Adding a High Ponytail on a wig.
As promised I am gonna show you how I made my Sakura wig from the Anime/Video game "Sakura wars". Lets start off with the supplies and image of the character. First off I will say that I thought this was goona be hard, but I as you can see it was'nt. It took me 1 hour to do and I was shocked. I will say that I tried to make her wig before and I found out a flaw. I will explain this as I go cuz this was my second attpemt and I am very pleased with the resluts. Lets get started!!!
First lets get an image of our character we want to cosplay.
As you can see that is one big pony tail. And a high one at that. This is gonna require a lot of hair.
Supples:
1. Meduim Lenght wig in the color of the character
2. 1 Half-wig
3. T-pins
4. Wig head
5. Wig clamp
6. Wig brush and comb
7. Curved needle
8. Weave thead or upholsery thread that matches the wig's color
9. Wig conditioner spray
Lets get start!!!
First pin the wig to the wig head with T-pins. Make sure it is secure. (That is why the wig clamp is a must if you are gonna be styling wigs. Wig clamps cost around 5 bucks at Beauty Supplyu stores so please invest in one)
Here is another image of the wig so you can get a better idea of the style. It is wavy though.
Turnt he wig around.
Pinn the top part of the wig and usind hair spray or wig conditioner spray the roots of the parted section and use you blow dryer one low and apply heat to the roots. (Doing this is called training the fibers. It helps hold the shaper a little better and the fibers can stay up as you section the wig.) Pinthe top using hair clamps and start on the middle section.
Now this is what I learned when it comes to parting for ponytails. I like to call this technique "The three part test" this test show you that your wig is cabale of being stylable for a high ponytail beacuse as you can see there is enough hair at the bottom of the base to pull up. Which meann no sewing wefts or making wefts at the base of the wig. Less labor my freinds and trust me that is good!!!
Another pic of why I love this wig!!! That is the sign that this baby is definely styalbe for ponytails. Look at the wefts that hang at the bottom.
If your chracter has side bangs then it is a good time to either add the hair or tyle it if there is enough hair in the wig for this.
Hold the rest of the hair up as if you are gonna make a ponytai. This will take a bit of time because you will be brushing and spraying and blowdrying. Put all the hair up and secure it with a clamp.
( Pic of me taking the bottome weft up to form my ponytail)
Hair secured.
Now you can do 2 things. You can stubb the wig at this point. And your base of your ponytail can be thinner. This is good for double ponytail styles as well.
Or do what I perfer to do for thicker ponytails and saving an awesome wig. You can take the clamps of and do one big braid. Wrap it up ina bun and taking a rubberband to hold it in palce. This will also give you a thicker base for your ponytail.
Now on to the fun part. Adding the ponytail. You can add a whole if the ponytail was gratiy defying but in Sakura's case she has a more realistic style so we are gonna use a half-wig. You can get these at your Local beauty supply store. They are very use full and for new comers this will not cover you head so make sure when you purchase a wig look at the tag and make sure it is a whole wig not a half. Also Hal-wigs have draw strings so that they are perfect for ponytails.
Here is another image of the half wig. Also take in mind that half wigs have combs which is good for clamping onto the wig for sewing.
Place the wig on teh bun and turn the comb section upwards.
I am gonna put the comb into the bun section so that it can hold onto the wig.
Now your gonna have do some tucking on the sides so that you can mold the half- wig onto the bun. I tucked the sides of it as I had the combs in place. Now it's on to sewing.
Make sure you sew the half-wig into the cape and the ruber band part of the bun so that it is definaly secure. When you tuck the sides tuck them in like a pleat and sew that into the the buns rubber band and the cap.
(This is why I love curved needles)
A pic of me sewing into the wig cap. ( If you have to take the wig of of the wig head then that is fine as long as you have the combs into the bun and pulled the draw string that is on the half wig.
And your done.
Here is a nicely done ponytail. And it is thick enough to add her signatrue red bow.
