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Published: 2010-01-09 21:02:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 36629; Favourites: 691; Downloads: 318
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Hope this is helpful to you guys ^^ I know some of the pictures are discolored, I don't know why that happened, but I hope you can see them well enough anyway. ^,^A few general things to remember about all wigs...
Keep your wig away from intense heat, as it will discolor and melt the fiber. This means no straightening or curling irons!! When you're not using it, store it covered in cloth or plastic, to keep the dust off it. Always use a comb, and NEVER a brush, to detangle your wig. Brushes work under the principle that removing loose hairs is a good thing; this is not the case with wigs, so you don't want to use a brush. If your wig needs to be cleaned, wash it in cool water with a little Palmolive. Since caulk is waterproof, this is still safe on wigs with no-sew wefts; you'll just have to be a little more careful not to break the threads.Ryou Bakura and Yu-Gi-Oh! © Takahashi Kazuki
No-Sew Weft construction technique referenced from Katie Bair (I worship her) and adapted to suit these homemade fiber swatches. Visit [link] for more information.
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Comments: 128
Thanks for the tutorial! You've just saved my life!
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Is there a replacement for caulk? Where I live, caulk is not easy to find here, especially not for a cheap price.
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OTL Reread it and got it, sorry
Is there a substitute for using chalk?
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Hi~ I'm not the person who made this tute, but I can't help but wonder where you got "chalk" from, it was never used in this tutorial Do you mean caulk? It's a different thing.
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Ah really? Sorry about that OTL
Im too new to this and thought it was a misspelling xd
Thank you for the correction
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Thanks for the tutorial!
I wonder a bit why we need to use chalk though o3o
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Thanks for the tutorial! I have to style a yami bakura wig and this will come in handy ^-^
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Thank you for this tutorial! *_* The name of the stitch you used is a "whip stitch."
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Thank you! This really helped me when making the wefts for my ponytails
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I love your tutorial, but I'm a little confused by step four. When you flip over the weft and the tape, where exactly do you put the caulk, on the noncoated side of the fiber, under the tape, or on top of the tape itself? Thanks a bunch
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AMAZING tutorial- You have no idea how helpful this was!! 
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Aw, I'm glad you find it helpful! ^^
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wonderfully useful tutorial- and oh my goodness you make an adorable Ryou.
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Thank you! ^^ and I'm glad you find the tutorial useful!
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Ooo, this tutorial will be helpful in the future. Thanks!
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I'll most definitely be using it in the future XDD
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I konw this is going to sound SUPER strange, but the first time i looked at this tutorial, the picture was flipped upside down
don't know if it was a deviantart error or what
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welp, it ain't me. XD
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Thanks for the useful info, where do i find the clear-drying caulk?
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I got mine at wal-mart, but I'm not sure if you have that in your country 
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Ah oki. Don't have a walmart hehe.
But thanks for the tip, i'll keep ma eyes open ^^
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Thanks for the tutorial~! It will definitely come in handy with thinner wigs.
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You're welcome, glad I could help!
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thank you!! 
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XD you're welcome! Glad to help.
Idunno if you have Wal-mart or Lowes/Home Depot in your country, but you can get caulk there. If you can't find any, Elmers glue should work just fine, if you use a lot of it. ^^
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Great tutorial! ^_^
Now that I understand what kind of material "caulk" is in spanish I feel better xDDD
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ohhhh my bad
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Don't worry, it isn't clear in any of the tutorial on the internet that use this material xD It seems so obvious to us that we don't think we should do that
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saw this JUST in time for my own wig ;u;
I was trying to find a way to thicken it up, straightening it made it lose a whole lot of volume, and rather than teasing and junk, I'll just do this ;oo; the fact that the bottom of my wig has frizzy fibers might help too, even more volume and good texture rather than "this wig has seen almost a year of raves" texture. XD
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Oh goodness, glad you found it then! XD
Yeah straightening does that -- what people don't generally realize is that volume = frizz, even in human hair. What you might do with the frizzy section in your wig is use that at the top of the wefts (put the caulk on that end), so it causes volume at the roots rather than the ends. ^^
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unfortunately, I wasn't able to really save what I was cutting off x.x
I was able to add some extra volume by giving the wig a light wave, and there aren't any tracks visible at all anymore, so I was still able to make it look nice ;u;
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Daww. At least you were able to fix it in some way! ^^
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Are we able to also use glue? My mom won't let me use the caulk and she won't tell me why, and she suggested that I use glue.
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Caulk can get you high if you're using a potent enough brand, that's why.
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Awesome! Thanks. ^w^ I will look into the StryoGlue, maybe see if its found in my local Hobby Lobby...
I'm really happy you took the time to answer my question!
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That's where I found it, so you should be able to pick some up from there! ^^
No problem, always happy to help people who ask for it.
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why didnt i see this sooner?!?!
anywho,great job!
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