Getting a 'Haircut'

As much as I liked Jude's long, wild hair, I've been toying with the idea of seeing him in other outfits, ones that would require a shorter, more fashionable hair style. I didn't want to trim his existing wig, since once it's cut there's no going back. So I made him a second wig. I used the same mohair, in the same basic style, just half as long...

I don't like making wigs. I know what I'd like it to look like in the end, but it's extremely challenging. Thankfully there was still enough of the original mohair left to make a second wig. Last time I just sewed the 4" - 6" mohair locks up the middle, making the wefts half of that.  This time I cut the mohair in half, and sewed up the middle of that, then applied glue down the middle. After the glue dried I cut it into two strips (see my wig making tutorials)  The strips look a bit messy with the mohair curling in every direction....

The mohair has a natural wave/curl to it, so it had to be glued onto the wig cap very carefully. For the front hairline I had to choose bits of mohair that curve the right direction and glue those on one tiny bit at a time, otherwise I'd be fighting the natural wave, and would never get the style I was looking for. It's very slow, painstaking work. I'm always pleasantly surprised when the wig turns out pretty much how I wanted it.  

​It could probably still use some fine tuning, but I'm leaving it as is for now...