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so can someone tell me about sew in extensions?
i dont really know a thing about it except that they corn row your hair and somehow attach it? but what kinda hair do they use(the same kind for glue in but they just sew it instead) and can u see like where its connected? if someone could please explain this to me it would be great help!!!!!! average price, time it takes, how long they last, how damaging, etc. and how its actually put in without being able to see the track or whatever! help please Jun 16 06 09:38 pm Link There are a variety of answers - some use synthetic hair some use human - prices are varied... I had Great Lengths done - heat bonded with Keratin - awesome natural looking and lasts 6 months - downside EXPENSIVE - the ones that they sew in are just that attached with thread - I have seen some that are amazing - get recommendations from previous clients BTM Jun 16 06 10:23 pm Link thanks I know all about fusion extensions and great lengths. but i need to know about the sew in kind because thats what im thinking of getting Jun 16 06 10:26 pm Link HELP Jun 17 06 12:40 am Link there are a couple different ways... actually two that i know of and practice for sewn in extensions. but first you have to understand that if you lift the hair up you will be able to see the track.. no matter the way you put it in... the weave tracks are actually much thinner than that of the glue in tracks... this helps with them being smoother to the touch.... the two methods i use one of which is the cornrowing... that is the most common way... i haven't found another person that does them the other way i do them... i take small little sections of the hair as if i was goign to be using the fusion method and instead i take the thread and circle it around the section of hair and tie it in a knot then i move to the next piece of hair and so on ... what this does is is uses your real hair and mixes with the extension hair to give it not only a more natural feel but a more natural look....the threading will eventually look like a clothes line for the whole section you do...from one ear to the other. then you sew the track to the line... this gets rid of any damage that would be caused by the cornrows.. with them being so tight and not being able to breathe or be cleansed properly do to the tight braids. but as far as cost... i usually charge from 100-200 an hour plus 100 per bundle of hair. so good luck! and extensions are amazing Jun 17 06 12:49 am Link alright thankyou that makes sense now. Jun 17 06 11:15 am Link london weatherzale wrote: Jun 18 06 04:08 pm Link Hello! I have gorgeous sewn in extensions. They didn't corn row my hair or use glue or anything. There is a somewhat newer method used at Doctored Locks in Spokane, where really tiny rings are attached to the base of your scalp and the hair is sewn in through the rings. It looks completely natural, and you don't have huge lumps in your scalp from a corn row. There is also no damage to your natural hair from using heat or glue. Your hair can grow out naturally, undamaged. You have to go back and get the hair re sewn into your head after three months though. It's not reccommended to keep them in any longer than that because you need to get all of the natural pieces of hair that may get stuck in the weft out. My extensions cost 350. The place I went to sells the type of hair. You can get either synthetic hair (but it tangles really bad) or real human hair (which, still tangles...but not so bad. You just have to take care of your extensions. It's not hard, I went from having my hair to my chin to extending it down to my waist and I havn't had a problem.) They actually match your hair type and color. I've gone to places who charge as much as three times the price and they only matched the color. The one bit of advice I found useful was, don't go to the most expensive place assuming that their method is the best. Really do some investigating before you drop a bunch of cash. And remember that places will try to bribe you by telling you that you can keep the hair in for six months. While this is nice, the method is damaging, and as said before, you won't be able to get all of the pieces of hair that naturally fall out, they just sort of hang around in your head. Also, you can reuse your hair when they are sewn in extensions at least one other time and you still won't have paid even half as much as the more expensive places. Hope this helped! Jun 18 06 04:22 pm Link oh, and it takes FOREVER!! Mine took five hours, but they were done right, and a month and a half later, they are still perfect. You can't see where they're sewn in just by looking at a person, you have to get in there and really search for the sewn in parts. Don't worry, if you're dropping down all that cash they're going to make your hair look good. Also, most places have their extensions 100% guaranteed, so if anything happens, they'll fix it. Jun 18 06 04:25 pm Link Raedyn wrote: You can't see the track in my hair when I pull it up. Instead of sewing the hair in at the very base, she left the last track about an inch or so of leeway so when I pull my hair up its covered. Jun 18 06 04:27 pm Link go to www.doctoredlocks.com to buy your hair. Most people way over charge for hair. A pack of hair should only cost you 50 bucks, maybe a tad bit more for real human hair. I got three packs of 22 inch tracks, it came to around 190 bucks. (the actual process of putting in the extensions is 150.00) The average person only needs one or two packs of hair, depending on the current thickness of your hair. Jun 18 06 04:31 pm Link thanks for all your help and suggetsions i got my hair for 20 bucks and its human and really nice but thanks! Jun 18 06 05:10 pm Link sweet! the less the better! Jun 18 06 05:22 pm Link Felixx wrote: i wasn't talking about just tossing it up... Jun 18 06 05:32 pm Link Hair extensions or tracks are sewn on individual lines I guess you could say and put onto a persons braids. They don't "show" as you put it, they are pretty much invisible. And are very nice which is why so many women get them across the board of every nationality. I wear them along with the rest of women hood and love them. May 25 11 02:43 pm Link |
