Where are my CLIPPY maker diy’s???

i know metalgirl makes her own clipins...but i'm not talking about stuff like the Rachel Welch free flowing ones on the wig clips.

i'm looking at International Wig's banana clips, jaw clips and drawstring ponies....how tough is it gonna be to make any of those.

it looks like there's a fishnet in both the jaw clip and the banana clip - any suggestions on measurements, etc???

also....this would be synth hair - i have a revlon scrunchie in #30 (i think) which is actually too brown for my hair, so i'm looking at #33 which seems to be more auburn.

any suggestions for WHICH brand of synth hair...since y'all are battling over which is better...obviously if their clipins...i'm gonna glue it, clip it, and forget it....not too much styling to that!!

lemme have it gurls!

I made a few clips ins with the jaw clips.  I decided that I should keep my day job

Well, I have no experience making clip-ons or falls, but I have a lot of experience buying them, so maybe these pictures will help a little. For more info., check out Quinn's Hairpieces overview: http://www.quinnster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
They've also covered making falls on jaw clips before on Quinn's boards, although the posters were usually using dreads for those. Leia and Rae know about this, too, so they may be able to help.

First off, I've never had any luck with banana-clip falls, because they slip right out of my hair from the weight. I bought a few and just ended up throwing them out because they were unwearable. And I've never worn the French comb attachments, so I can't comment on those.

I love jaw-clip ponytails, however! They're my favorite because they're incredibly secure in thin, fine hair and as long as the hair is decent quality, they always look good. All of mine are actually constructed as wefts mounted onto a hard mesh base (not flexible fishnet). The hard mesh is almost like the mesh of a strainer or sieve; the wefts are then sewn in layers onto that. My favorites were these 26-inch reversible ones I used to get off eBay for $19.99. The hair wasn't the best-quality (so not the longest lasting), but the falls themselves were full and gorgeous; I don't think the woman sells them anymore, though. They looked a bit like this one (a Jon Renau clip-on from IWig):


My second favorite is this one Mona Lisa "Jacqueline" one from IWig. It's not as full as the ones I got from the eBay girl, but it is fuller than it looks in the picture, and the hair is better quality:
< name="" method="post" ="http://www.internationalwig.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?"&g t; Now, as far as drawstrings go, the ones I've gotten are pretty much like a cross between 3/4 falls and clips. People with medium to thick hair seem to like these a lot. I have this one, the String Fall DCL from New Look (also from International Wig):
 
Inside, the construction is like this, with layers of weft crisscrossing each other, mounted onto a flexible base, with a drawstring and top and bottom combs that secure the piece tightly around a bun. This is a decent piece, but the hair's not as high-quality, imo, as some of the other pieces I've bought from IWig: 



Then, for maximum drama, there are the 3/4 pieces, which are essentially wigs that attach about 2 to 4 inches behind your front hairline with combs on the top and bottom. The wefts are crisscrossed and sewn onto a mesh/lace base. I've got all these:

The Donata:
 

The Holly:


The Holly Layered:


The inner construction is like this (I forget which is which exactly now):



And I also have this, which I just bought and haven't worn yet:
Hmm...that's a tiny little picture. Here it is again:



These are mounted on string; I haven't had the time to figure out how to wear them yet.

By the way, I've bought lots of stuff from IWig over the years, and although I wouldn't purchase shrinkies or extension hair from them, they do have an amazing selection of pieces, and I've always gotten exactly what I ordered. I did have some difficulty recently with an order being delayed (apparently the shipment from the supplier hadn't come in), but they were apologetic and sent a few freebies with the order, so it all worked out. They are much better than most of the other eBay sellers; that's for sure. The quality of the Holly 3/4 falls, in particular, is amazing--they'll last forever. The Donata is not as high quality, as there's a bit of shedding from the wefts, but it's a good one, too (it's like 3 ft. long, so that might have something to do with it).

And here's the Elastica/Deluxe from PlastikHaar, which I'm sure you've seen before. It's an accordian attachment and the base does resemble fishnet or fencenet material:




The advantage of the Elastica is that it's a flexible piece that can be worn in a few different ways. Obviously, the hair is gorgeous, too, and you can customize it with whatever colors, texture, streaks, etc., that you want (which wouldn't be possible withthe mass-produced IWig pieces). You will probably need to bobby pin the Elastica, though, so it's not as secure as, say, the jaw clips or 3/4 falls from IWig.
:)
 


Edited by Jenny_RR