Dread Wig # 2 ~ the black and blue one
Wow has it really been that long since I last updated...whoops! <- though be honest, who noticed? ^^
Any way I'm breaking the unintentional LJ silence to share a project I've recently finished. I am ridiculously proud of how this turned out (if you follow me on twitter you'll know this already) I'm so impressed I can't wait to wear them!
Behold my home-made dread wig! This was my first attempt at making double ended dreads, they were easier then expected once I found the right method
I've made this for Infest (this weekend) and although it's been very time consuming I've found it relaxing, was a little anxious last week since all I had was a load of DE's and a wig but the install went great :D
Gunna share more photos - before/after, wips and different views - be warned there's a load of them ^^
[synthetic dreads pic spam]The original wig....it's from my Amber Sweet costume
I don't have any photos of 'the supplies' which is a bit of a shame but I do have some 'in progress shots'
The hair all divided up and ready to be dreaded. I used 4 different shaded of blue in total
Some freshly sealed DE's relaxing on the living room table. Some of them aren't perfect but I think that kind of 'adds to the character'
This is how I was storing them
Correct number of dreads done! (I aimed for 50 DE's and I think I got there) time to install!!
Cut the wig to a more manageable length and styled it a bit. I decided to add an headband to a) help the wig stay on and b) cover some of the hair so I didn't have to install too many. I think it works :)
All the dreads ready to be installed
About half way through ^^ Extreme Ghostbusters kept me company while I was working on this
Ta-da! Install complete...
...although it's rather 'back heavy'
Hence the reason I tried to style it a bit so that more of the weight was 'on top'. Half up half down didn't work but half up pigtails seem too :D
And there we have it, the second dread wig I've made and by far my favourite...I just hope I can do it justice this weekend ^^
Any way I'm breaking the unintentional LJ silence to share a project I've recently finished. I am ridiculously proud of how this turned out (if you follow me on twitter you'll know this already) I'm so impressed I can't wait to wear them!
Behold my home-made dread wig! This was my first attempt at making double ended dreads, they were easier then expected once I found the right method
I've made this for Infest (this weekend) and although it's been very time consuming I've found it relaxing, was a little anxious last week since all I had was a load of DE's and a wig but the install went great :D
Gunna share more photos - before/after, wips and different views - be warned there's a load of them ^^
[synthetic dreads pic spam]The original wig....it's from my Amber Sweet costume
I don't have any photos of 'the supplies' which is a bit of a shame but I do have some 'in progress shots'
The hair all divided up and ready to be dreaded. I used 4 different shaded of blue in total
Some freshly sealed DE's relaxing on the living room table. Some of them aren't perfect but I think that kind of 'adds to the character'
This is how I was storing them
Correct number of dreads done! (I aimed for 50 DE's and I think I got there) time to install!!
Cut the wig to a more manageable length and styled it a bit. I decided to add an headband to a) help the wig stay on and b) cover some of the hair so I didn't have to install too many. I think it works :)
All the dreads ready to be installed
About half way through ^^ Extreme Ghostbusters kept me company while I was working on this
Ta-da! Install complete...
...although it's rather 'back heavy'
Hence the reason I tried to style it a bit so that more of the weight was 'on top'. Half up half down didn't work but half up pigtails seem too :D
And there we have it, the second dread wig I've made and by far my favourite...I just hope I can do it justice this weekend ^^