Best Wig Making Guide - How To Make Your Own Wig Like A Pro

Wigs are very popular nowadays since they can immediately alter one's look and provides a great deal of versatility when it comes to haircut, color, and length. How to discover the best and easiest tips and tricks for making the wig of your dreams? In this wig guide, we are going to the step-by-step detailed process of how to make a wig for a beginner. 

Best Wig Making Guide - How To Make Your Own Wig Like A Pro

The first thing you're going to need is obviously your hair you can use a frontal and closure. It’s best if you use a frontal that is in the deep way of 20 inches. Pairing that with 4 bundles, 2 bundles of 28, 1 bundle of 26, and 1 bundle of 24. Next, we will need a wig cap (mesh dome cap) and if you are a beginner, you will also need a marker (white or metallic) that will show up on the dome cap. You will also need a mannequin head, we do recommend investing in a canvas mannequin head.  Because just makes wig easier you can get these pretty cheap off Amazon they come in different sizes and inches based on your own head measurements You can Google how to accurately measure your head. It’s also suggested that you invest in a mannequin head holder that provides me a sturdy base for wig making. You also need a needle and thread, if you are here to make one by sewing machine. If you are making one by hand, you need a curved tip needle.  It goes without saying that you also need scissors, you will also need T pins to help aid you in the construction of your wig. 

First thing you want to do is place the dome cap on the mannequin head. Make sure that it is centered. Then you're going to use two t pins to pin down the nape of the cap to mimic the hairline of your nape. Next, start the foundation for your wig, so you are going to Center your frontal or your closure on top of the mannequin head, on top of the dome cap and then you are going to begin to pin it down. You want the front of the closure or the frontal about 1/4 of an inch in front of the dome cap. After you pin the center, pinning the sides should be very easy. The only thing you need to do is just pin them straight down. The end of the closure should be pinned right at the end of the mesh dome cap. Now you're going to pin the hair of the frontal or the closure out of the way, so you can trace the outline onto the cap. This is where either your metallic marker or your white marker comes into play. 

Using the metallic sharpie, and basically what you want to do is just trace the outline of either your closure or your frontal onto the mesh dome cap. After you've done that then draw the foundation for laying your webs. Just begin drawing the line straight across. Try to make them as straight as possible. If you are using a sewing machine for this method, making the lines about a finger width apart. If you are sewing them by hand, make them a little bit closer together, maybe like a pinky finger apart. Keep in mind how many hair bundles you are using. If you are trying to fit 4 or 5 bundles, you want the lines way closer together. If you are only doing 2 or 3 bundles, you want the lines further apart. If you are using a closure instead of a frontal, do the exact same thing. And continue to make your lines curved around the closure at the crown of the head.

Now we are going to get into how to hand sew. First, you need some thread, cut around an arm's length of thread, and then you thread one end of the thread through the curved tip needle. Even out the thread so you can begin to make the knot that will be at the end. Tie a nice and secure knot twice at the end of the thread. When sewing by hand, line the weft up with the lines on the mesh dome cap, put the needle through the dome cap and then put the needle through the track. And you're only going to do this when you are starting and finishing a track, so after you put it through then you are going to feed the needle through the hole of the thread. This is going to create a more secure start by creating a knot at the beginning of the whiffed. 

As you continue to sew the weft on, two things are important. Go through the mesh dome cap but around the track and then when you are bringing the needle through. Bring it through the loop of the thread on the left. This is important because go around the track to preserve the longevity of the weft and make sure you're bringing that needle through the loop of thread. Because that is going to create a more secure and strong sewing pattern, so once you get to the end of your track you are once again going to go through the weft. First, go through the dumb cap, then go through the weft, then create a knot. You're going to wrap the thread around your needle two to three times. Once you pull the needle through, you will pull it tight and pull it taut and it creates a natural knot. Once you finish with that, you can cut the end of the thread, and then you can cut the end of the track and start over again. At this point, you have successfully hand-sewn a track onto your mesh dome cap. You would just continue to repeat the process until your wig is finished. 

We're going to get into the sewing machine method. One of the first and most important steps for creating a wig with the sewing machine is doubling your whips. This is just going to ensure that you fit as many West's as you can without it looking bulky on your mesh dome cap. For this part, use a zig-zag pattern. To choose pattern 5 in the middle, then double the width and line it up underneath the presser foot. You're going to begin to sew, do this all the way to the end of the weft and do this for all of your bundles. 

Once you have finished that then you are ready to begin sewing the wefts onto the cap. The first step is to line up the mesh dome cap underneath the presser foot. Grab your weft and line that on top of your tracing line underneath the presser foot. Once you have everything aligned, put your presser foot down. Then you're going to begin the sewing process. You can start by lowering your needle and then use your foot pedal to begin to sew.  Also when you are sewing onto the cap iron still using the same zig-zag pattern to double the weft. While sewing the weft on, let the speed of the sewing machine guide you. You can provide a little bit of tension. But you don't want to pull or stretch the cap because that will cause a shrinking. 

Make sure that you are pausing ensuring that your whiffed is still completely aligned and that you are following the foundation that you drew with your tricks. Once you get to the end, sew all the way through and then use the reverse lever to do a little bit of reverse sewing, just to make the end more secure. Cut the weft and then with the sewing machine. After you cut the width, you also have to cut the thread, so you can use your thread cutter on the side of your sewing machine or you can use scissors. 

Once you've got all your web Sun on either by machine or by hand, then it's time to move back to your frontal or your closure. You are going to put your wig on your mannequin head and then you're going to pin down either your frontal or your closure. So you can hand sew this on. When sewing down your front or your closure, use the same technique. Initially, go through the end of the frontal or the closure and go through the mesh dome cap. Then pull the needle through the thread to create that secure start of your sewing. As you continue to sew down the frontal or the closure, go through the end of the frontal or the closure and still send that needle through that hole of the thread. So that it creates a secure base. When you are sewing, go through the mesh dome cap as well. Stitch close together so that it is very secure and you were to continue to sell all the way around until you are finished. Last but not the least, add it in an elastic band, so you could wear this as a glueless unit.