QuoteReplyTopic: Shrinkie attempt failed Posted: April 10 2005 at 9:33pm
Well I spent two hours figuring out the best mirror positioning and "setting up" - only to discover that I couldn't thread enough hair with my needle. Every time I would section the hair it would only grab about half which I think was too small because it was only like 20 hairs. I think if I did the sections that small that it would put too much tension on my head.
Any suggestions? what to you use to thread the shrinkie on the section of hair ( I was following the tutorial on Dr Locks)??? anybody?
Thank you
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Hey Laura, try a wire or a dental floss loop. (someone posted those awhile back and they look like they would work great) I know that www.haircandy.net has the wire. I never had much luck with that darn hook either!
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i just posted last night about the size of the hook and that it was tough to pull hair through the shrinkie.
i think i'm going to steal my daughter's latch hooker and see if that helps. the dental floss threader sounds good too.
i was just contemplating about presectioning my hair w/ those little
rubber bands ...and once the shrinkie is in...snipping the rubber band
off. They're like 50 cents for 250 - that's a small expense to
make things easier.
has someone been swimming in the shallow end of the gene pool again?
I wish I could find where to buy this tool I have !!! It works better than any thing else it is a handlie that opens you insert a wire loop and you can make it as long as you want ( mine I do about 8 inches) and it holds many shrinks or micro rings . You can get them from short to long and I got them through euro locks but for DIY I dont know where you could get them.They must be for some sort of craft but I went to a few stors and they didn't have a clue!! If any one else is familar with this and knows where to get them please let me know. Maybe kristen could get them from short to long and resell them on her site.They realy are great
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I have all three size needles from Docs.
For most shrinkie applications I think you really need that big one. Though I hear dental floss is good.
I do like the smaller ones closer to hairlines and parts.
Especially when I'm using a shrinkie cut in half. I don't want as
much hair in either my tip or the natural hair section and I think the
smaller ones give you good boundaries on this.
:)al
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A piece of floral wire bent in half will do just fine--it's easy to
slip over the hair in question and big enough to not get lost in all
the hair.
Personally, I prefer using my webcam to view the back of my head.
With its zoom, I can see things on the follicular level (so to say),
which is relatively important, as I don't really have that much extra
hair to spare (as it gets caught in the random shrinkie or
cross-attached.
I have never atempted to post a photo.I just bought a digital camera however so I will try. today is crazy tomarow too, I think I will need a good chunk of time to figure it out.soon as I do I will post it. I am wondering if metal girl has one I dont know if hairlocs used the same thing?
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mocha, that should be up this week. I'm away at work and trying to sneak web making in when I can. The prices will be significantly lower than Doc Locks but they're not set yet. The tutorial won't be up until probably next week when I can get the photos done. :)
Laura: I've had the exact same problems with the needle. I would have
to sort of feed the hair into the hook with my other hand to make sure
there was enough, but that's a big pain in the ass and sort of defeats
the purpose. I don't think it's the best tool for the job either.
Marie: I think I know the tool you're talking about. When I had
Hairlocs, I remember that they were applied with a needle that held
multiple locs at one time. I never got a really close look at it though.
AMM: The site looks awesome so far, on both Mozilla and IE from a PC. Congratulations--I can't wait for the official launch!
Not sure what a button aid is. I wil try to get a photo up. I know this tool would help you guys out . if it comes down to it I will order some from short to long and send them to you guys
For the eurolocs, thetool is basically the handle of a ventillating needle with a looped piece of fine gage wire. I could make my wire as long as I wanted it, so I usually made it long enough to thread at least 50 links before I'd have to rethread.
also, MB has a tool that's a skinny metal hook just a little longer than the length of a pencil. I can fit about 15 shink links on it before I have to rethread.
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