Yes, Jenny, I have heard of net weaving, and usually it is used for ladies who are so sparse on top, that a traditional weave won't work for them.

It's a type of 'full cap' weave in that your whole head is covered.  There's a guy in NY who is very famous for net weaving, I have a DVD that he put out about the method.

His name is Clem Lue Yat.  I think his website is http://www.Clemlueyat.com - www.Clemlueyat.com

Check it out!

Also, my hair is baby fine and thin, and weaves stayed in my hair for 8-9 weeks at a time.  I had a really good hair weaver who specialized in crappy caucasian hair.  Just make sure they braid synthetic hair into each braid, it prevents slipping.

hi jenny -

over on the BHM discussion board there are some threads about the net method. it seems as people have alluded that it's primarily a method for women with alopecia or hair loss or damage that would preclude sewing anything to the hair itself.

my hair texture is coarse, but it's super super slippery. my "crappy caucasian hair" (ha metal hilarious - that's exactly what one stylist told me that ethnic hair was a dream to weave and then there was hair like mine..ha) was about 3" maybe the first time i had a sew in and it lasted a month without braid issues - the issues were with the crap bss hair i bought. the second time it lasted again a month and the bss hair made me wacko (hi do i learn slowly or what lol?). the stylist told me if i had any issues he'd put a strand of synth in to reinforce the braid...but it wasn't necessary.

the stylist i went to actually was mainly versed in "ethnic" hair if you will, or hair with much more grab/hold than mine. the positives were that he was super fast because he did tons of heads per day, knew how to make it look so natural with any hair length, and could braid up any length of hair from short to long. i guess the things he was unused to were my greasy hair and feeling the need to wash everyday....i called him like a week after i had the weave in to say the braids were great but the hair was crap after i had washed it..and he goes "don't tell me you washed that hair already". ha. and i felt like i had done so well waiting like 4 days to wash it, feeling like a super grease ball.

i guess as syren has said before the beauty of the braided weave or net weave for that matter is that you don't have to shell out tons comparatively. if you try it and hate it it's no major financial loss? i have also heard of people reinforcing the braided track itself by sewing over it, as opposed to incorporating synth.

good luck!