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Making It Work
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A friend of ours had a lovely, storebought, human hair wig that just did not fit her properly. So we did a massive resizing and added a new part line and front! The resizing require a bit more than your standard darting, as over half of the cap was made with stretch net (great for hiding tons of hair under a wig, not great for downsizing). Not the most time-saving solution, but definitely a success is working with what you've got!

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▪︎SLIDE 1: Completed wig after adjustments!
▪︎SLIDE 2: cutting the cap into its individual pieces; addition of supplemental lace hems to ear support areas and across the top from ear to ear to allow wig pieces to be sew back together after resizing; placement of the back portion of the wig on top of lace structural reinforcements.
▪︎SLIDE 3: addition of a hemmed parting lace & newly laid front lace, all tied to the reinforced lace structure; new hair tied into the gaps at the ear supports; addition of the newly resized side panels, then to be sewn into the support lace.
▪︎SLIDE 4: interior cap details after completion of knotting. All interior edges were pre-hemmed. New knotting throughout entire front and center part, as well as anywhere there were gaps in the 'puzzle pieces'.
▪︎SLIDE 5: hairline detail. Front inch has bleached knots, done prior to the addition of mohair detailing since mohair often picks up a strange color when bleached.
▪︎SLIDE 6: Voila! @ Top Knot

Fun with Phoenix
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Had the pleasure of doing the wig customizations for on this AMAZING display of Famke Janssen as Phoenix from X-men. Thanks for having me on for this, Greg!

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▪︎Started with a in Basic Red.
▪︎Then added dark level 3 roots followed by an overall color shift to a more burgundy red, followed with a gloss coat.
▪︎Cut in bangs and layers
▪︎Added curl (using extra setting lotion and product for extended hold since this will sit on display)
▪︎Styled to match! ... I may have rewatched the original X-men while doing so....