I looked all over the internet and found a technique that I love. Some people call it the Malaysian weave, but I know that it is not the Malayasian weave. The Malaysian (or pinch method) uses just thread and uses the clients natural hair to create the track. So I found one website that named it the Microlink Malaysian. I thought the name was fitting because the Microlinks are used to create the tracks and the hair is sewn onto the hair just like a Malaysian weave.
I have played around with different sewing techniques and the one that I use has made the hair go so close to the scalp, you would think that the hair is glued!
I met my client at a local Walmart one afternoon and she says, "I want my hair sewn in but I have been told its too short." She asked me if I could do it, and I said, "Of course!" My client said that she went to a local high end salon and asked them to give her a haircut that would blend her faux hawk. She had been wearing her hair like that for a season and wanted a change. The stylist at the salon cut her hair into a frenzy and went quite mad with the texturizing shears! Her shortest layer was about 2 inches.
I started making tracks in the back. You have to make sure that all hair is clipped up. If not the 'whispies' will interfere with sewing in the hair. I made a pattern swirling the tracks toward the front of her hair so that the weave can sweep the front of her face.
I made my way up and finished. Since curly overcomes straight, there is really no need to make the hair towards the back as curly as the weave. The top, however, had to be moussed and better blended.
This technique lasts for 2-3 months and clients experience a little loosening because the hair is growing. Maintenance consists of moving the links up and re-tightening them.
Please let me know if you have any questions at all!
Keep BeWeavin'! -Keisha
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