Chewie hair mix / questions

ins71a () · Joined: 25 Oct 2018 Posts: 4 Medals: None

Hi guys, so I recently started latchhooking my Kanekalon hair and I have a question.
Now I'm getting my mask from EvilChimp and he told me to use following hair mixture to go with his mask.
#8 and #27 for brown 1:2
#4 and #44 for grey 1:1
Now I'm trying to go for a solo/ESB mix with his colors, am I on the right tracks?

Also when I got the hair from cyberlox especially the blonde was very brittle and not pretty to look at, so each strand that I latchhook I pull it threw a hair iron so they get nice and straight https://youtu.be/ML6sWVFLVME is this the right way? Will I be able to make the hair a bit more unorganized later on?

Thanks for all your guidlines

Bacca9 (Jamie) · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:48 am Post subject:

hi there!

Welcome! Solo and ESB are different hair colours, but what you've got there should be perfect for ESB. Keep us posted on your progress and good luck!
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gato () · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:45 am Post subject:

You are on the right track for an OT Chewie. The Solo/TFA/TLJ uses different colors. Evil Chimp only makes original trilogy Chewie masks.

ins71a () · Joined: 25 Oct 2018 Posts: 4 Medals: None

Thanks guys, seems like I can start a build thread as soon as I have a fiew things cleared up. Just so I don't have to start over again half way threw my build😂
What do you think on my hair straightening process, video posted above. I don't want to tie in those wrinkly hair but I'm nut shure how a fully straight haired Chewie would look like.

BadKarma () · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:58 am Post subject:

I'm also making an ESB suit based on the Evil Chimp mask (which arrived 3 weeks ago and is a work of art!).
I straighten my hair using the "30 seconds in hot water just off the boil and then spin it around in the air" method. The hair comes out mostly straight with a little crinkle here and there. Once you start latching and get lots of it on it'll start matting together by itself to give it that lived in look.

Bacca9 (Jamie) · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:57 am Post subject:

I do not straighten my hair. It makes it slick and shiny imo.
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ins71a () · Joined: 25 Oct 2018 Posts: 4 Medals: None

Thanks for your opinions, yea I really have to straighten the blonde since it's very wrinkly and doesn't look good at all.

So I don't know how to insert pictures directly into my post, so I created this Album.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/f6sDd3PWkQt8hnF88

My question is: I'm using some Solo reference since I can see the contrast of the grey to brown the best. Now where would I have to make the border from brown to grey so I get the right shapes. Sorry for my bad english.

The blue line is where the grey starts showing, now since the strands are 16" long that would mean I would have to stop at the red line?
Now I know that that doesn't make sense so should I latchhook brown and grey to the green line? A nice in between?

gato () · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:30 am Post subject:

If that is just the shirt we are looking at, I wouldnt put the gray that far up. The shirt looks a little long too. Maybe once you have your pants on and we know how tall you will be, we can give you a better answer on where to put the gray. You can mark it with a chalk pencil on where to start your gray on the pants and shirt, but be aware that it will hang down the length of your strands.

ins71a () · Joined: 25 Oct 2018 Posts: 4 Medals: None

Ok, last question before I can start latchhooking those hairs.

Did you guys do extremely long pants?
Or normal pants with hairs mounted to the stilts?

Any advantages / disadvantages I might not be aware?

Thanks for all the answers

gato () · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:24 pm Post subject:

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