Making Hard Cap Wigs - Part 3 - Hairline and Parting

[@dinaSgood]

I sure hope you come back to make more videos! A trick for filming is to take a moment and mark your desk with painter's tape the whole perimeter that the camera has in focus. That way you can focus on your hands. You have the BEST tutorials on BJD on youtube, it is sad you've not gotten the following you deserve. You are missed here.

[@briandavies8351]

Emilia your a utter genius omg wow

[@curiositeej]

Emilia, I am so happy you decided to make videos! You are patient and do an excellent job of explaining yourself. We can see that perfectionist streak in you as you work on every detail!
In the 2nd video, you ask if we would like to see how to correct mistakes. I would LOVE to see how you recover from them! Thank you again for sharing your artistry with us.
Much love

[@EmiliaCouture]

Thank you so much Tammy. I'm sure I'd get cleaner and more precise footage if I had filmed with the purpose of video and not just rigged the camera over my desk as I fiddle around until I get there. 😂

[@curiositeej]

@@EmiliaCouture, we will have to chat about how you feel about your new role as an instructor! Georgette and I are taking some time off. I will reach out to you in June or July. Much love

[@EmiliaCouture]

I'd absolutely love to! ❤️ Its not my first time teaching. I used to teach Chinese and manga drawing in Finland while I was still in uni.

[@evadeak8391]

I always loved your dolls and now I love your voice too 😁

[@Jechidat_Oketz]

WOW nice Tutorial and very good tips.👍

[@paintedbyjohnnydlt]

You are a genius!!! I’m so ready to start making wigs!!!

[@EmiliaCouture]

I'm more of a fumbling fool, but knowledge accumulates slowly. 😂. So happy to inspire you! Please send me pics of Instagram or Facebook of the wigs you make. My first wigs were a mess so don't give up!

[@paintedbyjohnnydlt]

@@EmiliaCouture I didn’t realize you had responded thank you so much for acknowledging a beginner… Yes my first week was a little of a disaster but it’s a little thick and crunchy but I’m about to take a picture so I can send it to you and cut the hair off so I can try with a new one. Thank you!

[@EmiliaCouture]

I still find making parting really hard and often make mistakes that require patching up. Good thing about hot glue is that you can always reheat a messy parting, remove and redo it. I've actually redone the parting on most my early wigs because they were so dreadful. 😂

[@Gri6un4ik]

Thank you for all the work and interesting tips. As learning something new is always good!

[@emilianieminen6616]

Thanks for motivating me to do all this! ❤️

[@Gri6un4ik]

@@emilianieminen6616 with your amazing art and calm voice. It's always a pleasure to watch. I'm happy I got in this hobby and I met so many wonderful people , we are like a chain in a big mechanism helping each other. U know like Nokia Advertising -Nokia Conecting people. Now we can say DOLLS- CONNECTING PEOPLE🥰🤣

[@EmiliaCouture]

I though Nokia's slogan was "Now that you can remote parent by phone, so you don't have to see even your kids!". 30% of Finns actually felt happier in lockdown. LOL. I must come from the most antisocial nation in the world. Anyway, happy to help. Dolls really do connect people all around the world.

[@createa.googleaccount713]

You're work is tremendous!!! Thank you So much for sharing all this with us! I must say that I'm disappointed not to see more 👍with So many views. I sincerely appreciate you, your work, your quality clear videos, Huge Thank You

[@hectorlopezgil5845]

Love your videos! Keep up!💕

[@EmiliaCouture]

Thank you for the encouragement! ❤️

[@DArcyAlbuquerque]

Amazing!

[@maddierose90804]

Oh wow! It looks great so far, I’m going to have to watch the whole series a few times before diving it to making one. Thank so much for this

[@EmiliaCouture]

Thank you! I'll start working on the next one about curls after my midterm exams next week! ❤️

[@rfersan2009]

Beautiful video Emilia, your knowledge is beyond, thank you so much for all the tips and the skills in showing us how it’s done, I like how you cut the edges of the wig cap to gave the hair a more natural look, I'm looking forward for your next video❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@EmiliaCouture]

Thanks for taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment. I'm glad you found the video useful. I'll start working on the next video about styling the hair after my midterm exams next week.

[@NanablueQuilts]

Fabulous, technique thank you for sharing, very excited to see the next video!

[@EmiliaCouture]

Thank you! ❤️ Let me know if there is anything I could address in future videos!

[@NanablueQuilts]

@@EmiliaCouture will you be posting the next video on how to do this style?

[@emilianieminen6616]

@@NanablueQuilts Yes, if you mean the curling of the hair to the 50's glamour style. I've just had to postpone making it because of the prototype deadline of Inamorata 4.0 is by the end of the month takes priority. So I'll start editing it in early July.

