My sew in....what do ya think?
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Topic: My sew in....what do ya think?
Posted By: Shirilyn
Subject: My sew in....what do ya think?
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 12:04pm
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Hey everyone, I've had these pictures for quite sometime, and I decided to post it. Tell me your input. This hair came from http://www.hairfactory.com - www.hairfactory.com , it is the salon perm look.
Shiry
    ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Replies:
Posted By: ccross6032
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 12:16pm
what an amazing difference, shiry.....i would never ever ever ever guess this woman had extensions. ever! so natural looking, and she looks remarkably younger. 
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 12:24pm
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OHMYGAWD....that is AMAZING work Shiry!! Great job girl, that is so very natural looking and like ccross said, Id never ever guess the lady has extensions! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 12:33pm
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OMG!!! TOTALLY AMAZING!! (Sherrie always has just the right words so I just copy her lately!!)
You did a fantastic job on that lady! It looks totally natural. You are the master!! |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 12:46pm
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Thankyou, now I'm blushing.
Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 1:33pm
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Wow.. good job girl!! ------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 2:20pm
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looks great. The change is remarkable. Did u use a net?
------------- K-B |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 4:54pm
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yes, I had to use a net because she was so thin at the top. Thanks, Shiry  ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: ThAbAdDeStBaBy
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 5:56pm
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WOW You did an excellent job, very natural looking..You can NOT even tell its a weave! ------------- ThAbAdDeStBaBy http://public.fotki.com/ThAbAdDeStBaBy3 - http://public.fotki.com/ThAbAdDeStBaBy3 Hair Goal: BSL by late 2007-early 2008 Hair now: net weave w/EP-RT |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 6:40pm
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gurl! u got skills w/ the net weave. U got any tips to share? How do u close off top?
------------- K-B |
Posted By: 222chik222
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 7:12pm
| Wow, that looks awesome! I bet your client was equally as impressed! |
Posted By: nici
Date Posted: May 28 2006 at 9:31am
| wow!! !!!!! |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 28 2006 at 10:25am
Well, I sewed her hair in a circle. Then I cut out a square piece for her top area. I sewed that down to the braids, I then sewed the hair in a circle. When you go in a circle with textured hair it gives more volume and coverage. If it were straight human hair, I'd horsehoe the tracks. I hope I'm not confusing you. She is coming back in for me to do another install, she loved it.
Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: May 28 2006 at 11:53am
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It looks awesome! So how did you close the top? Very nice! I wish more of my customers with thinning hair would go for a full weave. I sometimes think that caucasian ladies have a hard time understanding the concept. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: May 28 2006 at 12:56pm
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I also think that the other problem with this method on caucasian heads is that there are many stylists doing this method who automatically braid caucasian client's hair FAR too tight. I know they do this because they think they need to do this to caucasian hair because of the assumtion that ALL caucasian hair is silky with no texture. So some misinformed stylists braid tighter than they should so that the client can wear the style for more than a month or two.. The truth is that there are are other techniques to add texture to the braids so the style will last longer without pulling the crap out of the client's hair.. AND not everyone (regardless of hair type) can wear this method for more than a month becasue of their hair growth.. Some wearers can only get 4 weeks wear.. and that's okay.. ------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
metalgirl wrote:Posted By: hairraisin
Date Posted: May 28 2006 at 12:59pm
| excellent job, she looks younger I think, Is this her first weave and where are you located Shir? |
Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: May 28 2006 at 7:08pm
| what you did for her is amazing, i bet she never stopped smiling ! |
Posted By: 1hairlover
Date Posted: May 29 2006 at 12:50am
Shiry you go girl, I finally know who you are and we have been playing phone tag. ------------- lovelove |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 29 2006 at 11:46am
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Well, I appreciate all of the comments. I don't know what I'd do without all of you. Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 29 2006 at 11:48am
Girl you stay busy! You are like hair wonder woman.
Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 29 2006 at 11:50am
Metalgirl, when you sew the hair in applying the tracks either in a circle or one at a time they fall on top of one another. My only problem was she was more than 50% grey, so coloring was out of the question, you know how grey hair and color does. She wore it about 5 weeks. The braids were not tight and no mildew hair. She said she washed it twice a week. Oh yeah I used a net for the top, it helps with gaps. Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: Lynn74
Date Posted: May 29 2006 at 12:59pm
| Wow that's amazing! She must be so happy with her new look. |
Posted By: GETTIN LENGTHY
Date Posted: May 29 2006 at 1:20pm
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Hey Shirilyn, It's not even a matter of just putting hair extensions in, I bet you made that women feel so much better about herself. You did a fantastic job and I thing all of us who do hair extensions for a business get the most satisfaction from making people feel sooooooooooo much better about themselves. Kudo's to you girl! ------------- Gettin' Lengthy Hair Extentions |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 30 2006 at 2:31pm
You know I want to say that I have been a stylist for 16 years and I love my profession, it doesn't get any better than this. I thank god for running across this board. It is truly a blessing. I have learned so much. Thanks again guys
 , I'm crying because I'm happy. Kudo's to you too! Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: essence3
Date Posted: May 30 2006 at 3:30pm
very natural looking  did u add any "fake" hair to the braids to help reinforce? if so what type of hair did u use....
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Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: May 30 2006 at 4:20pm
Essence I used some yaki braid hair. I also sew thread onto her hair to prevent slippage. She shampoo's once or twice a week.
Thanks for your comment.Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: sammyJB
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 3:56pm
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To reiterate everything already said, AMAZING job. I bet she couldn;t believe her eyes when she looked in the mirror. Is there anywhere that demonstrates how these weaves work and how you apply them?
I'm trying to find out and looking everywhere. I've looked at the BHM forum and gathered a few ideas but am still awaiting that wonderful demo that's going to make me go, Hurrah!
Is it best to add fake hair into the braid? It seems that some do and some don't.
Thanks.
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Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 5:11pm
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Hi Sammy JB, thank you for your comment, I can try and help you as best I can. I like to use hair for reinforcement purposes. A lot of people either sweat or shampoo their hair often, so adding hair and sewing the braid gives extra longevity of the style. Second, can you sew a pair of pants or a hem? I can try and help out by sending a video clip to you by email. Just PM me and I'll get on it. Thanks, Shiry
------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |