microchet
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Printed Date: August 12 2025 at 12:28pm
Topic: microchet
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Subject: microchet
Date Posted: August 04 2006 at 12:28am
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Does anyone know how "microchet" works? It looks mighty interesting. you can find it on microchetextension.com/macrame2.htm.
Wonder what that "special Knot" is all about! It looks great! Nikkie ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes. 
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 04 2006 at 12:47am
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do a search on it....it has been discussed here before. Its just slipping my memory at the moment what the details of the post were. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: August 04 2006 at 10:40am
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It's like a crochet type knot. The hair is not reuable though, so I have never looked further into it. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 06 2006 at 1:36am
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Oh, I see... thanks, Metalgirl!
Nikkie ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: August 06 2006 at 10:44am
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It looks really time consuming.
Shiry  ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: August 06 2006 at 11:56am
Ya! and expensive. ------------- |
Shirilyn wrote:Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: August 06 2006 at 5:38pm
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True, I thought it was just me. I wonder what salons offer it and how much they charge? It looks interesting but I don't think something like that can be learned from a dvd or video. i would think you need hands on instruction for that.
Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: August 06 2006 at 6:33pm
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Shiry, I'm sure you can do it. I've seen how it's done, it's not
complicated. The thing about it is that you can't re-use the hair.
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 12:25am
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It might be easy to do, but if you can't reuse the hair there's no point.
That loop thread; how do you girls think it's attached to the bond? Once we figure that out, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out the rest. I just really like the invisibility of the system. Especially on the top of the head... . ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: Hemlock
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 8:12am
| Can anyone provide insight on how much this microchet (is this also called shrink links?) extension technique sheds? I have been told that this is much better than fusion but want advice before I make a change. I've hud fusion for two installs right now and am getting tired of losing a significant amount of hair each day. There is another stylist in my area with shrink links and I really liked her when I went for a consultation. |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 8:24am
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the microchet and shrink links are two differnt techniques. The microchet strands have a thin loop(some type of thread ?) at the top of the strand that is weaved in with a crochet needle. The shrink links or shrinkies are a small clear heat shrink tube, a heat wand is used to shrink the tube around the natural and extension hair. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Hemlock
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 12:56pm
| Oh! Thanks...that helps. Do you have an opinion about how much shrinkies shed? Anyone? Sorry to take this off topic but I'm really curious. |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 1:57pm
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Well, I have not tried the microchet, but I have used the shr***** in the maylasian install. I liked them. Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: August 09 2006 at 3:54pm
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Does anyone who has actually seen one of the microchet strands know if making this strand is something we can figure out how to do on our own? ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: August 09 2006 at 6:11pm
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Good point, but it looks like the little hooked is done through manufacturing. Now as far as doing the actual process i bet we could mimic it, maybe we should order a video or does someone own one? Just a thought, Shiry  ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: neosoulsenhora
Date Posted: August 09 2006 at 6:54pm
| I contacted Mr Oh last year about this method and the dvd he had available he said that a lot of people where having problems understanding the video and that he would be redoing it. I don't know if he sells the dvd without buying the kit. I tried to tell him I didn't want invest in a kit if I couldn't do it and that was the end of the conversation because he remention the problems with the dvd or that I needed to come in for his class. |
Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: August 09 2006 at 8:44pm
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I have nothing against any race, but it is hard trying to understand their english. I purchase an interlocking video from Hair Factory and had to watch it over and over again until I could make out the words. The way it looked on the video looked easy, buy it wasn't descriptive enough for me. I said I wasn't purchasing anymore video's because they just don't make them descriptive enough, it seems as if something is missing or everything is not explained to a "T"
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Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 1:39am
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i met with mr charles- he actually found me and stopped on in, he is a very nice man, he quickly showed me how to do it and it looked so awesome and easy that i bought the hair and some supplies. when it came time for me to actually do it, it really didnt work all that well for me. i actually ended up selling it all to someone on the boards.
it is a I tip strand of hair with a tiny and i mean tiny little loop attached to the tip. you are then supposed to take some of the clients hair and pull it thru the loop then wrap it or something and then it knots around the hair.
after it grows out and u need to do maintance, you cut off the tiny loop and can install the hair with a microcylinder.
my feeling is if i need to use the clyinder for maintance, then i might as well start with it, so there u have it
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 2:38am
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You are right about that, Tangles! Might as well use the rings. Do the silicone lined ones stay in good? Or do they slip? ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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