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Chapter 12

Wigs

Wigs:

There are four main types of wig, Human hair machine made wig, Human
hair hand made wig, Acrylic fibre machine made wig and Human hair

integration.

Human hair machine made wigs.

Machine made wigs are not completely made by machine, the base is

standard. One size fit all and is made from templates. The top section

and the sections over each ear are hand knotted, and then machine sewed

into the base. The rest of the base is made from 1cm wide elastic tape

with strips of human hair wefting sewn to the tape. The hair used to

make machine wigs is usually Oriental Non-Remi Hair with mixtures.

Human hair hand made wigs.

Hand made wigs are made to measure exclusively for one individual

client. The measurements of the head are taken and a base is made from

the very lightest of silk netting, then shaped plastic stiffeners are sewn

into the base to shape the wig to the client’s head. Now the client’s hair

is matched for hair type, thickness, density and colour. These wigs are

made from the finest European Remi Hair with absolutely no acrylic fibre

mixed. So, the price of these wigs has to be ten times that of machine-

made wigs. The latest type of hand made wig has a hand knotted lace

front, which is really taking off in the Black Hair market as an alternative

to weaves and cold bonding. These lace front wigs have been around for

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