle effectually, pull information technology through the weft a second time, wrap the loop that is formed around the needle twice, and pull the needle through.
- The knotting procedure involved is the same as you lot used to run up your wig cap to your cornrows.
- Yous should accept plenty of excess thread when y'all're finished tying your not; don't cut this, as you will be using it to weave your extension to your head.
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Begin sewing the extension to your wig cap. Start at the very showtime of your perimeter braid about your role, and insert the needle through the wig cap, nether the perimeter braid, and upwardly through the other side. Pull it tight to bring your extension piece close to your head. Then, make your first knot past wrapping the needle/thread around the weft (not through it) and repeating the same knotting process equally you used for sewing your cap. Repeat your knot twice to secure the extension.
- You'll only double-knot the extension at the very beginning.
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Go along sewing your perimeter extension. Using the exact same process every bit you did to sew on the wig cap, work around your head sewing on the extensions that attach to the perimeter braid. Make each knot about 1-inch apart, and hold the extensions taut so that they are securely fastened to your caput. Practise this all the way effectually your perimeter complect until you've fabricated information technology to the very terminate, on the opposite side of your part.
- Be conscientious non to tie strands of hair into the knot.
- Trim off any excess that you might have one time you lot have completed sewing on the perimeter extension.
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Sew together your extension effectually the outside of your office. To finish off the 'border' of your pilus, you'll take to sew your extension piece around the border of the 'U' shape that your wig cap forms around your part. Start by preparing a new piece of thread and attaching it to the terminate of the weft. Then use the exact same process as explained above to sew together the extension to the braids/wig cap around your office.
- Trim off any extra that yous might have at the end.
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Brainstorm filling in the rest of your head with the extensions. Starting at the second row of braids (the 2nd to the perimeter braids) you lot should brainstorm filling in the space on your head with the rest of your extensions. Continue the same process every bit higher up, except that when you get to the cease of your row (on the contrary side of the perimeter braid), you should use the 'fold over' method to begin an additional row. This means that instead of cut off the excess extension when you reach the end of a row, you fold it back on itself and begin sewing the new row straight above it.
- Always stitch a knot directly over a fold when you fold over a section, in gild to go far lay flat. It is helpful to do this twice, to make sure information technology is 100% secure.
- Don't measure out and cut your pieces prior to sewing additional rows, because the fold-over method will make it easier to go along working with the aforementioned weft for a big portion of your caput.
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Terminate filling in your head. Work around your caput, using the exact same procedure of sewing your weave to your cap/braids as you take been. Remember to always double knot over a fold or the beginning of a weft, to properly secure it. When you have finished filling in your caput, trim off any backlog that might hang over the front end.^[2]
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Sew on your closure for your part. If you lot've washed all of your sewing correctly so far, you should be left with about i-inch of exposed braids all the mode around your office. Sewing your weave onto this department is similar to when you originally braided it, as you will be working with small sections away from the part. Measure the exposed braid, and cutting off the aforementioned amount of your weave. Run up each small section (nigh ane-inch wide) onto the exposed braid. This means that you will have many small pieces to stitch, and each should run somewhat parallel to your brow. Apply the exact aforementioned process, making sure to double-knot both the showtime and finish of each thread.
- Information technology might be helpful to accept several needles with thread prepared before starting this, because y'all'll be working with so many pocket-sized pieces of weave which may be difficult to exercise with a single long piece of thread.
- As the layers build, your part should look more and more than natural, and the weft of each piece of extension should begin to be covered up.
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Create your closure for the dorsum of your part. When you've sewn on extensions to all the small-scale braids forth your role, you should be left with a space in the back that is still open. To fill this in, yous'll take to ready a special slice of your weave. Measure the infinite that you lot have to fill up, and cut a piece of your weave that is twice that length. Commencement with your regular double knot at the end, and then roll the weave in to create a small circumvolve. Create an additional knot past looping effectually the two layered sections of weft, and pulling information technology tight. Continue rolling and knotting the extension until yous have finished the whole piece.
- When you lot tie the last knot, pull the needle through all of the layered wefts to secure them together.
- Cut the excess string off when you're finished tying it.
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Accommodate your closure piece. Turn your closure piece upside downwards then that the weft is facing the ground, and the pilus is upwards. Begin flattening the pilus so that it falls downwardly over the elevation of the rolled upwardly weft. Considering of the ringlet that you created, the hair should fall evenly around information technology, hiding the weft and your sewing. It may be helpful to apply a flat iron on the hair to get it to cooperate with what you're trying to get it to do.
- Secure the ends of the pilus with a small-scale elastic to making sewing information technology to your scalp much easier.
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Stitch your closure to your caput. Turn your closure piece back over then that the weft is exposed, and insert your needle and thread through it to tie your regular double knot. Bring your closure to your scalp, and identify it where you want it to go. Insert your needle through a braid or a piece of weft from another extension nearby on your scalp, and pull it tight to create your regular knot. Go on doing this in a circular movement around your closure piece, until you've gotten back to the starting time.
- Cut off the excess string, remove the elastic from your hair, and you lot're done!
- Conform the strands of your closure piece to embrace up any weft that may be visible.
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Cut and way your weave. Attaching your weave to your caput is now completed, and then y'all have the selection of cutting and styling it to your personal preference. Go on in mind that your cut is permanent since your hair isn't going to grow in, so be very careful about cutting your hair. Maintain your weave regularly, but avoid washing information technology besides often as this may loosen upwardly the ties and your wig cap.
- Indicate cutting your ends is a great way to reduce majority and get some texture into the ends of your weave. Concord the scissors perpendicular to the ends of your hair and make some 0.5 in (1.iii cm) cuts into the ends.
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How can I lessen the pain when braiding the client'south hair?

What always helps is cold h2o. Never hot h2o, as that makes it worse! Also, another tip is to put on classical music to assist relax the client. Brand sure to utilise gentle hands and light pulls (if possible) when braiding.
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To weave extensions into your hair, starting time by washing and conditioning your hair, selecting where y'all want your hair parted, and braiding your hair away from the part. And so, apply a wig cap to your head and use a curved sewing needle and weave thread to run up the cap into your braids around the perimeter of your hairline and part. Next, measure your extension effectually the perimeter and the role in your pilus and cutting it to size before sewing information technology into the wig cap, and repeat until your head until it is covered. For more tips from our Cosmetic reviewer, similar how to create a closure for the back of your part, read on!

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