How To Make Yarn Wig - Diy Tutorial For Wigs For Cosplay

Hi, I'm Donna Wolfe from naztazia.com. Today, I'm going to show you how to make a yarn wig.. You don't need to knit or crochet with this project. To view this video in other languages, just click on the closed caption link on YouTube and turn on subtitles. From there you can choose from over 100 languages. For the white wig you'll need some yarn. About 250 To 350 yards of worsted weight, white, yarn. And you'll need a crochet hook, either a size, F, G or H. You can also use a Rainbow Loom hook. Instead. Finally, you'll need a plain hat.. You can make your own or just buy an inexpensive one at the store like I did. You'll need a hat that has some holes in it so that you can easily stick the hook. Through., I'm going to use my glass head to work on, but you can use a vase, a balloon or even an upside down. Bowl. Try the hat on the person who will be using the wig.. You might need to fold up the brim a bit.. Next, you will be using some scissors to cut the yarn into about 75-inch strips., I cut about 144 strips.. You might need more or less depending upon your head size., It's time to begin., Take 4 strands of yarn and line them up. Together. Then fold the 4 strands in half.. It forms a loop part on top., Take your hook and insert it into the hat along the edging of the brim. Grab the 4 loop strands and pull them through the hat. Make sure all of them go. Through. Then grab your loop and pull the other end of the strands through the loop. Tighten the knot that is formed. Repeat this process. Grab 4 yarn strands. Fold, the strands in half. And pinch, so the middle part forms a loop.. Take your hook again and insert it into the hat along the edging by your forehead. Use your fingers to pull the loop, then pull the other ends through this loop. Pull to tighten.. There is no exact measurement for spacing these knots. Just use your judgment.. Now I'm showing a loop on the other side of that starting knot. Continue working knots all along the edge of the brim on both the right and left side of the hat.. Here you can see what I have done. I made about 36 knots around.. I left an opening in the back with no knots, since my yarn is rather thick and the other strands will easily cover this area., I'm putting the hat back on the head. With the plain section in the back., Then I like to take each knotted group, starting from the front of the forehead and smooth the yarn over the top of the hat.. I'M also straightening the strands as I go. Once you get a good portion of the top of the head covered, you can take a brush and gently brush the strands a bit to straighten them out. You don't have to, but I like to take a hot glue Gun and just apply a thin line of glue underneath these strands to help hold them down.. This helps keep the strands in place a bit when we braid the wig in a few moments.. Be careful, so you do not get burned. Once the top is completed. Turn things to one side and repeat the process of pulling each knotted strand upwards., And you can smooth things out with a brush again to help straighten the yarn.. You can see what it looks like once. Completed. Do this process for both sides. After both sides are done. Turn your head towards the back.. It is time to start braiding the yarn strands., I'm going to start off with a french braid, but you can just do a traditional braid if you want to instead.. First, I'm dividing a small section of the hair into 3 sections, then starting the braid.. If this is too complicated, you can just do a regular braid or even just a pony tail in the back.. If you find the braid is getting too thick, you start over by unraveling. The braid then take your scissors and cut off and taper some of the yarn strands from the middle section. Just blend in the shorter ends with the braid.. Also, if your braid is too thick, you might want to remove some of the knotted strands, starting from the back., And if your braid isn't thick enough, you might need to add some more knotted strands in the back. Once you are finished, take a piece of scrap Yarn and tie and knot the end of the braid, so it doesn't unravel. Then take your scissors and trim any excess yarn.. Next, you can also add some wispy bangs. If you wish., Take about 20 strands of 24 inch, strips. Fold 4 strands in half, as we did before then place them slightly. Underneath the brim and tie your knot like we did before., You can add many or just a little. With the bangs. I like to add a small dot of glue to the ends to hold them in place. And now we'll move on to the red wig.. I cut 100 strands of yarn, each that were 60 inches long. We're going to use a similar process to the white wig.. Take 4 strands and fold the yarn in half. This time we're going to insert our hook into the top of the hat, grab the loop and pull it through.. This time we're going to separate the strands. Four are going to go on the left and the remaining four will go on the right. Repeat this process this time a little bit below our starting knot.. As you can see, I take the strands and divide them. Half on one side and half on the other., By the way you can find the written pattern on my website. Naztazia.Com Here are the finished knotted strands.. I did a straight line going from our starting point to the front of the forehead section. Then another straight line going towards the back of the head.. After doing this, I like to take each knotted set of strands and slowly go through them to ensure I divided it correctly on the right and left side.. This will help ensure that part down the center is nice and straight.. Oh, I can't forget that white streak., If you have some white yarn, you can add it before you begin braiding the hair.. You can take a brush and gently comb, the yarn hair to smooth it out a bit. And, as with the white wig, I like to add a little bit of hot glue here and there to hold down some of the yarn., As always be careful using the Glue because it is very hot., You can add some bangs if you wish as well., I am taking a few strands of 12 inch yarn in groups of 4 as before and adding them to the front of the head.. I am putting the next knot. Alongside of it working horizontally, instead of vertically like we did for the center part. Comb, the bangs again and use your scissors to trim them to your liking., The nice thing is with yarn is: if you make a mistake and cut the bangs too short, just take The knots out and start over again., You can add some hot glue if you wish. Now it is time to braid the sides of the hair.. With this wig I am doing just a traditional braid. And as before, take a scrap piece of yarn and tie and knot it around the end of the braid. So it doesn't unravel. Feel free to use regular hair elastics. If you wish instead. Trim any excess yarn. Ends. - And here is the finished wig.. I hope this video has helped you.. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. Check out the description of this video for more information. And please visit naztazia.com for more tips and tricks on creative, self-sufficient living