Wig Construction Research - Half Wigs

Half wigs can be designed in many different forms of construction, in the same way that full wigs are. The use of galloon and also the 3 piece method rather than 2 are common and can be seen in further detail in the research below;

After deciding to make a half wig to extend my skills in different areas of wig making, I discovered it was going to be relatively hard to find material referencing different types of wig from the 3 part front lace wig. The Wig making and Styling book has assisted my direction in wig making throughout my studies, introducing a visual guide to knotting (after our first demo) to looking at different types of hair.

The book demonstrated alternate types of foundation from the 3 part I initially know well. The circumference band foundation known to use as the three part foundation. The nape piece foundation uses a piece tailored to the nape of neck before splitting the rest of the construction between separate base materials. The one piece foundation is created by darting one piece of material around the head fitting the correct circumference. Another specialist base is the hatmakers coif foundation, taken from the idea of a close fitting skull coif used for centurys in fashion and costume.

 The book included a section on the making of a 'one piece back' which I consider to look like that of a half wig. There is also a diagram in two sections on the far left side of the page showing the template of the half which rising just above the top of the ear before extending back into the nape of the neck! This is an integral part of the learning process for myself who was unsure of how to construct the half wig base.

Below are images of different styles of 'falls' a term used within the book to define hair pieces that give the natural hair length, similar to hair extensions.

The falls can be made as that of a half wig is, or can simply be made into vertical strips which extend through from the front hairline. After looking at the techniques and materials used within the book on making half wigs rather than the 3 part, I am now confident to continue the process with a half wig.