Invisible Part Weave

What is an Invisible Part Weave?


An Invisible part weaves is a full head weave which gives the illusion of a natural parting in the hair. It is a great revolution for many women as it serves as a great protective style for women who want a style with versatility without leaving any of their own hair out. This makes it possible for the wearer to use any texture or color of weave they would like without trying to blend in thier own hair.

Here is a step by step guide to achieving a seamless invisible part:

Firstly, hair should be washed and blow-dried. For a middle parting make the part as close to the middle as possible, however if you want the part slanted or on the side, part it that way. This part will be the only part of the hair showing, so make it neat.

Secondly, hair should be braided going toward the back in cornrows. Start in the front where the part was made. Continue all the way until your whole head is completely braided. Thread the weaving needle and attach the loose ends of the cornrows to the base of your braid using a basic stitch sewing method. There should be no ends of the braids hanging.
Thirdly, sew in hair extensions by measuring the hair extension across the rows of braids. Cut the extension to fit that area. Sew the hair onto the braids or onto the net (if you use a weave net to protect cornrows when weaving) using the basic stitch method. Once you reach the end, make a loop in the thread to form a knot. Continue this process all the way up until you get to the crown of the hair, about 1 inch away from your part.

Finally, cut the remaining hair extensions into approximately thirty one-inch strips. Depending upon the size of your head you may need more or less. Taking one strip of extension at a time, lightly cover the weft with weaving glue. Wait 10 seconds to allow the glue to become tacky. Starting ½ inch above your hairline, firmly place the extension. Lay the extension pieces in a slightly slanted side-to-side formation. Do not cover the part; the part is the only area that should remain visible. Each strip should go directly above the other one in the same direction. Continue this process on both sides of the part. Comb the hair down to cover the wefts. It should appear that the hair is growing out of your scalp, thus creating an invisible part.

Many hair stylists leave out the front of the hair and gel it down then proceed to glue the strips down on top but it is more protective to braid it all and use a net, you can still get that flawless look, it’sall in the technique. Trust me when I say, practice makes perfect.

I hope this guide was useful; I will be working with hair2inspire team, bringing styling tips, tutorials and ideas to their customers via their blog and you-tube channel.



Extreme Vanity xx

Pressing On and Almost there!!!!!!!!

This month’s blog article is really an update on the operations at H2I as we’ve been extremely busy over the past couple of months. We have just entered the 2^nd month of the year and what a year it has been already. Firstly, we would like to extend belated Happy New Year greetings and wishes to all; we hope you are all on the road to achieving what you wish for in 2012.

At H2I We started the year with a bang, we finalized details of our Distribution Program for both retailers and wholesalers, we found the New face of Hair2inspire and we had an amazing Photo-shoot with the renowned photographer Mark Barnfield, Black Hair and Beauty Best Newcomer winning stylist: Alero May(who was also one of the hair models on the day) and the talented stylist Addis Haynes.  Makeup artist on the day was the acclaimed makeup artist to the stars David Gorgeous.

The fabulous pictures will be revealed on the website which is to be launched today for a test run on the 2.2.12 and official launch on the 18.2.12. The website is being designed in-house by our creative designer who goes by the name of Royalty designs. We have all been contributing to the site from conception as we wanted a site that reflects our personalities and showcases our products. We are all passionate about the web and wanted to use the latest technologies to build a user friendly site that will be a good experience for our clients; highly usable and functional.  We have sent a few shout outs on twitter, on our facebook fan page and via email to our wonderful customers trying to find out what features they would like on our site.  The feedback has been amazing and we feel truly honored that our customers would take the time out to help us. In fact it is due to a suggestion from one of our clients the reason why we have limited the launch date of the 2nd February 2012 to a sample number of our customers so that they can test the site and give us feedback. We want no holds barred feedback, whether positive or negative so that we can work on the site until we get a site that really meets the needs of our customers.  The official launch date of the completed site will be the 18th February 2012 once we are sure that you are 100% happy with the site. We really appreciate your continued support and suggestions which have and will continue to help us to grow into a better company.

Sister, Sister competition

Due to numerous requests from our fans after the success of our last competition we have brought to you by popular demand another competition to celebrate our motto"Real hair that inspires Real beauty". This time we have based our competition on sisterly love, so whatever your relationship is with your sister, we want you to embrace it by entering our Sister, Sister Competition.  This competition is all about embracing your inner and outer beauty with your sister. We decided on this theme as we know that for some women, their relationship with their sisters is one of the longest, deepest ones in their lives with warm memories of growing up together and as adults, they are best friends and confidantes. However, when we say sister we don't necessarily mean blood sisters, you can enter the competition with your sister from another mother, your best friend, your bestie or as I call mine: Soul Sister.

