Vocab Flashcards
Wigs
Designed to cover the entire head
Wig cap
Hold clients hair in place and helps wig to stay in place
Hairpiece
Are designed to cover only specific areas
Asian, Indian or European hair
Human hair wigs
European hair
Most expensive
India
Wavy
Asia
Straight
Modacrylic
Synthetic fibers formulated from petroleum products as very long threads (monofilaments)
Cost effective to produce wigs
Match test
Human hair strand will burn slowly with odor
Synthetic will either ball up and melt and extinguish itself or burn with no odor
Yak angora horse or sheep
Animal hair
Little resemblance to human
Used for fantasy hairpieces
Theatrical wigs
J and l ring
70 colors
Back to palest blond
Cap wigs
Consist of an elastic mesh fiber base to which the hair fiber is attached
Several sizes available
Most are handmade wigs
Cap less wigs
Consists of rows of hair wefts swen to strips of elastic
Only a few onces
Light cool and comfortable
Hand tied (hand knotted)
Wigs or hairpieces produced by actually hand tying strands of hair into fine mesh work or foundation
Machine made wigs
Consists of hair fiber sewn into long strips called wefts
Hand tied and machine made
Semi hand tied
Wig block
Canvas covered head forms
6 sizes available
Used to stretch or shrink
Custom ordered wigs
Expensive
Ready to wear
Darts
Alterations made vertically to remove width in nape area
Ear to ear
Tucks
Altercations made horizontal to shorten wig from front to nape
Wig let
Consists of hair fiber usually six inches or less in length attached to a round shaped flat base
Creates fullness
Height
At top of crown
Cascade
Long hair fiber attached to a oblong shaped dome base
Create bulk
Special effects
Fall
Base covers crown
Occipital
And nape
Look full thick
Switch
Long weft 1-3 swatches of hair
Mounted on a loop base
Braid or ponytail
Chignon
Long bulky segment of looped hair
Wire base
Tied into strong cord
Curl segment
Individual pieces of curly hair
Vary in bulk
Braid
Switch
3 swatches braided together
Toupee
Worn by men
Covers bald
Thinning spots
Normally on top of head
Integration
Many openings in the base that allow clients hair to be pulled through for blending
Off scalp braiding
Standard 3 strained braid
Attached to loose fiber
Along with natural hair
On the scalp braiding
Interlocking
Three strand used as base
Sewing methods
Lock stitch
Overcast stitch
Lock stitch throughout
Double lock
Bonding
Attachment haair fiber to clients own hair
Special adhesive
Fusion
Bonding
Heating element
Own human hair
