If your hair is long, then you might need to secure some of the braids using bobby pins so that they will not be visible outside of the wig. You may want to leave a thin strip of hair loose around the hairline to achieve a more natural appearance. However, the rest of your hair should be braided.
Make sure to cut the wig backing only and avoid cutting any hair that is attached to the wig in other areas. If you’ve left some of your own hair loose around your hairline, use your fingers or a crochet hook to pull pieces of hair through the holes in the lace. This may help you to achieve a more blended, natural-looking hairline.
You can purchase a hair weave needle and thread at a beauty supply store.
If you are using a frontal wig, then the lace will usually end just behind your ears. [8] X Research source This should make it easy to part your wig.
Make the stitches about ½” (1. 3 cm) apart. If you are using a frontal wig, then sew along or near the back edge of the frontal. This should be just behind your ears since frontals are only about 4” (10 cm) wide from front to back. [10] X Research source
For example, if you always part your wig hair down the center, then you can part the wig hair to the side and sew along this area going from the front to the back of the wig. Then, part the wig on the opposite side and sew across the wig in the same way. Be careful not to sew too far back. Stop before you reach the crown, or else the stitches might show.
Keep in mind that you cannot blow dry a synthetic wig after washing it. A synthetic wig will have to air dry after you wash it.
If your wig is synthetic, then you cannot use heat styling methods or dye the hair. However, you can still wash it and style it using non-heat styling, such as by putting foam rollers in the hair overnight to make it curly.
If you have any stubborn tangles, lightly mist the area with a leave-in conditioner to help loosen them.
If you don’t want to wear a cap while you sleep, consider sleeping on a satin pillowcase instead.
