How to Sew in Human Hair Weaves or Extensions to Lace Wigs
Human hair lace wigs create can create natural appearance of the hairline and scalp. This is the part of the lace wig that must be preserved, now it become a fashion product just like cloths. After many times of washing, combing and brushing, strands of hair may fall out gradually. Over time, lace wigs can become so thin that many consumers think they have to buy a new lace wig. If you have a lace front wig as opposed to a full lace wig, however, you can sew in hair weave weft for added thickness. With full lace wigs, you can only add length with hair wefts sewn on.
Things needed:Hair weaves or clip-in human hair extensions,Hair sewing needle,Thread.
Steps of sewing hair weave wefts or clip in hair extensions:
1.Purchase human hair weave bundles or clip-in hair extensions identical in color and texture to that of your lace wig.
2.Place the lace wig wrong side up on your head. Part your hair from ear to ear using the back edge of the exposed lace as a guide. This part is where you will sew your lace wig down to cover the sew in hair weave wefts.
3.Remove the lace wig. Clip down hair in the front to separate it from hair in the back.
4.Make four vertical, equal-sized parts in the back of the head. Braid connecting U-shaped cornrow using two sections of hair at a time. Equal-sized cornrow in the back are important, because this is where the human hair weave wefts will be sewn in.
5.Start by braiding sections of hair closest to the ears down, and connect them in an upward braid with hair in the adjacent section. All your parts will be visible when this is done.
6.Make cornrow in the front going back to meet the upward cornrow shooting up from the back. You can part anyway you like as long at the cornrow are going backward.
7.Sew loose cornrow together along your horizontal part to create an anchor track. This is where your lace wig will be sewn in.
8.Sew in your human hair bundles horizontally across the back of the head until the entire back of your head is covered up to the anchor you made in the horizontal part.
9.Place your lace front wig or full lace wig on top of your head. The back of it will line up with the braid anchor. because you used it as a guide to make your part in Step 2.
10.Sew the back of the lace wig onto your anchor. Use brush to blend the lace wig hair into the hair weave.
11.Lift up the front of the lace wig and attach it to the scalp as you normally would with either glue tape or adhesive directly.
12.Apply oil sheen and hairspray if needed for a smooth hair look.
