TOOLS NEEDED ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ * a pair of scissors * round wooden hat block or canvas wig block 1˝ to 2˝ larger than the actor's head (protect the hat block with a foil covering) * steamer * steam Iron * press cloth * steel boning for releasing the finished wig base from the hat block (the bones are only a tool and are reusable for every wig base) * sewing machine with zig zag (a free-arm domestic machine can do the job, but a cylinder arm industrial would be much easier to maneuver) * curved needle * comb or brush * push pins * T-pins or quilter's pins MATERIALS NEEDED FOR WIG BASE ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ * Fosshape-one layer of #600, 24˝ x 24˝, or two layers of Fosshape #300, 24˝ x 24˝ * 1˝ elastic about 25˝ long for securing the Fosshape to the hat block (this elastic can be reused for all of the wig bases) * 1˝ x 22˝ elastic for making wig base adjustable * spray paint for coloring the wig base MATERIALS NEEDED FOR JAPANESE-STYLE WIG ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ * * * * wefts of hair (approximately four 40˝ lengths of hair wefts with 20˝ long hair) waxed handsewing thread 4˝ black elastic, 8˝ long, stitched into a circle charcoal foam (approximately 1 square foot of 12˝ foam. Other thicknesses can also be used. Charcoal foam is an open-cell black foam that is lightweight and pliable. It was chosen for its color in this application, but any pliable open-cell foam could work.) * Super 77 or other spray adhesive * hair net * flowers or other decorations ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 60 W I N T E R 2 0 0 5 TD & T