How To Make Clip On Hair Extensions...from a Halloween Wig

* A Cheap Halloween Wig
* Large & Small Wig Clipswhich you can find at your local beauty supply in a few different colors
* Variety of other hair pins/clips &/or small Bobby Pins
* Small scissors
* Needle & Thread




* Wigs are assembled by stitching strips or rows of hair onto a mesh cap. This is a long hair wig so there are various rows of the same length hairs but the longest section {in width} is from ear to ear. Find them in the wig and carefully cut the mesh around the strip ...removing entire rows of hairs. {trim the mesh short for a little more security -or remove it entirely}




* Using your small and large wig clips, measure the section of hair to cover it and snip the section off. If you would like it thicker, you can double the hair by folding it over.



* And using your needle and thread, stitch the hair strip onto your wig clips using the holes on the tops and side of the large clips...



* ...and onto/through the open sections of the small clips.



* I wanted a few tiny strips just in case I needed to cover any front clipped in sections so I took a small section of hair, stitched it in a circle ...



* ...then stitched it onto the end of the bobby pins.



* I created a few longer panels that were doubled in thickness but cutting out two rows of mesh together...



* ...and stitched on 4 large wig clips for a large extension to wear on the back of my head



* I also left a few chunks/strips of hair without clips, thinking I could just pin them in/on/over the clipped in strips. I still have a huge amount of wig hair left in case I need a few more pieces. This is an easy DIY, btw.









I needed a red wig for my Halloween costume ...and instead of spending an arm and a leg on a good one, I found one for $20 at the Halloween Costume shop. But when I got it home and tried it on, it fit on my head like Yarmulke ...and with a name like "Seductress" I was pretty sure it wasn't a child's wig.

I had to come up with a Plan B.

Being that my actual hair has been mistaken for a wig in the past {yes, a woman actually came up to me and pulled on it ...Exclaiming "OH it's NOT a wig"} I figured why not just use my own hair and mix in extensions? So it's half blonde, half red ...I don't care, it's close enough!

If I time my day right, I'll record myself putting them in on Saturday night and post on Sunday ...if I time my day right ;)

Have Fun!

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