Question for Sherrie

I think it would work fine. I have tripled the wefts using the full size tape and they held fine my last install. My current install I cut the protac in half, and I only tripled one row. And the Bohyme regular machine wefts are a tight fit with 3 rows on half tapes. And its holding fine, but I think the triple row will slip a little sooner than the other rows. Next time Ill use shrinkies to anchor.

I think with a handtied weft or the micro wefts, that what you want to do will work fine.

Wow, sherrie, you are the dreamer! First doubling and tripling wefts now
cutting the tapes in half! I envy you for not thinking of it first and instead
having to steal all your ideas!!

Sounds great, I will triple up some, probably using the regular size tape,
and then cut some in half, probably towards the top and bottom where
they tend to feel more bulky. Wow...I'm still impressed, what will she
think of next??

Thanks Sherrie!

Well thanks girls! But I cant take all the credit, some of those ideas were from others too! Actually I was late jumping in on the pro-tac bandwagon! This is a method that I really like, and when I find a method that I like I usually just keep working with it and tweaking it until I perfect it for myself....which doesnt necessarily mean it always works as well for someone else. But I like to share my ideas, and what I learn, so heck no I dont mind...steal away, as I also have learned alot from others. And I have used alot of ideas from others too!

Sarytyr, yes I cut the tape right down the middle between the 2 white halves of the tape. So instead of 1&1/2 inch wide tape its only 3/4 of an inch wide. And tbctbc is right...it makes a HUGE difference in how they feel on your head, so much less bulky feeling, and you could actually get an extra row or two on your head if you want.

Naked eye, if you are using a micro weft you can still probably use the half size tape easily, without a problem. I installed triple rows with the pro-10 hair (very thin small track) and they fit easily on the half tape. Bohyme machine weft is a thicker and bigger track and I fit triple rows on the half tape, it was a tight fit, but was still do-able.

I havent had any problems with double or triple rows slipping out from between the tapes, but it seems like I remember someone had the double row slipping out of the tape (hand tied or micro, I think) which is why I use LG to secure the 2 wefts together between the tape, just added security. With micro wefts, there is less track to actually adhere to the tape, I would definitely secure the layers together, whether you sew them or glue them. I would definitely add that extra protection.

Edited by sherrie215

I'm on my third install with the tapes cut in half.  It is definitely more comfortable than the full tape and just as secure, IMO.  I do use shrinkies, though, to anchor the wefts since my hair is so slippery.

For me, the shrinkies just keep the tape from slipping when I brush out my hair after I wash it.  It just gives it a little bit of extra security. 

When you ladies talk about cutting Pro-Tac in half, how do you install them?  Are you putting the tape on top of your hair, and then the weft on top of the tape?  Like only one layer of tape instead of two?

Or are you installing like normal, just with a shorter tape?

Or are you still using both halfs of the tape, you just cut them in half?

[QUOTE=kristie m] I also sewed little thread color spots on the back
to color-code them so I'd know where to install them in the future.   [/
QUOTE]

Amazing. That's why I am always afraid to cut them because then I wont
know how to re-install. I need to do this. Man, that's so much work
though! Good idea.

Naked Eye, it really didn't take but a few minutes to sew in those color
spots. Sewing the wefts together is what took a ton of time. Once I'd
done that, I had rounds of thread around the wefts that were easy to snag
up into my needle to make little color dots. I used a system where I put a
dot on one corner for the top one, a dot towards the middle for the
middle one, and a dot on the other corner for the bottom one. I used red
for the right side, blue for the back and (stretching here) lemon yellow for
the left side. I know this is kind of anal, but I like being able to remove
the wefts and throw them in the sink to wash them without trying to keep
track of which is which.

Dunebug, if I decide to do half-tapes, I'll be doing it your way. I like
having the split white tape to hang onto when I'm putting the weft onto
the hair. I guess cutting them down the middle would give you twice as
much tape for the price, but I'm willing to waste half to have something to
hang onto while I'm positioning them.

here are a few pictures of how I did mine using the half tapes.

Heres a piece of the protac tape, cut in half...I cut right down the middle between the 2 pieces of white paper.

I peel the blue side off, apply the first layer of weft to the tape, put a thin layer of LG along the track and add the second layer of weft to the tape

fold the the other half of the tape over the wefts and press firmly to secure...I spend a couple of minutes pressing the tape really well to the wefts

I peel the entire white piece off at one time, I just hang onto the edges of the weft below the tape to apply it to my head. I just lightly stick it on, then pull the hair over the tape to sandwich and this is when I really press it well to make sure its stuck well.

It might be easier for some to peel just one side of the white paper up, place on head and then pull the rest of the paper off, I guess what ever works best for you...I think we will all come up with our own variations and what works best for us!

I dont know Bird, if it didnt stay in with the sandwiching I wonder if it would stay in with just one side. Id try it again before giving up. Wash hair with a clarifying shampoo, dry it well right before install. Really press the crap out of the tapes after install and wait AT LEAST 24, or better yet 48 hours before washing.

I think Dunebug had problems with them coming out the first install, I dont recall what she did different to make it work for her.