Sewing the wefts

To make sewing as easy as possible & to avoid the hair getting caught in the feed dogs, I placed a regular sheet of white paper beneath the hair.  

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Weft is straight stitched in the middle

Once sewn the weft is floded onto itself (front of tape together). A second row of straight stitching was done on top of first.

The last sewing step was to go over the straight stitch with a very dense & narrow zig-zag stitch.

Next was to open the weft & remove the tape from either side.  Worked best with one hand holding down the hair while the other pulls the tape.  

The paper was perforated from the three rows of sewing & was easily removed by holding the paper & pulling the weft away.

Removing the tape from the weft

Remove paper backing

The end result was a very narrow weft, mere millimeters ... ready to be applied to the wig.

Narrow sewn weft

I was reluctant to leave the tape on the hair for any longer than was necessary so applied it just before sewing & removed it immediately after ward.  Didn't want to take the chance that the tape would leave any residue on the hair.  

Now having confirmed that this process works & delivers the desired result, I will complete the remainder of the wrapping & sewing tomorrow.