| CPC A41G 5/006 (2013.01) | 1 Claim |
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1. A method of installing hand-tied natural hair extensions to a wearer's natural hair, comprising the steps of:
a sectioning stage, including,
determining an optimal location to begin sectioning in relation to a client's part line and hairline above the ear, and
sectioning a top portion of the client's hair to create a top section and a bottom section separated by a section line;
a clearing stage for gathering the top section of the client's hair on top of a client's head to separate the top section of hair and create a clean section in which to work unimpeded by uncontrolled strands of hair;
a row formation stage to create one or more rows of hair below the section line;
a bead dropout section formation stage to form one or more rows of arched bead dropout sections starting at a first row closest to the client's face and working to a rear section of the client's head, including,
dividing the one or more rows of hair below the section line into a plurality of approximately 1⅛ inch-wide rectangular hair sections;
threading a bead into each rectangular hair section at a distance of approximately 1 to 1⅛ inches from a client's scalp by twisting and bending each hair section into a loop and inserting said loop through a bead opening and pulling the hair section through the bead opening to form a soft, waterfall bend that creates flexibility in the bead dropout section removing initial tension on the scalp and hair follicle;
finishing the first row of bead dropout sections by connecting a plurality of beads in a back section at said rear section of the client's head; and
lifting the row of bead dropout sections and securing the bead dropout sections to the top of the head with a clip;
a first, inner weft placement stage, including securing four to eight inner wefts below the row of bead dropout sections;
a second, outer weft placement stage, including securing four to eight outer wefts are secured above the row of bead dropout sections;
a stitching stage for stitching the inner and outer wefts together which includes, working in and about a single dropout section at a time, placing a first intermediate section stich between dropout sections, a corner stitch with a lock stitch ⅛ inch from each corner of a bead dropout section, one center stitch with a lock stitch placed in the center of the same bead dropout section, one corner stitch with a lock stitch ⅛ inch from each corner of the same bead dropout section, and a second intermediate section stich placed between the dropout sections on an opposing side of the first intermediate section stitch; and
a bead adjustment stage after the stitching phase to open the bead and adjust the bead further from the client's scalp and eliminate tension and distortion on the client's scalp, including,
opening the bead opening of each of the beads around the bead row section and sliding the beads up to a weft line to remove tension on the client's hair and to prevent the client's hair from cinching tight and to re-center each of the beads in each of the hair sections, keeping ⅛ inch of space between the bead and the weft line,
re-positioning each bead in the center of its respective bead dropout section spaced from the client's scalp to prevent tension on the client's hair after the bead adjustment stage, and
securing each bead with a bead crimper tool such that each finished bead lays flat approximately ⅛ inch below the weft line and such that each completed row of wefts is approximately ¼ inch from a client's top part line and the wefts are oriented in a straight line.
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