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can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:11 am
by fishyadienlee
i know the normal way of making a dread wig is to loop the kk hair through the wig cap but i was wondering if i could just use weave tracks made for kk, glue it to the cap [like a quick weave] and then backcomb it like a normal dread wig.

would it leave to many gaps in the final product? and do you think it would show the weft areas?

sorry if this sounds dumb but i am trying to find a different way to make a dread wigs.
I have nerve issues in my left hand and shoulder so looping small bits of kk hair over and over again hurts and then i still have to backcomb and seal them afterward.
i was thinking if this weft idea is a good one then it could cut out a painful step for me

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:16 am
by xalternmommyx
wouldnt it just be easier to buy a synthetic kk wig and adding the extra hair where needed?

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:05 am
by fishyadienlee
it would but im also a high school student without a job so money is very tight.

i cant really afford a P.O. wig to dread up.[also they are too pretty to dread up!] so i figured it would be cheaper to make my own and go from there.

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:22 am
by kyandii
you'd have to be carefull when you position the tracks so you wouldn't see them when its all dreaded up.
Good luck if you go ahead and do it, I'd like so see some pictures

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 3:05 pm
by IKickShins
I'd recommend sewing them on rather than using glue. Wig caps are usually mesh, so the glue won't have much to stick to.

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:18 pm
by MissAnthropik
I have sewn wefts onto the mesh base of a synthetic wig to fill in the gaps. I used 2 layers of weft and dreaded it before I stitched it on.

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:48 pm
by fishyadienlee
thanks for all the help!

sewing it would work better, i have know i idea why that didn't cross my mind before lol

if i can find a cheap enough kk wig then i could add in tracks from there but finding a wig cheap enough for me is quite hard right now =/
im just a 17 year old on a monthly allowance from my parents lol

anyone know of a site that sell cheap [in price] wigs? i cant afford the pretty P.O wigs :(

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:32 am
by Candied_Angel
I'm working on making my own wig from scratch using the same method.

I found some silky KK already wefted at my local beauty supply store. It's Kanubia by Sensationnel and it was only $10 a pack. I used two packs, but most of it went to the spiraling at the crown. But then again I left large gaps between the wefts in the back so I could vent loose KK jumbo braid into the mesh wig cap.

However I've only been able to find wefted KK in natural colours and that weird burgundy red colour. So I'm sure you'll have to weft your own KK if you want an unnatural colour.

As for cheap wigs, skim ebay and the community pages here. Some ladies have wigs up for sale all the time.

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:34 pm
by fishyadienlee
thanks a lot! ive been skimming ebay and ill look around here too!
i did find some unnatural colored wefted kk but it was just as expensive as a P.O. wig....><


OT but your default picture is awesome!bou such a cutie...lol

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:39 pm
by Candied_Angel
It's a shame synth hair has to be so expensive. >.<''
Well if you can't find itcheap, do it yourself I always say.
However I've only attempted wefts three times and it's a bit time consuming to do about 12". I can't imagine a whole wig. But it would be a great bragging point. Hehe.

OT I know! Ain' he just the cutest? It was either him or Reita, from Gazette, with a banana phone. Hehe. ^.^

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:12 pm
by dreadstarrs
i know this is an old post but if you are still looking for cheap wigs, Walmart has a ton in their Halloween section right now ranging from $6-10.

Re: can you make a dread wig using a kk hair weave?

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:38 am
by fishyadienlee
my computer broke down so sorry for the late response!

i actually got 2 wall-mart wigs during Halloween that im working on right now. =]

i dont know if you know what ones im talking about but the black and red v fringe and the electric blue bob one =]

they have been put on hold for now though, schooling and my health are more important right now =]