Sew In Method
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Topic: Sew In Method
Posted By: krimsa
Subject: Sew In Method
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 3:22pm
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I could not find that other thread so just started a new one.
The method she does on me that stays in so well is she basically just sections the hair into three levels and starts from the bottom and goes up. She does not do a tight cornrow but simply a loose braid and goes back and sews the weft to that but first uses rubber bands and then goes back and sews with the thread Hope that helps. There is no name or type, but she just uses this method on slightly thinner or silkier textured hair and it works well with some of her clients. So thats that. |
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Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 4:00pm
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Thanks for the update Krimsa. I guess I'm a visual person because I can't really understand what she does. Anyway, I'm glad you found a method that works for you.!!
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 4:04pm
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Hey hon, is she using loose horizontal cornrows or is she just sectioning and plaiting it into one plait on each row. What does she do with the rubberbands? Is she putting them at the very top of the braid? ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 5:02pm
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Ms.Honey hon, what's a plait?
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 6:43pm
It's a braid. Black girls say plait, pronounced plat .------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 6:55pm
 Yeah I was confused too.. I don't understand what exactly she is doing with the rubberbands or how the braids are laid out.. ------------- 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 |
Ms.Honey wrote:Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 6:59pm
You think you get it and then you're like 'So it's like....no that can't be it, well is it...... dang, I don't know" ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 8:31pm
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Hmmm, lol I dont know. I asked her "are you doing a cornrow?" She said its not a corn rown but a loose braid and that is true because I dont feel her pulling anything tight. Its going across horizontally though, yes. Im guessing its how you would normally do a cornrow but shes not making it tight.
Then she starts wrapping rubber bands around that. I know for certain that was the next step, so maybe the rubber bands hold the loose braid in place and make like a foundation, then lastly off she goes with the thread. Now that is pulled VERY tight. She is using no braiding hair but the standard weaving thread in black. Thats all I could get out of her, lol. Shes soft spoken. |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 8:41pm
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I guess I need to see a picture.. Because cornrows don't have to be tight..
"Cornrows are a traditional style of hair grooming of African origin where the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to produce a continuous, raised row. Cornrows can be formed, as the name implies, in simple, straight lines; or, in complicated geometric or curvilinear designs."
I can't figure out from your description how she is wrapping the rubberband around the braids.. You cannot wrap a rubberband around a cornrow. Unless she is using some sort of implement to feed the rubberbands through the braid (similar to how hair is fed through the braids in an interlock weave) and then tying them off somehow.. I dunno.. I think a picture would help this make more sense.. ------------- 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: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 11:28am
I wonder if she'd do a demo ?------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 11:32am
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Sorry thats it. She didnt say it wasnt a cornrow, just a loose braid. Just email her from that site. All I can say is it has worked good for me with fine hair.
I dont want to give out her phone number without permission but Im sure its fine just to email her if its that big a deal. |
Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 11:36am
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No, it's not a big deal it's just confusing. It's hard to get a visual of what she's doing and how it works. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 11:37am
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Your telling me and Im there! But shes behind me is the problem and is not the kind of person that gives any details. I basically asked her, thats all she said and then the phone kept ringing. What I got out of her was all it was going to be.
What it seem/feels like is she is relying more on the string pulling very tight rather than on the braid and is more just grouping the hair together to sew onto if that makes sense. Thats how it felt. Is that more like the Malaysian method? |
Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 12:43pm
It sounds like a combination of that and some other methods. Whatever she did the girl is good. As long as it works, doesn't show, doesn't cause breakage and doesn't rip your hair out by the roots it's a great success . She may need to make a dvd and sell it. She could rack up.------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 1:58pm
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Its probably a method that you would see and go oh, okay i get it but im not experienced enough to be able to describe it beyond that.
Yes there was no breakage at all just the usual amount of dead hair. It had actually grown a bit and was a little dirty and oily underneath but it was two months wear so thats excellent. Oh and those little bits of weft i had. She sewed those in on the very top. She thought it might not be a good idea as my hair is thin and the higher you go, more exposure. I said just try it and she did and its fine. The only thing is since those bits are higher up, I now need to probably wash my top hair every couple days because as soon as it gets a little oily up there, you can better see those pieces but its all black and hard to tell. Its still smooth looking up top. Shes very good and I recomend her with flying colors if you are on the east coast US |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 2:04pm
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Krimsa, what state are you in? Are we ever going to see pictures?  ------------- |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: September 25 2007 at 3:57pm
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You know what Krimsa, if you could get someone to take pics, it would help us all understand her method.. I think if we could see your tracks it would make better sense..
