DIY - Bits and Pieces

Extensions aren't just for the rich and famous anymore.

There are lots of fun things you can build and make with basic extension hair and a little elbow grease.

You will find lots of ideas here from using synthetics to crafting professional human hairpieces.

Create bangs, take straight to curly, braid it up or dread it out! Create your instant look change today!

Choose a category to get started or scroll through all available tutorials below.

	Working With Fibers Color mixing, straightening, curling and all things bulk fibers.			Closures, Top Pieces & Fringe Sets If its a piece and the focus is face framing or partlines, you can find info here.
	Wefts: Creation & Decoration Weft creation and modification information found here.			Ponies, Back Pieces & Clip-Ins Create blendable hair extension pieces for height, volume and length.
	Tipped Hair Extensions Create your own I-tips, V-tips, U-tips, stick tips, fusion tips, shoelace tips, nail tips & tips by any other name.			Wigs Learn how to alter and craft amazing full coverage pieces.
	Crinoline & Cyberlox Springy, light and larger than life. Learn how to work with cyberlox for fantastic artistic pieces.			Recipes Tinctures and salves from scratch that will enhance any stylist aresenal.

Subcategories: Closures, Top Pieces & Fringe Sets, Crinoline / Cyberlox, Fibers, Ponies, Back Pieces & Clip-Ins, Recipes, Tipped Hair Extensions, Wefts - Creation and Decoration, Wigs

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How to Blend Synthetic Fibers
Category: Fibers
Posted: 05-10-2012 19:04:00
Comments: 1
Did you ever mix Crayola crayon colors as a kid to get custom colors (which usually turned out an unfortunate brown)? Blending synthetic fiber colors is kind of like that. In this video, Doc will teach you how to blend for perfect color matches and fantastic custom colors you can’t find in a package!

How to Shuffle Synthetic Fiber
Category: Fibers
Posted: 05-10-2012 16:51:00
Comments: 0
Shuffle to the left, shuffle to the right, shuffle that fiber! Shuffling your synthetic fiber will help you get a believable tapered ends for your extension style. This quick video has Doc showing how to do the fiber shuffle. If you want to Truffle Shuffle, you want a different tutorial.

Making U-tips
Category: Tipped Hair Extensions
Posted: 04-26-2011 15:29:00
Comments: 0
Speed up hair extension installation times by creating U-tip (a.k.a "nail-tip") prebonded hair. Doc will show you how to quickly and easily create your own U-tip hair with basic supplies. Create your own tips before your next hair extension installation and see how much time you can save!

Creating A Bun Cover
Category: Ponies, Back Pieces & Clip-Ins
Posted: 04-12-2011 18:42:00
Comments: 0
Every piece needs a neat and clean base to start from in order for your style to look believable. Doc will show you how to make a simple bun cover that will help you with your piece work like ponytails and crinfalls!

Learn How to Make Crinoline/Cyberlox Falls
Category: Crinoline / Cyberlox
Posted: 09-17-2010 14:32:00
Comments: 1
Learn how to create beautiful, full crinoline (aka cyberlox, crin) falls.

Making and Wearing Ponytails
Category: Ponies, Back Pieces & Clip-Ins
Posted: 09-08-2010 18:45:00
Comments: 0
Learn how to create and wear two base styles of ponytails made from bulk synthetic hair.

How to Make Hair Extension Wefts
Category: Wefts - Creation and Decoration
Posted: 09-08-2010 18:35:00
Comments: 0
In this video, Doc shows you how to make hair extension wefts using a sewing machine.

Fringe - Bangs (with downloadable template)
Category: Closures, Top Pieces & Fringe Sets
Posted: 09-08-2010 15:12:00
Comments: 0
Ever wanted to try out bangs? This tutorial will show you how to create short, long or V style bangs.

Clip-In Extensions
Category: Ponies, Back Pieces & Clip-Ins
Posted: 09-08-2010 15:09:00
Comments: 1
Learn how to create and install clip-in style extensions.

Quick Lace Hairline
Category: Wigs
Posted: 09-08-2010 15:08:00
Comments: 0
Creating a quick lace hairline gives any piece a more believable blended hairline.

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