WHAT KINDS OF WIGS ARE AVAILABLE?
Basically, there are three kinds of wigs available, stock (meaning machine made and mass-produced), semi-custom, and custom made. There are many different kind of wig bases, or caps, varying in construction and size. Also, there are several different kinds of hair, meaning human hair versus synthetic fibers. Within these terms, there are vast differences in the texture and quality of the hair. Wig Bases or Caps Basically, there are three types of wig bases or caps. The cap can be machine made, hand made, or a combination of machine made and hand made. Machine made caps are the most durable and the hair is sewn onto the cap using a sewing machine. The hair, synthetic or human, is attached to a weft, which is a long string on which the hair has first been sewn prior to sewing the weft onto the machine made cap. These types of wigs are pre-designed into a specific style and are generally the least expensive because they can be mass-produced.