Over the past couple of weeks we have been posting pictures of Celebrity Sisters and Best friends with beautiful hair on our face book and twitter pages to kick start the theme:

Gallery of beautiful sisters

Friends Paris and Nicole

Friends: Beyonce and Kelly

Sisters: Tia and Tamara

·         Submit a recent and clear picture of you and your sister/friend taken together to Competitions@hair2inspire.com by the 31st of November 2011.

·         Pictures will go live and be posted in an album called Sister,Sister on our fan page on face book from the 1st of December 2011 and will be open to the public vote for 2 weeks

• The winners of the Competition will be the sisters whose picture has received the most Likes.

Terms & conditions:

Ø  You must submit a clear picture of you and your sister/friend taken together.

Ø  You and your sister must be a fan of Hair2inspire to enter the competition.

Ø  Voters have to like the fan page first in order for thier votes to count.

Ø  You must enter on or before 31^st 0f November 2011.

Prizes for the Competition:

First prize:

·         2 Bundles of Hair2inspire hair extensions for each sister!

Second prize:

·         A goody bag full of accessories for each sister!

Please spread the news, it is open to all worldwide . Good luck to everyone who enters.

H2I team xx

ps check out our latest video on you tube  which shows the versatility, the movement and lustre of our hair xxx

Difference between hand-tied wefts and machine wefts

As previously stated Hair2inspire will be using our blog as a medium to answer our customers frequently asked questions.

We get a lot of enquiries about our hair extension products but one of the most frequently asked questions is "what is the difference between hand-tied wefts and machine-tied wefts?" This question is very popular; we have lost count of the number of customers that has asked us this, this is mainly due to the fact that  hair extensions with hand-tied wefts are sold at a premium price. What puzzles so many people is why they cost so much and what the benefits are.

First, let us describe the process to you:

A hand-tied weft is essentially a seam that holds all of the base ends of the hair together and is manually woven into the weave by a human and custom attention is given to each weave whereas a machine weft is hair that is fed into a machine and weaved tightly into the seam, this happens in a manner similar to that of the sewing machine.

Machine and hand-tied wefts

So what are the benefits of a hand-tied weft you ask?

Firstly, the hand-tied weft is usually significantly slimmer than the standard machine-tied weft and the slimmer the weft the easier it is to hide and less-likely for someone to detect if they touch your head. Hair that is machine-wefted tends to be bulkier because the weave itself needs to be hefty so the machine can get a good enough hold of the hair. This is an important factor because no-one wants anyone to see or feel their weave; it is the horrid tell sign of hair extensions.

Secondly, another great benefit of hand-tied hair extensions is that the hair on a hand-tied weft is much more securely attached to the weft. This means that each strand of hair will remain attached to the weft much longer than their counterparts which are machine-sewn. Hair from hand-tied wefts does not shred because of this and therefore the hair extensions last longer. They don't thin out like machine-wefted hair extensions therefore have a much longer life span.

The Limitations of hand-tied wefts are that it is recommended that the weft is not cut; you have to use the whole piece without cutting it. If the weft exceeds the needed length of the targeted track, then merely fold over the end and double-up the weft to the length that is needed. If the hand-tied weft gets cut, the weft will unravel. To save the hair you will have to try and seal the cut weft with some sort of clear liquid super glue or try and create a new knot which is a very intricate process and usually a step that requires the skill of an expert.

Our hand-tied wefts come in strips which are not usually more than in 10-inch widths (from one end of the weft to the other end), so there is not usually a need to double up, but if you do have to do so the end result is still a fairly flat finish.

Another limitation of hand-tied wefts are that due to the slimness of the weft, you can only really sew in the tracks, bonding the glue to the slim weft without getting any on the hair is quite a challenge and can be quite messy. Despite these limitations we highly recommend hand-tied wefts, our suppliers are specialists in hand-tying and knotting and have taken the craft to a whole new level. Anyone who sees our beautifully made wefts agree that they are truly an art form. Our wefts are strong, secure, and don't shed or become hard and sticky.

Hand-tied Russian wefts

Hand-tied Peruvian wefts

Ok, you ask "  If handwefts are so great, why are machine wefts so popular and the best seller on the market?". Machine wefts are more sturdy and can be cut without un raveling and so is very popular with stylists who are not skilled to deal with hand wefts, also the ability to cut the weft allows for more flexibility with the hair style. The negative side to machine wefts usually is the shredding of the hair, however our suppliers re-inforce the weft and so the shredding of our hair is kept to a bare minimum meaning that the lifespan of the hair is longer. Both our machine-wefted and hand-wefted hair can be re-used over and over again.

The machine wefting process

Machine -wefted Brazilian hair

Hope we had been able to answer your questions about the differences between Hand Tied weft and Machine weft. Look out for more blog posts that address our customers frequently asked questions.

