Beverly Johnson Spanish Wave Weave - Another homemade wig story

I love that my friends know and appreciate my  hair extension passion  and indulge me once in a while. This past week, a colleague brought me a pack of hair which she had in a  barrel at her home. Her sister sent her the hair four years ago and she discovered it while looking for a purse. The hair was still in its original package and my friend , who has natural hair , was happy to pass it on to me, since she has no plans whatsoever to try hair extensions.
I was game. Four year old hair? This I got to see.
When I pulled the hair out of its pack, the smell was like brand new weave extensions. Ohhhkaaaay, it certainly passed the fresh hair test.
 I took the hair home , washed it and had to decide whether I wanted to do a sew-in weave or a wig. You know by now that I am resting my hair from the traction caused by sew in weaves, so my decision to make a wig didn't take me too long. Then again I am really getting addicted to making my own wigs. The major problem though is that I fall in love with them so much that I wish I could wear them all - AT THE SAME TIME!!!!!
Seriously though, the Beverly Johnson Spanish Wave Weave hair reminded me a lot of Remy hair. It was soft, full and had a natural look.
I got together my tools - dome cap, needle, thread, mannequin , the hair and I started on my sew-in wig. Three hours later - and with just that one pack , I was finished. To close off the wig I used a hair closure that  I bought for another wig which worked well to cover the space left by the lack of hair at the top (two packs would have been ideal... if I bought it).
Since the hair was ten inches long, I choose not to cut it. I used the razor on the closure hair in order for it to blend with the Spanish wave.
I have been wearing the hair for three days and I love that the Spanish Wave is low maintenance and still soft. I  use a wig brush on it sometimes but basically combing through with my fingers is all it needs.
I have not used products on this hair just yet since I want to see how well it performs without it.  Experience has taught me that less is more when it comes to putting product in hair extensions.
In the US the price of the Beverly Johnson Spanish Wave Weave ranges from $23 to $60 depending on the length and the vendors.
If you want an easy-breezy,  very low-maintenance hair, give this one a try. As for me, I think I  just discovered another favourite wig!

The finished look 

Getting ready .... Dome cap, mannequin (that's another wig I made and blogged about recently ), the pack of Beverly Johnson Spanish Wave weave hair,  needle and thread. 

The pack of Spanish Wave Weave 

New wig - Big, curly, handmade

Hey lovelies. I know that it has been a while. I promise you that I have a good excuse. The last time I posted in this space I told you that I was resting my own hair  from the  hair weaves. I have to tell you  that the  rest - from the traction of the braids in my usual sew ins - has  done my real hair well. It is not only healthy but thick! Still I love my extensions, as you well know. I have been spending my time away from you making wigs!
Thankfully my mummy is also a hair extension diva so she has been blessing me with a lot of hair goodies to work with, like this beauty I am sharing with you today. When the hair came it was pretty but I was unsure about the small tight curls. In fact that was the only reason I left the hair in the bag so long before I finally got the urge to make it into a wig.
I used about one bundle to make this wig - it's a little I now, but over the years I have learned two things - tight curls can transform into big curly hair and spacing between tracks is important!
I used a dome cap and again I chose to do a sew in of the hair rather than stick it- which I know is easier but, well,  force of habit.
It took me about two to three hours to create the look I wanted and after I put it on I shaped it using the hair shaping razor. The result was exactly as I envisioned; and that's what I love about making my own wigs. The colour of this wig is a 4 /27 and , as you can see, once I took the wig brush to it - it was fire! The volume is amazing .
What do you think of this look? Be sure to let me know.