Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre & Film 2nd Edition

I already own a copy of the first edition, a paperbound book, as well as the e-book version. I wear a hair system to cover over my balding head and was wondering what was involved in making a hair system; consequently, I purchased this book after doing an online evaluation of books on wig making. What a treasure this book is for anyone wanting to know about wig making, as well as someone who actually wants to do it. I was so inspired by the documentation that I actually purchased all the tools needed (canvas head, good quality lace, human hair, ventilating tools and a fine scissors). I watched several youtube videos (as well as the ones by Ruskai and group on their website) and started ventilating my lace cap. It took a while for me to get the hang of it but I thoroughly enjoyed making my own toupee. It looks as good as the ones I purchased from a wig maker. I will probably continue making my own toups from this point on.I will not repeat all of the good comments others have made on this superb book, but will emphasize that it comes with a lot of clearly written directions, excellent illustrations and good references. I talked extensively with Gabriel at De Meo brothers in New Jersey, suppliers of high quality hair and lace netting for professionals in the film industry and the theatre, and he agreed that this is THE book one should get in order to proceed with this venture.I like that this edition is now in hard cover that is wire bound (Wire O Binding). This is accomplished by gluing the last, thick page of the book onto the heavy, glossy back cover so that the whole book is held onto the cover by means of the last page. The front is not bound to the hard cover at all. This enables the reader to open the book so that it lies completely flat on your work surface. HOWEVER, be very careful not to turn the front cover back onto the back cover (like you would with some spiral bound documents) as this will cause the book to completely separate from the hard cover. It took me awhile to re-join the two and I did damage some of the holes. In order to prevent this from happening again, I will run a wire to completely close over the gap in the Wire O binding at the back of the book where the pages may escape.A better way of binding this book would be to use a spiral (rather than Wire O) binding that penetrates holes in the front and back covers, making it impossible for the two to separate. It would not look as nice as the present binding, but it would permit one to completely open that book so only one page is viewed at a time. Plus, this would make for a much sturdier binding that will last much longer than the Wire O binding.

I've become really fascinated with wig making in the past year and decided to get a couple books on the subject. Out of the few that I've found, I can already tell that this book is as good as it gets. It's dense, yet very informative. There's plenty of pictures too, so I didn't feel lost at any point. I was particularly looking for a in-depth guide on building a foundation from scratch, and this book has an excellent chapter on how to do it. I feel confident enough to build one now! The hardcover was attached by 2 slightly thicker pages on either end. It was a little bulky for my taste, so I cut down some museum mounting board, punched holes, and strung them onto the spine to use as slimmer covers. Looks great!I'd recommend this book if you have any interest in trying your hand at wig making!

I style wigs and this is a great book

This is an Outstanding book!!! I highly recommend this book! It is a hard bound book that lays flat on the table!!!! Great clear color photographs and clear detailed instructions!

I love this book. So much great information. If you are interested in wig making for theatre or just wig making you definitely want to have a copy of this book.

Phenomenal read and sets you on the right track for professional wig making. I suggest getting the next Volume for in depth styling techniques through the ages (I purchased Victorian to Present), as this book focuses more on the basic foundations of caring for, washing, storing, steaming and even building wigs. I personally was up to speed with most of the chapters, but there were amazing details about adding lacefront to hardfront wigs and ventilating/lace and hair direction and head measurements and tracings. It’s like my new bible for ventilating.

This is a great book and very detailed you can definitely make some nice wigs after this book.

Buen libro

Dieses Buch wird als gebundene Ausgabe verkauft und das für knapp 100€.Man bekommt aber ein Ringbuch!!!! mit extrem dünnem Papier das beim umblättern gleich reisst, wenn es nicht schon passiert ist bevor man es überhaupt erhält.Teilweise sind Seiten auch schon geknickt.Ich finde das eine Frechheit und eine Irreführung bei der Produktbeschreibung!!!Mein Fazit: dann lieber das Taschenbuch für die hälfte kaufen, da sind alle Seiten an seinem Platz und der Preis passt zu dem was man kauft.

Compré la versión “tapa blanda”, recomiendo poner un cartón detrás de la portada y otro en la parte trasera del libro y luego forrarlo para convertirlo en una tapa dura, así no se arruga ni se estropeaEs una guía muy completa incluso para profesionales, con un temario muy amplio y muchas imágenes que te ayudan a entender lo que te explica

Love this book.. Best thing I've brought all year

Everything you need to make hair pieces. Also handy if you just want to refine ready-made hair pieces.While the content is priceless, the quality of the book needs improvement. It's basically standard white paper photocopies in a binder... I can't help but picture the authors putting these books together in their basements. I expected much better for the very high price. Was the thinking to allow readers to insert their personal notes? Of course this would require someone like a UPS Store to open the special plastic binding and insert as needed? Perhaps I'm just trying too hard to rationalize the poor quality.I had to return the first book as it arrived with the first page already partially torn from the binding. This does not bode well for book's longevity.