How To Make A Half Wig Part 1: Making The Wig Cap

Hi guys today, I'm going to show you guys how I make my hat wigs. Now I'm going to be using some vague hair and when I make my half-wits using synthetic hair, I just glue it on. I glue the cap and I glue the hair as opposed to using a sewing machine, or my head held sewing machine so um today, I'm going to show you guys how I do the gluing method. Now here is my half wig spots on my little supplies are the cute. So if you're gon na start making half weeks make sure you get your cute little box to keep things in, it makes it so much fun but yeah. This is my half a week. Supply box and I've made a half wig you guys and so freaking long. So I'm really excited about making this way. But you will need to make this wig is. You will need some glue some fabric glue? I use the fabric tack permanent adhesive this stuff right here I got it from Walmart, it is the best stuff to use. I have used a lot of different glues, but I always come back to this stuff. It is washable um, fast grab, quick dry bonds, fabric lace, trim, leather, wood, washable great for quick, quick repairs and yeah. This is the best stuff because honey. Once you put this stuff on the hair and on that cap it ain't going nowhere. So ya get you some of this stuff, you're gon na be making the UM tap weeks. Also, you also need some um some elastic. I wish I could tell you guys how much to get I don't know just get like um get one pack of this right here. This supply make two half wigs. Oh yeah, it's the three by eight inch times two by two yards, just regular black elastic, and you will also need some lingerie lace, this stuff right here, you can buy it on ebay. This is a half weight that I got from sensational, but this stuff, that's an inside stretchy lace right there and that's called lingerie lace and I'm going to get mine on eBay because you can get a whole lot on eBay for cheap as opposed to buying it. At a craft store but um I ran out so I'm going to use elastic for that part, but yeah just go to ebay and type in lingerie lace or stretchy lace and get to some of this right here because comes in handy okay. So we got our glue, we have our elastic and you're also going to need some scissors course and you're going to need some pins wig pins. I'M using these um sewing pins right here, and this will help hold the cap onto our styrofoam wig head. So, let's put your needle, you need some pins and a styrofoam wig cache and if you're gon na put combs in it you'll need one of these right here I got this room wall Mart. You know slow comb type to me and you will need some black lace. I got this from Hobby Lobby, but you can get it from any craft store just regular black lace. Make sure that it's a good type of lace. So you don't want anything. That'S too thin: it's just you know some really good quality black lace. I got like a half a yard. It'S right here for like four dollars, so you can also get black legs on eBay and you're going to put combs in your wig cap. You will need a needle and thread. I use this type of curve, needle like this, it's easier to the sewing needle it's easier and some black thread, and you will also need some hair. This is the hair that I'm using. I had two packs of Coco star by Zuri. I don't really like this brand but um. I need this hair by the fourth of July honey so and it was on sale, buy one get one free and one pack was $ 7.99, so it's buy one get one free. So I went ahead and got it and it's like a wavy. I mean it's kind of pretty. The hair is very pretty once I finger comb it, I'm hoping that it'll be like really wavy like, but yeah, it's a pretty wavy hair. This is long, so I think I'm going to love it. It'S going to look cute, but yeah I'm going to do this tutorial in two parts. The first video would be making the cap and the second video I'm going to show you how I put the hair on the cap. Okay. So let's get started first step in making your half wig. Do I take the elastic wrap it around your head, starting at the nape of your neck and just wrap it around all the way and get it behind your ears and just put it like right at the front of your head and sometimes I'll measure it I'll Bring it back a little bit to where usually where my half wigs at anyway so just wrap that around there and just hold your finger to where the two ends meet like that see. Our fingers see right here. That'S where we're going to cut it at right. There and you can pull it a little snug if you want to, but not really asking alright, so now we're just going to glue this together, just like that, okay. So this is the back right here. We glued it together, you're going to put that in the back put that on top of your wig on top of your wig head. Just like that, let's see! There'S the back! What we blew that it's going to stick it right in the middle to kind of hold it in place. Maybe I put one in the back as well just kind of hold it in place. It will be shifting around a lot. It'S like this and you're going to take your pins and you are just going to pin the lace around just like this. So now we're going to start cutting it out and how are you going to cut it out? We'Re just going to go we're going to start down by the ear cut that out come all around the top of the head by right in the center of your head. Just like that. So now that you have the lace part like that, we're going to glue the lace on to the elastic, just lift off of T and take your glue and just put some on the lace and then just press it on there. Just like that. Take a little pin and put that right back in the top, and I want this to slide around I'm trying to work okay. So now, what we're going to do is we're going to take this back part right here and we want to fold it up like that and glue it all the way around okay, because we don't want this lace to start unraveling on us so fold it up In the back just a little ways, not much now, it's time to start adding our elastic bands to go down the back now. Normally, I would use that lingerie lace for this part, but, like I said I ran out so I'll, be using this and the way I do that. I think when he's like 5 or 6 bands, so I will start at the top, maybe kind of on the sewing, pin and I'll just stick it right in the middle just like that and then I'll bring it all the way down here and now I'm not Stretch and get any bring it all the way down there and I'll take a pin and I'll stick it there as well, just like that and then I'll just cut off excess. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to remove this pin right here and I'm going to place some glue, I'm going to put some glue on the tip just like that, and I'm going to glue it to the lace now remember you may want To hold it up a little bit because you don't want to do the lace onto the wig head, then we're going to come down here. Remove that stay and I'm going to glue this on that on the back and then I'll just cut off this extra you. I used to just let this sit overnight. You know, give the glue a chance to cure all the way. If you don't like the way, the um, you last how you can see the tip of the elastic on top, you can take a piece of black lace and just glue it all the way around here to make it look more smooth and finish if you like, And also around the edges as well. I don't do that because nobody ever sees the underside of my wig cap. So I really don't care how it looks so on a weak call. Me just cut off, however much you need and take your needle and thread and just go down and up down enough to sew it onto so. It kind of at the bottom of the elastic not right here, close to the edge right down there, and I don't use these things. So I'm not going to put this on my wigs, but so that is it you guys. You have made a half wig cap, and this cap will be as strong as sturdy. Don'T let this blue fool, you got them tell you! This glue is crazy, strong, so yeah, I'm so ready for it to dry. So I can put the hair on so raised. He'S going to put this back on to this little wig head and let her dry overnight, and normally you guys, you know when I was making the wig cap - and I was in the lace part how I measured it around here and pinned it. I normally don't even do that part because um the first time I made a week when I cut this part, I just traced it on a piece of paper and make like a little pattern. I don't know what I did with it, but um. I just have like a little paper pattern that I use usually put that pattern. Pin that pattern right onto the lace and cut it out, and I know that it'll fit this so yeah. This pattern is kind of jacked up, but but that's how I normally do it, so I don't usually do that step. I don't have to do that step so, whenever you're making this week be sure to make yourself a pattern, so you don't have to do all that measuring around the wig like that, especially when it's from your own hair. You know you need to do all that. So yeah here's a little cap, oh so yeah! I will see you on the next video, but we will be putting on the hanger. Where is it? Where is it? Oh, this luscious luscious hair. It'S growing on me. I didn't like it at first but yeah we're gon na be using this curly hair you so much for watching. If you like, this video, be sure to subscribe and favorite and your comments you guys I love reading you so I'll, see you on next video. Okay, bye guys