Wigs Curling a small wig

I made a wig for Ptichka Lora who has a small approximately 4 inch head. I've always wondered how to curl such a small wig. A lovely friend told me of another wig maker's technique of using BBQ sticks. I cut the wooden sticks to the size I needed. My goal was to have long, sausage/spiral curls. I did not want the curls to go all the way to the top.

Imagine my happiness when, while rolling the hair on the sticks, I discovered that the hair just stays there on the sticks without needing any sort of attachment. After I finished wrapping the hair around the sticks I went over each curl with a small flat iron. It's not a special type of flat iron, it's one that can be found at any drug or department store and wasn't expensive.

I let the curls dry overnight (just to be sure they were thoroughly cooled). When I removed the sticks they had to be gently coaxed to let go of the hair.

Here are my results. It worked! I'm happy!

More Ptichka Lora and curls by Jay Searle, on Flickr

I hope this might be helpful.

 

Thank you! I used a lovely, soft angora fiber.

You really should just go for it! Thank you so much!