Don’t forget to visit our Face book shop to purchase  your hair,(go to the shop now icon on our page) we are currently offering a 20% discount of all hair types.

**Newsflash** Hair2inspire will be trading as a shop on Facebook as of 30th September 2011

We have great news: as of 30th September customers will be able to purchase our products from our facebook shop.  Yes, you read correctly we will be launching a shop on our facebook fanpage! In this shop facebook users will have access to all of our products and fans of our page will be able to grab exclusive deals.

Brazilian Waves

Virgin Indian Lace Frontal

Brazilian Lace wig

Mongolion Curls

 The shop is powered by  Facebook's #1 e-commerce provider and buyers can safely make payments via paypal using their debit, credit cards or paypal balances to make purchases.  This is such a great development for Hair2inspire as it will give our customers, particularly our international ones a more convenient platform to shop from. An online shop allows people to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so our customers can shop at thier leisure, regardless of time zones. Our accounts with DHL and Fed Ex will also accommodate our international orders, guaranteeing an international delivery time of 3-5 days (unless otherwise specified); UK based orders are guaranteed next day delivery (unless otherwise specified).  Another benefit of the soon to be launched shop is that it is so user friendly, visitors will find great ease in navigation ensuring that our customers shopping experience will be a pleasant one.  To celebrate the launch we will be offering a 20% discount on all of our products for 2 week. So there you go H2I have given you another great reason to check into our page on the *30th September.

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Diva Hair Competition: Facebook Fanpage:Hair2inspire

Hair2Inspire have launched a Diva Hair Competition. To enter you need to submit a photo to competitions@hair2inspire.com by 6pm on the 18^th September 2011.

You may wonder what we mean by Diva Hair as the word diva can be interpreted in many different ways.  The word is originally an Italian word meaning a famous female opera singer, it is closely related to the word "prima donna". The word entered the English language in the late 19th century and today the word is used to describe someone who behaves as a goddess or queen; it is used disparingly to describe someone who acts overly entitled. In Beyonces” song “Diva”, she says “a Diva is a female version of a hustler”. We at H2I believe that a Diva is someone who doesn’t follow rules; she doesn’t dress in a certain way or wear her hair in one way.  A Diva is about defining what you want to be, how you want to be perceived and then going for it. A Diva inspires others, be it to look good, to work harder, to have more confidence, the list goes on and on.  So a Diva hair style has no limitations, no boundries, it is about your style, whether it is short, long, natural, extensions, coloured, bleached etc etc etc. So Ladies get snapping because the competition is open to everyone.

This collection of divas hairstyles should give you inspiration:

     

The Competition will be run on our facebook fanpage, all pictures entered into the competition will be posted in an album on our facebook page called Diva Hair.  From 9am GMT on the 19^th September the album will be open for votes, fans of Hair2inspire will be asked to “Like” the picture they like the most, the picture with the most "likes" will by 9pm GMT on 30^th September 2011 will win a full head of human hair extensions, the runner up will receive a goody bag.

Good Luck to everyone who enters.

H2I Team xx

Special Announcement: Hair2Inspire trading from Oplex Business Centre

From 5th September Hair2Inspire will be officially trading from Oplex Business Centre, Unit 3, California Building, Deals Gateway, Se13 7SB.  This base will allow our clients both retail and wholesale to have a fixed location to view and purchase our products from, however, a mobile service will still be provided in some cases.

We have an order telephone line: 0800 458 8519 or a mobile number : 07590 622 501 which can be called to either book an appointment or to order hair which can be sent express next day delivery by post.

Payments can be made in cash, with a debit/credit card via the telephone line or in person, via bank transfer, Paypal, Western Union and Money Gram.

We believe our new location will assist us in reaching our aim to make our clients purchases an easy and pleasant experience. We are also in the process of developing our online shopping facility which will be a lot more convenient for our clients, particularly those abroad.


Please feel free to contact us with any queries either by telephone or email us at info@hair2inspire.com


HOW TO FIND US @ OPLEX BUSINESS CENTRE:


By DLR: Deptford Bridge DLR station
By Rail: Greenwich Station (0.4 miles )or Deptford Station (0.8. miles)
By Bus: Take 53, 453,   to Deptford Bridge
By Car:  PARKING IS FREE BUT YOU HAVE TO PICK UP VISITOR CAR PARK TICKET FROM CONCIERGE. Enter postcode SE13 7QD into Sat Nav.


The  office is within 100 yards of Deptford Bridge DLR Station. Enter the OneSE8 Development and look for the California Building,  round the side of the building, the 4th entrance is Oplex Business Centre.


We look forward to seeing you 

H2I team xx