How to Sew in Hair Extensions

1) decide if you expectation human hair or not. There are two kinds of extensions: human hair and sham hair. Human hair is the most commonplace classify because extensions; it's simple ought appear after (treat it the mode you used to your own hair) and essentially undetectable when properly lay at place. Human hair extensions can exist washed and styled alike your normal hair. You can employ straightening irons and curling irons or tongs above human hair and level dye it if you'd like.

• Human hair extensions conduct no make their own oil. Thus, they nurse ought exist drier, frizzier, and more responsible ought damage. They shortage ought exist treated delicately.
• Human hair is more dear than sham hair and price can brook at the hundreds of dollars. price does no frequently imply quality; however, consequently exist definite ought appear and feel carefully.
• virgin hair extensions comprehend hair that has no been treated with chemicals or dye. They dine the cuticle intact. They appear too natural. They are too expensive, however.
• The ethnicity of the donor can affect the texture, volume, curl, and faculty the style. because example, European hair tends ought exist thinner, nevertheless you can discover virgin hair at normal red or blonde tones. Indian hair is much thicker, and it is big if you expectation a silky straight style.

2) deliberate sham hair instead. if you're looking ought add thickness, sham is a big mode ought affect at although it creates more volume. sham hair can become already styled. sham hair is also cheaper than normal human hair. That said, most sham hair cannot exist washed. You cannot straighten or curl sham hair with most hot tools without ruining the hair.

3) enjoy a color. Unless you intentionally expectation extensions at a joy color such although pink, blue or purple, enjoy a color that most closely matches your own hair color. if you can't decide amid two shades, affect at with the lighter one.

• It can exist difficult ought discover an accurate contest ought your color, consequently if you're buying human hair, study nearly bringing it ought your stylist ought dine it dyed ought contest your own hair color.

4) calculate how much hair you need. The quantity of hair you'll shortage depends above the thickness of your own hair and how much length and/or fullness you expectation ought add.

• If adding fullness sole and your own hair is alike ought the length of the extensions, buy two ought four ounces of hair.
• If your own hair is much shorter than the length of the extensions you want, you'll shortage nearly six ought eight ounces of hair ought advantage a full, normal look.
• As a commonplace guideline, the longer the length of the extension, the more hair you'll shortage because a full look.

5) deliberate how you'll dress your hair. study nearly hairstyles and decide how you expectation your hair ought autumn after you dine the extensions at place. This is important, although the mode the hair is parted and how the extensions are placed dictates how the hairstyle will autumn when it is finished.

6) Wash and talk the hair. Dry your hair completely with a blow dryer and search across it ought assure there are no knots or snarls.

7) make a isolate because the extension. isolate your hair at the point(s) above the capital where you expectation ought add the extension. because example, if you're sewing at an extension ought add length, make a isolate that goes from temple ought temple and/ or one that goes from the peak of the left ear and across the capital ought the peak of the right ear.

• Use a mirror ought aid you exclaim on although you work. because this can exist extremely difficult ought conduct above your own, you can expectation ought ask a friend or stylist because help.
• Try ought advantage the rope although level although you can. Once you do, search up the hair above the isolate rope and clip it into place.
• Part the hair again just a few sheet under your first part. You expectation ought make a too slim "line" of hair that you'll employ ought make your cornrow. accept the hair below your cornrow isolate and acquire it with a ponytail holder.
  • The cornrow braid will serve although the "anchor" above which the extension will exist sewn.

1) commence at one phase of the head. conduct no commence full the mode at the familiar if the person plans ought dress her hair up or at a ponytail; otherwise, the extensions will show. commence nearly ⁄₂ inch (1.3 cm) in.

2) take three small, fairly match size amounts of hair from the slim district of hair you've reserved because the cornrow. comprehend one at your right hand, one at your left and comprehend the middle strand of hair at whatever hand feels comfortable.

• Do no commence with also much hair. own the strand sections moment consequently that the finished braid isn't bulky and doesn't make a "bump" below the extensions.
• If the cornrow is also thick, the hair could dine effort drying completely when you wash it and could become moldy.

3) commence by crossing the hair at your right hand under the hair at your middle section. Then cross the hair at your left hand under the hair that's now at the center.

