Sew in hair weave coming undone?

i have caucasian straight hair that gets oily very quickly and have had a hair weave for about 2 weeks now. i wash once a week and my hair doesn't grow quickly, however, the braids won't stay in and i have had to get it redone already once. they are vertical tracks as opposed to horizontal tracks (i have never even heard of this being done but my hair dresser insists it works the same?). the hair is still sewn on horizontally with kind of a curtain effect with a sagging point in between each. the fake hair itself stays on i guess, but the weft slips down the braid and there is a huge gap of unbraided hair between each quasi vertical track (and i have five).

is a weave just not going to work out for my kind of hair? should i get my weave redone with horizontal tracks by someone else? advice, PLEASE?

Sew in hair weave coming undone?

I kind of got confused towards the end, but yes, vertical tracks are the same as horizontal, it's how they're sewn in that makes the difference.

1) If they are going to braid your hair veritcal, you clearly need more than 5. Those are too big. You probably need 8 at minimum. The bottom of the braids should be sewn together and placed upside down and sewn together, (hard to explain but any professional knows this) Also, you should have synthetic hair braided into your hair. Thus, making it stronger and a protectant for the thread and needle. (This is for a full head of weave and leaving room for a part. If no part hair should be braided in a circular pattern over the whole head)

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If you just have extensions, the need to be small horizontal braids that meet in the middle and the hair needs to be sewn on them.

2) There should be no sagging of the weft, It shold be sewn straight across, and most people who do sew-ins usually "double-back" so to speak. Meaning you cross back over the braid with the thread so that you're holding the braid and weave in place.

My advice...no offense, but you need a new stylist. One who specializes in extensions or who does weaves more often on all types of hair.

You also may want to lean towards a lace front wig, you get the benefits of hair without damaging your own and so much more advantages

Sew in hair weave coming undone?

Baby girl, sorry to say that your hair stylist jacked you up! I have heard it being done vertically and it does look good if done right. Which yours is not. The braids are not small enough and you don't have enough tracks in your head. What you need to do is go to a trained professional and ask to see her work or something so she can hook you up!

If you want you can just take your weave out but be careful so you can reuse your hair. Get your hair rebraided, but much smaller. Then have someone you know attach the tracks to your braids. You can go to www.blackhairforum.com or www.blackhairmedia.com and there are some stylists there that show pictures of how its done. There is alot of good info. check it out! First go back to your stylist and tell her that you are unhappy with your style. Tell her what you now know, that you didn't know before.