Hello everyone, I’m so excited today. One of my goals this year was to learn new skills. It’s just the 4th month of the year and I’ve learned 3 new skills already. Cheers to that.
My sister is very good at braiding and anything hair but I on the other hand didn’t even know how to comb hair. I made a decision to learn how to make wigs over the past month. Wig making is one of the most profitable businesses in Ghana.
A lot of people like to wear wigs for so many reasons. For me, I wear wigs when I’m tired of dealing with my natural hair. Anyone with 4c hair type would understand the kind of struggles I go through to style my hair so my go to hair is always a wig. I told my sister about it and we started preparing for my classes.
She bought the extensions and just made me use her tools to start practicing. After some weeks, she gave me first my real wig to make. I used about 2 days to make this but that’s because I’m a beginner. After practicing for a while, you become faster.
Materials I used were:
• Mannequin head
• Wig cap
• Weaving needle
• Hair extensions
• Scissors
• Comb
I then attached the front part and held it with a pin and clip to the mannequin head.
I started sewing the extensions line by line on the outlines I made on the cap. From what I learned, making the outline helps with making a fuller wig. From here, it was really simple. I just had to sew the extensions till I was done.
After I finished, I secured some important places so no matter how aggressive the owner wears the wig, the extensions won’t remove.
After I was done, I put it well on the mannequin to check for any other extra work to be done. Extra work like checking if it looks alright and full.
I later styled it on my sister’s head and used her as my model. For the frontal to have a natural look, I put some foundation on it and that’s why you can see some brown part of it.
Thank you so much for your time and let me know if you like it.
All images are mine