Post your stylists web address again.. I would like to contact her to get some clarification.. Her method has me very curious.. ------------- 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: krimsa
Date Posted: September 26 2007 at 8:05pm
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I will see if I can get my cousin over here to take some Diva but he's 19 and flaky, you know how that goes. I thought she was going to take some this time for her website but she was busy and running behind. So I just paid and left since her next client was there already.
It occured to me that since she puts the rubber bands in first, maybe what she is doing is braiding the hair but loose, then securing it with the rubber bands and then sewing. The rubber bands would hold the hair together in the braid secure enough for her to then sew it. |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 1:31am
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I say plaits too, and I'm not black. (I don't think)
It sounds like a variation of the process in my video that was on youtube. I think she is making a cornrow and every few inches slips a rubberband on there. If she drops the plait she won't have to start over again. The rubberband will hold it in place. ------------- http://hawaiianhairextensions.com - http://hawaiianhairextensions.com |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 6:28am
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Right. That sounds accurate because she does wrap a rubber band every few inches. Im sure thats it. The only reason Im even bringing it up is it seems to stay in very well on my hair and some people have mentioned they have had problems with sew ins not gripping well enough. Rubber bands and thread seem to do the trick provided its tight. Mine loosened over time but even at 2 months, it was still secure and only just starting to bubble out on the bottom row. Thats a decent job.
Does this method have a name or its just a sew in using bands and thread? |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 8:40pm
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On my video I show a few different ways of how to do that dental rubberband method. There are also a few different tricks for securing tracks on Caucasian hair, including adding synthetic hair to the cornrows. That's what I do all day, every day, so I have some variations on different methods, depending on the hair type. Sherrie has the video & kit for sale on her site if you want to check it out. ------------- http://hawaiianhairextensions.com - http://hawaiianhairextensions.com |
Posted By: kristiemlove
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 9:05am
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Thanks Krimsa, taking this into my new girl now. |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 10:39am
| I didnt get a chance to see any of those videos by Mokipono but it sounds like the method is probably being done there. Its just rubber bands and weaving thread. She doesnt use the braiding hair on me but I have not questioned that. All I know is it stays put.She also mentioned that she has seen clients come in with regular thread for sewing in their weaves instead of the weaving thread. Thats a no no in her opinion as the weaving thread is optimal for hair and withstanding showers etc so things like that can cause problems as well. She also stressed washing once a week is best and just use a clarifying shampoo on top hair if you get an oily build up. Dry the tracks completely and NEVER sleep on them wet. Bad bad lol. |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 12:01pm
Krimsa, that's really good to know, I didn't realize that. Thanks! ------------- |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 12:04pm
| Have you ever used sewing thread just curious? The thing is, I would never know the difference and would feel it rude to start badgering a stylist about what type of thread or string they were using. I guess sewing thread seems like you could use it but its more cloth-like ya know and meant for clothing. Clothes get washed sure but usually not as often as hair and I guess it just becomes problematic. |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 12:07pm
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Krimsa, I actually thought the thread was like the thicker thread you see next to the normal thread at the store. Now I'm not sure! No, I haven't supplied the thread when I get my hair done.
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Posted By: KidRobot
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 12:33pm
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When I had my sew-ins done I saw the thread used and it came on a large bolt. It reminded me of upholstery grade thread. Which makes me also wonder if u would need a stronger needle than normal.
But since this is my first install (and i am thinking it wasnt done all that well) it may not be considered "the norm".
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Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 1:23pm
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First off it's not rude to ask a stylist about what they are using on your head.. It's YOUR money and YOUR hair, and you should be an informed consumer.. I ask questions, and IF I ever ran across a stylist who did not want to answer questions, I would be a FORMER client of theirs.. Secondly the thread used for weaves is a light upholstery thread. Like wise the needles used are curved upholstery needles. Though most stylist purchase them from beauty supply vendors, they are the EXACT same thing.. The reason that regular sewing thread can't be used is that most threads for sewing clothing is not strong enough to sustain extensions. Regular sewing needles are too small, and the curved upholstery needles are better suited for sewing extensions so that you do not poke or scratch the clients head.. ------------- 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: mokipono
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 7:01pm
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I got some special weaving thread from His & Hers. It is a polyester covered with cotton. The cotton is suppose to be more gentle for the hair, and the poly for strength. It was a little bit more money, but I like working with it.
You can find thread to do a weave at Wal Mart labeled "buttons, carpets, and crafts" It's stronger than upholstery thread. ------------- http://hawaiianhairextensions.com - http://hawaiianhairextensions.com |