In this article we are discussing how to make hair extensions yourself and thereby saving money
. You need clips, thread, needle and hair that is either fake or human. The least expensive hair extensions come around US$ 1600 and you have to do monthly de tanglements on them. You can glue or sewn them in to the hair. The gluing is painless but it may be dangerous to your existing hair. And in the case of sewing, it is painful and you cant swim with it. The sewing method also needs touch up every three or four months.
A lot of of retail beauty suppliers sell the hair that has some long ends to it. They are not plain hair. These headers are available in different lengths and widths. From 1" to 16" in width. The one inch variety can be used for adding dark or light hair strips. You can also buy purple, hot pink or blue colored hairs. This will add some great streak into the hair. 6" to 12" long hairs are available in the market as well.
Cut these hairs into pieces based on the width. It depends on the thickness that you want for the hair. You can have two pieces of about 4 inches wide for the sides. Two pieces for the very front or the top part. You can also use long pieces to slip in the back, to back up the hair for making it longer. These extensions are available in straight, curly and other varieties. Human hair can be colored, washed or curled and it is easier to work with and because of it human hair is recommended compared to fake hair. You can lay the hair with a right side down. And line a clip for good side of the clip inside the hair. You can line up two holes at the top of the clip and it is the place where you can sew the clip by hand using thread and needle. The number of clips that are used in this procedure depends on the width. You can use photos to find the exact procedure. After that you can clip underneath and this will lush and beautiful hair.