How to Make a Hose Wig Cap
A wig cap is used to protect your hair from adhesives used with some types of wigs. These wig caps are also used to force your hair flat so that it will not cause a bulge underneath your wig. With a wig cap your hair is also contained so that it will not poke through your wig.
Supplies:
- Styrofoam wig head
- A pair of thigh-high stockings without lace
- Fabric shears
- Terry cloth towel
- Clear Scotch tape
- Purchase a pair of thigh-high stockings that do not feature lace at their top section. You could find these thigh-high stockings relatively cheap at your local Wal-Mart store.
- Ensure that your Styrofoam wig head is clean and free of debris. Consider rinsing the Styrofoam wig head with cool water to clear away any dust particles that could have accumulated on the surface. Do not use hot or warm water, as this will damage the texture of your Styrofoam wig head.
- Dry the Styrofoam wig head with a terry cloth towel. Ensure that the Styrofoam wig head is completely dry.
- Position the opening of one of your thigh-high stockings over the Styrofoam wig head as if you were putting a hat, such as a tight beanie, onto it. You want the banding to rest around the temples of the Styrofoam wig head on the sides. Ensure that front of the thigh-high stocking banding is positioned onto the forehead of the Styrofoam wig head approximately half an inch from where your own natural hairline begins.
- Tape the edges of the thigh-high stocking to the Styrofoam wig head to prevent it from slipping.
- Form a knot with the thigh-high stocking grabbing it from the foot section and tying it about one inch from the Styrofoam wig cap.
- Allow the knotted section of the thigh-high to hang down and trim the stocking about one inch below the created knot with the fabric shears.