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One Row Hand-Tied Weft Placement
How Kenzie sections a client with fine hair for one row of hand-tied wefts.
In this video
Start with wet hair
I section on wet hair. Baby hairs lie down and the parting comes out cleaner.
Where the row goes on fine hair
She has very fine hair, so her row can't sit high or the wefts show. I put it near the occipital bone in a horseshoe.
Angle the row higher in front
You can only get so close to the hairline with a weft. Angle the front up and she feels full around her face instead of having a gap between her hair and the extensions. More density, steeper angle. Fine hair, keep it gradual.
Take your time
Sectioning is slow. It's also the foundation of the whole install, and I've redone a section from scratch when it didn't feel right.
An average placement, not a rule
This is my average one row placement. Some clients need it higher or lower.
Video transcript
In this video, I'm going to show you how I like to section my client's hair when installing one row of hand-tied wefts. I like starting with wet hair to easily tame baby hairs and get the cleanest possible parting. This client has very fine hair, so we don't like to place her wefts too high or else they start to show. So I typically place her row near her occipital bone and use a horseshoe-shaped section. I angle her row so it's a little higher in the front to give her that coverage near her face. On a client with more density, I might make my horseshoe more angled and higher in the front, but for her, we go for a more gradual angle. Sometimes it can feel like this part takes a while, but this is the foundation for your whole install, so take your time to perfect it as much as possible. I've even redone sectioning completely if I feel like it's not quite right. So as you can see here in the front, I've got that gradual slope. If we didn't angle it up in the front, she would have a large disconnect from her hair to the extensions around her face. We can obviously only get so close to the hairline with wefts, so if we apply them at an angle, she feels fuller around her face. This is just an average placement for a one row install. Some clients may benefit from a higher or a lower placement, but on average, this is where I usually recommend placement for a one row install. This is just a peek. In my Secret Method course, I walk you through every step and the link is in the description.
Common questions
Where should one row of hand-tied extensions go on fine hair?
Low. Near the occipital bone, in a horseshoe section, with the front angled up a little. Any higher and the wefts show through fine hair.
Why angle a one row weft install higher in the front?
So there's no gap between her own hair and the extensions around her face. A weft can't sit right at the hairline, and the angle makes up for it.
Should you section wet or dry hair for a weft install?
I go wet. Baby hairs are easier to control and you get a cleaner part.
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