Hence the term bigwig.

One early week making technique was to use goatskin to simulate a scalp and then hook hair into it with an embroidery needle.

Today, animal skin is no longer used, but some bigwigs still wear hairpieces.

Thes days.

Your crowning glory could be synthetic, but it can look so riel it'll turn heads to make a custom wig.

The wig maker measures the clients had from all angles because heads come in many shapes and sizes.

Perhaps the clients had in cellophane, twisting it just under the pillows.

Filament tape is stock over the cellophane wrap to make a cast, the tape and cellophane cast from her head is placed on a wig block, a shape made of canvas or wood.

Using a grease pencil, the wig maker traces around the cast, making a pattern of the clients hairline on the wig block.

The wig maker then cuts pieces of plain blue paper.

He pins it on the wig block within the pattern lines.

The paper will prevent light from reflecting into his eyes as he works.

Now, he places a large size polyester and cotton lace on the block and cuts it to the penciled outline.

He pins a final ace from front to back, pleating the edges with pins.

This drawer is full of real and fake hair, and it's hard to tell the difference between them.

The wig maker chooses a tale of synthetic hair labeled Venetian blonde pieces of pink and orange.

Synthetic hair will be blended into the Venetian blonde trusses to create dramatic highlights.

This'll giant comb with rows of sharp steel teeth is called a hackle week.

Maker places the Venetian blonde synthetic hair between the teeth of the hackle and sets the bright pink and orange locks on top.

Now he repeatedly drags the hair through the hackle he lives.

It's some strands in the cold, but those are usually the weaker ones.

Twists and twelves the tail as he pulls it through the hackles thing.

This is dangerous work.

One wrong move, and he could pierce his hand on the barbed cold.

Once the hair is blended, it's got into.

The hair is pressed into small metal pins on a leather holding card pins on the top card into lock with the bottom one, he pulls hair out of the holding cards.

A few strong's at the time with a small needle that looks like a fishing car.

Strands are knotted into the lace, beginning at the name.

This is called ventilating.

Ventilating is labor intensive.

He spends a minimum of 50 hours knotting the thousands of strands that it takes to make a wig way into the job.

Any tangles?

Air combed out on the Harris flounced to make sure it moves naturally.

Wigs for film and television are usually made by hand rather than machine, because the result is more authentic looking.

Because the camera tells all the wigs need toe look Israel is possible in front of the wig is weaved one strand at a time because the from airline always gets the most scrutiny.

Now it's time for the fitting.

On the transformation.

Wig needs a little styling, the ends a trend.

Theo Extra lace is cut away, and now the client can let her hair down.