Using own hair
Using own hair I have posted this about 4 months ago, but want to post again because it has been the best thing I did.
I have always had a fringe so before I had chemo I decided to cut lumps of my hair off it was chin length. Tie it with elastic bands if you want. Buy some elastic stay puts from Claire’s accessorise. You need a sewing machine and a bit of superglue. Now I spread the hair between 2 pieces of tissue sewed on tiny stitch on sewing machine then ripped the tissue off. This is to stop the hair clogging up the machine although the second one I did I just put the hair on the stay put. Dab a bit of super glue along the hair and stay put. You should now have your own fringe. I put the fringe on then a headliner( from headliners just ggogle it} Then a scarf. The headliner stops the flat head look.I have got photo but the fringe one won’t upload. All friends and family like that better than wig. It takes a few minutes that’s al. I made another the other week that goes al the way round so I look to have haitr at the back. Hope it helps someone who hasn’t yet lost their hair Love Eileen
Stay-Puts?? Thanks for posting this again Eileen. I haven’t started chemo yet (although it’s imminent), but have had my longish hair cut shorter and saved it having seen your last post on making fringes.
When I went to Claire’s Accessories they didn’t know what I was talking about when I asked for “stay-puts” even though I explained what I wanted to use them for! Can you describe what they are/look like?
I have bought a little fringe from our local Macmillan centre, it is sewn on to two pieces of velcro with sticky sides together. It seems to stay in place just by pushing it under the front of the scarf.
Would still like to make a couple of my own though.
Dee
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Fringes!! HI
I also made fringes of my own hair, its looks great with turbans and scarfs. I used sticky back velcro. Just laid the hair on the sticky side then put strong sticky tape over the hair. It works a treat and the velcro attaches to the scarf or turban or whatever just where you want and never moves. Luv Valann