• Repeat this criss-cross chart across the isolate rope of the hair. although you move, elect up additional hair from the capital and add it ought the middle district consequently that you're creating one, continual cornrow braid.
  • You can also add hair ought the middle district or ought the left- and right-hand sections although you braid. just exist consistent.
  • Make your cornrow although tight although you can without causing pain.

4) acquire the ends. when you've reached the familiar of your isolate and you've used full the sectioned hair ought make your cornrow, acquire the familiar of the cornrow braid with a hair elastic or rubber band.

• While braiding your hair, work towards the middle of the head, beginning at the opposite phase of the hairline and parliament at the middle. if you conduct this, the tail braid will autumn down the middle of the capital instead of sticking out above one side.

1) cord your needle. chop a fragment of extension cord nearly 48 inches (121.9 cm) expect and cord one familiar across the eye of a curved needle. drag the cord across until there is an match quantity above both sides. You're going ought exist working with a double thread. fasten the two loose ends together with a acquire knot.

2) acquire the weft together. A only hair extension is also known although a weft. if you expectation ought make additional fullness, simply fold your weft at half. accept your needle and insert it across the unfolded edge of the weft consequently that it's held together across the unfolded size.

• You can shortage ought tidy the weft ought the right width. It ought contest the length of the braid. if you are folding it over, it needs ought exist double the length of the braid.

3) make the first stitch. With the weft now attached ought your needle and thread, insert your needle under the cornrow and bring it up. The curved needle ought make this easy, and the point of the needle ought now exist pointing backward at you.

4) couple the extension. accept the needle (the point is facing you) and insert it into the front of the extension right below the seam, which is called the track. if you're working with a folded weft, exist definite your needle goes below both tracks. comprehend the hair extension up and test ought cover the cornrow with it. Insert the needle backward below the cornrow and drag the cord gently, leaving a loop.

• If your cornrow extended beyond your part, simply fold it backward onto the capital although you couple the extension.

5) make a knot. Once you bring your needle and cord up from after your cornrow, insert the needle across the loop you left at the familiar of your final stitch and drag the cord through. drag firmly ought couple the extension at lay securely.

6) thrive sewing. Insert the needle backward under the explore of your extension nearly a ⁄₂ inch (1.3 cm) away from your final stitch. slip the needle below the cornrow, forsake a loop and bring the needle and cord across the loop ought acquire your extension. thrive sewing your extension across the isolate rope keeping your stitches trim and a alike 1/2-inch distance apart.

7) familiar the row. when you're one stitch away from the familiar of your extension, insert the needle across the front of the extension and tack the two folded ends ought one another. conduct no affect at below the cornrow again. make two or three stitches ought fold the folded familiar onto itself. Then insert your needle across one of the stitches, drag across ought make a loop and insert your needle across the loop ought make a knot. Knot the familiar two or three age because additional security. tidy the edges of the leftover cord above both ends of the extension.

8) chop if necessary. Depending above how you dress your hair, you can shortage ought advantage a hair chop ought make a new mode or ought aid your extensions mix level more seamlessly into your own hair.

1) Wash with some care. You can absolutely wash your hair extensions, nevertheless it pays ought accept a moment additional care. exist definite ought wash and talk from peak ought bottom fairly than washing your hair upside down or piling it up above peak of your head. lay shampoo/conditioner at your hands and brook hair across your palms. fly washing hair upside down at the drop or scrunching above peak of your head.

• Choose hydrating or moisture-replenishing shampoos and conditioners. A leave-in spray conditioner is great, especially above ends.
• Be extremely careful when combing or brushing hair. work from the ends slowly toward the scalp, gently removing tangles. conduct no yank, scrub, or rub the hair.

2) exist ingenious with styling products. You can employ mouse, gel and hairspray above your extensions although expect although those products are alcohol-free. It's best ought remain away from shines, sheens or oils.

3) nap smart. at bedtime, braid hair into two phase braids or acquire at a loose ponytail ought obstruction tangling. if you've curled your hair, test sleeping above a satin pillow ought aid own your curls at place.

4) defend your hair when swimming. Salt water and chlorinated water are too drying ought hair and can make main color fading or discoloration. if you're going into the water, lay above a swim cap first.