Now that is how I made my Sakura wig and discovered the joy of making ponytails. I hope this tutorial helps you and make your wigmaking expericne fun. Next tutorial will be on adding bangs to a wig. See ya soon.
First lets get an image of our character we want to cosplay.
As you can see that is one big pony tail. And a high one at that. This is gonna require a lot of hair.
Supples:
1. Meduim Lenght wig in the color of the character
2. 1 Half-wig
3. T-pins
4. Wig head
5. Wig clamp
6. Wig brush and comb
7. Curved needle
8. Weave thead or upholsery thread that matches the wig's color
9. Wig conditioner spray
Lets get start!!!
First pin the wig to the wig head with T-pins. Make sure it is secure. (That is why the wig clamp is a must if you are gonna be styling wigs. Wig clamps cost around 5 bucks at Beauty Supplyu stores so please invest in one)
Here is another image of the wig so you can get a better idea of the style. It is wavy though.
Turnt he wig around.
Pinn the top part of the wig and usind hair spray or wig conditioner spray the roots of the parted section and use you blow dryer one low and apply heat to the roots. (Doing this is called training the fibers. It helps hold the shaper a little better and the fibers can stay up as you section the wig.) Pinthe top using hair clamps and start on the middle section.
Now this is what I learned when it comes to parting for ponytails. I like to call this technique "The three part test" this test show you that your wig is cabale of being stylable for a high ponytail beacuse as you can see there is enough hair at the bottom of the base to pull up. Which meann no sewing wefts or making wefts at the base of the wig. Less labor my freinds and trust me that is good!!!
Another pic of why I love this wig!!! That is the sign that this baby is definely styalbe for ponytails. Look at the wefts that hang at the bottom.
If your chracter has side bangs then it is a good time to either add the hair or tyle it if there is enough hair in the wig for this.
Hold the rest of the hair up as if you are gonna make a ponytai. This will take a bit of time because you will be brushing and spraying and blowdrying. Put all the hair up and secure it with a clamp.
( Pic of me taking the bottome weft up to form my ponytail)
Hair secured.
Now you can do 2 things. You can stubb the wig at this point. And your base of your ponytail can be thinner. This is good for double ponytail styles as well.
Or do what I perfer to do for thicker ponytails and saving an awesome wig. You can take the clamps of and do one big braid. Wrap it up ina bun and taking a rubberband to hold it in palce. This will also give you a thicker base for your ponytail.
Now on to the fun part. Adding the ponytail. You can add a whole if the ponytail was gratiy defying but in Sakura's case she has a more realistic style so we are gonna use a half-wig. You can get these at your Local beauty supply store. They are very use full and for new comers this will not cover you head so make sure when you purchase a wig look at the tag and make sure it is a whole wig not a half. Also Hal-wigs have draw strings so that they are perfect for ponytails.
Here is another image of the half wig. Also take in mind that half wigs have combs which is good for clamping onto the wig for sewing.
Place the wig on teh bun and turn the comb section upwards.
I am gonna put the comb into the bun section so that it can hold onto the wig.
Now your gonna have do some tucking on the sides so that you can mold the half- wig onto the bun. I tucked the sides of it as I had the combs in place. Now it's on to sewing.
Make sure you sew the half-wig into the cape and the ruber band part of the bun so that it is definaly secure. When you tuck the sides tuck them in like a pleat and sew that into the the buns rubber band and the cap.
(This is why I love curved needles)
A pic of me sewing into the wig cap. ( If you have to take the wig of of the wig head then that is fine as long as you have the combs into the bun and pulled the draw string that is on the half wig.
And your done.
Here is a nicely done ponytail. And it is thick enough to add her signatrue red bow.
Now that is how I made my Sakura wig and discovered the joy of making ponytails. I hope this tutorial helps you and make your wigmaking expericne fun. Next tutorial will be on adding bangs to a wig. See ya soon.