double weffted clipins
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Topic: double weffted clipins
Posted By: Badgalmel
Subject: double weffted clipins
Date Posted: October 05 2006 at 3:38pm
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Hi ladies, just a question on how to make double wefted clipins. Would you lay one weft on top of the other and sew on the clip? Would you need bigger clips? |
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Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: October 05 2006 at 3:58pm
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http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=46936 - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=46936 Here is my thread about the clip-ins I made. HTH ------------- |
Posted By: Badgalmel
Date Posted: October 05 2006 at 5:43pm
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Thanks Malibu,
am I right in thinking that you used a small stitch in between the clips to give more support?
And from what I can see the small clips work really well...
Thanks for your help
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Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: October 05 2006 at 6:12pm
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Yeah, I like the small clips better than the big ones. They feel more
comfortable. Are you buying the clips at the store? If so, try them
first on your hair and make sure they don't slide. I just sewd the clips on the top weft and the stiches in between are from attaching the two wefts together. I took the second weft and sewd it to the first weft a little bit under, about 1/4 inch and staggered the two wefts a bit. Does that make sense? ------------- |
Posted By: andreau
Date Posted: October 05 2006 at 6:56pm
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I like the small clips better, too, though I didn't wear clip-ins for very long so I don't know how they are longer term For a double wefted clip in, I sewed the two wefts together on the sewing machine with a zig zag stitch (which is easy to do by hand, too), with a thread that matches the hair/weft, then I stitched the clips on like it is shown on the link above. They always held really well for me, I could brush them, wear them all day, etc., with no slippage.
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Posted By: Badgalmel
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 5:16am
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I was going to get my clips from my local store, they do a good price for 24 small clips (£5.99)
Using the sewing machine sounds like a really good way of getting a secure hold between the two wefts.
I'll try the small single stitch first then borrow a sewing machine.
But all I have to do is stagger the top of one weft under the other and secure them together and the carry on as if it was one normal weft just bigger? |
Posted By: andreau
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 7:03am
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That sounds like a good deal for clips. They don't have them where I live, so I got mine onlne.
Hand sewing them can be easier than machine sewing based on what machine you have, but like you said, all you have to do is stagger them together and you're set! Good luck:)
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Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:06pm
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That's really cheap for clips. The store near me charges $2/clip. That
doesn't mean they're any better. Who knows...definetly try them in the
store. Are you wefts machine wefts? Sewing through the machine wefts seems to be fine but sewing through hand tied wefts is not good. Here's another link to a similar discussion... http://hairextensions101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=848 - http://hairextensions101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=848 ------------- |
Posted By: Grandma
Date Posted: October 07 2006 at 9:39pm
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If you're still looking at how to sew multiple wefts for clip-ins, I had made some last year that I lapped (so that the wefts weren't on top of each other) to avoid a larger bulk. Those were cheap bss machine wefts, and yes, I machine sewed them in zig-zag.
Have you seen Raquel Welch's newer 2 piece system? It might give you another idea. When you go to the link I'm putting in here, go down to about 2/3 of the page and select the video that says 2 piece extension system. I couldn't find good photos of the new clip-in's to direct you to. I've not tried this type. http://www.maxwigs.com/10-piece-18-inch-extensions-by-raquel-welch-hair-extensions-p4418.html - http://www.maxwigs.com/10-piece-18-inch-extensions-by-raquel-welch-hair-extensions-p4418.html ------------- |
Posted By: Naked Eye
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 7:10am
| Yeah, I hand sew the 2 wefts together, one slightly below the other to avoid bulk but I've never used my machine...Then the last step I sew on the clip. That way works the best for me. |
Posted By: misslou
Date Posted: October 24 2006 at 4:48pm
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one tip i'd give is this: if you use a sewing machine, don't make the stitches too small or too tight or else the weft will be stiff and inflexible.
------------- what I'm wearing: 1 pkg 18" DLux SS #2 and protac |