[@doves81]

This was perfect, I’ll have to watch it a couple more times, I got a little lost in some of the parting parts but it really helped seeing how you do the pieces in the front and how you did the wispy bits. Thankyou so much for the video. Now to look forward to the next one 😄

[@EmiliaCouture]

So glad you found it useful. I wish I had better footage about the weft making. Filmed this over a year ago, just ignoring the camera over my desk and it ran out of battery regularly as this is filmed over several days. I've taken more purposeful footage later on, but my spouse (who does the editing) is desperately moaning about the focus and wandering off camera in this early material. I'm so grateful he still likes the editing as I'm useless with computers.

[@doves81]

@@EmiliaCouture 😆 I can imagine the editing process to be tedious, but also it being hard to stay in camera when your focused lol. I still find the videos most helpful! Thankyou hehe

[@saritaysusjuguetes9353]

Beautiful good job 👍🏻

[@EmiliaCouture]

Thank you! ❤️

[@dominiquebertrand6786]

Really lovely work. I can see that you would need an extra blank head, I would be afraid of the heat reacting with the resin and altering its colour. I’m definitely going to try your method. Thanks for sharing.

[@EmiliaCouture]

I haven't noticed any discolouration in the Inamorata resin from heat, but I know some resins do react that way. I am happy to sell older generation heads for wig making purposes.

[@cirej25]

Fantastic.

[@EmiliaCouture]

Thank you!

[@Statuess]

Thank you for this interesting, clear, and thorough tutorial! I'm tempted to try the hot glue method at some point!
日本語の勉強頑張ってね！

[@EmiliaCouture]

You can do it! Just go for it. I mess up a lot too.

[@SharmClucas]

This is lovely! It's too bad I can't use this technique with hair that would melt, but if I ever do a wig with natural fibers I will definitely be using this method. I'm going to still try some of the techniques with a glue wig, or maybe using liquid latex. I'm sure I can figure something out for plastic hair. :D Thank you for sharing.

[@bongching970]

Hi, is great idea. But can use human wig?

[@echoplexic]

Forgive me if you already covered this but how do you keep the nozzle clean

[@CaroleSensiblementAutrement]

Hello ! une question : quel type de colle utilisez vous ? merciiiii

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

Thank you for rhe video! However i couldnt follow the parting explanation.. the video was too fast and too far away to be swen properly. Looks beautiful though.

[@LaynieFingers]

Did you develop this hairline technique on your own, or were you inspired by the drag community? Drag queens have been doing a very different but still incredibly similar technique on hard front wigs for decades! I'm absolutely in love with how many ways there are to do things, and how inspiration can come from so many unexpected places! Now I need to go make some more doll wigs! Thank you for the inspiration! 💜💜💜

[@EmiliaCouture]

I am a huge fan of the Dragrace, but had no idea! I have to look up their techniques to learn from them. Pretty much all I do is by trial and error. This hairline technique is awesome but it doesn't work for white hair at all (white hair turns transparent from the glue) so I'm just filming the making of a white updo wig with a different hairline style.

[@LaynieFingers]

@@EmiliaCouture Oooh, I have ideas... Several ideas for white hair, now. I might have to shoot you an email with some of them! Also, look up "french fry hairline," or any wig tutorials by Jaymes Mansfield. She is fantastic with wigs!

[@emilianieminen6616]

@@LaynieFingers thank you! That sounds brilliant. Please email me! Always eager to learn more and get new ideas.

[@emilianieminen6616]

@@LaynieFingers I tried looking for the "French fry hairline" but only found food. 😂. Can you share a link?

[@LaynieFingers]

@@emilianieminen6616 This one is perfect...Jaymes is fantastic! You're going to be amused by how similar the process is! ruclips.net/video/uLc1FQtdC4w/видео.html

[@barbararichards5118]

Which type heat glue is used? High temp or low temp?

[@EmiliaCouture]

I use low temp glue as it stays softer and more flexible when hardened, both important characteristics for the wigs. I also find the small guns (that usually only get to 200 Celsius max.) to be safer to handle this close to fingers than the the large guns. I still have a scar on my left hand from a theatre set build 20 years ago, when I dropped a blob of glue from one of the industrial strength big gun straight on my index finger. Got a 3rd degree burn so I cannot really recommend them. Small guns and low temp, colourless and translucent, glue is better for the wig making.

[@LaynieFingers]

@@EmiliaCouture Wow, I can empathize. I have a scar on my left thumb from a high temp glue gun burn in 1991. A huge glob fell onto my thumb, almost onto the joint, and I ended up with a third degree burn as well. I don't recommend it! It definitely taught me to respect my tools, though!

[@EmiliaCouture]

Me too! Although my scar is on my left index finger. Exactly the same story though!

[@ComeAlivewithMK]

I’ve watched your videos now a few times thank you I do see the details I see how you’re creating the hairline I love that you curve it as well to make it more realistic and you also have a tighter fit on the wig inside by not placing the hair on the inside of the week and folding it over like you said that looks like a cap aura it’s too thick looking it’s not realistic so I’m with you I like your approach a lot I appreciate it!!!Thank you for this wonderful tutorial and for your beautiful dolls!!!! I’m going to have to put them on my wish list!!!