The art of ventilating with Ricky Greenwell

This video will show you the basic steps need in ventilating hair into lace.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• wigs
• ventilation
• theatre

[KandiReed6975]

I love this piece, I just cant get the part after you wrap around. You say wrap around and pull thru but thats not workin for me. I got the goin thru the lace, grabbing the hair the wrap around after that its hell. Im using an asian needle 2-3, synthetic hair, and a weaving net all for practice. Once agian great piece. Thanks

[rickyg439]

@KandiReed6975 from my experience synthetic hair makes the process much more difficult. Make sure you needle is full of hair and try rotating you needle as you pull it back through the lace. I don't know why but from my experience synthetic hair is not as easy to work with. RG

[AfroQueenShae]

Hi there! Where exactly do you get your needles/hooks and holders as well as the wig head blocks??

[rickyg439]

@AfroQueenShae  try Alcone or De Meo Brothers

[Cerahiyah]

Cool how does one go about getting a job doing what your doing ?

What state are you in?

[rickyg439]

@Cerahiyah I live in Fargo ND I am a Theatre Designer and Teacher Theatre design or Wig and Makeup Tranning is what you are looking for.

[prfroggy69]

Thank you for posting

[MrMagicman786]

Wow I looked at almost every video on ventalating on youtube,and I have to say the only vid that has helped me pick this up is your vid. Thanks guy you made it so easy to grasp. I take my hat off you!!! Ok lets say I want to make a hair piece without a parting in it,which direction would I start in. Top,mid,or back. would I need to pull the hair in the direction I want the hair to be combed. Lets say I want a plat? would I pull the hair back? Thanks

[itsmemsvee]

Ricky you are simply A.MA.ZING. By far the BEST ventilating video here on youtube. Very clear, concise, and expertly explained. A million and one thank you's!!!!!!!

[iluveyeshadows]

Thank you for the great video!!

[bearhedded]

When I started ventilating I didn't have points, so my instructor suggested using staples (this was all over the phone!). They work brilliantly! I use a Tot Stapler...one of those little red ones, and they do less damage to the lace and blocks, plus both ends are submerged, so the hair doesn't catch!

A few years later, I was ventilating for an opera my teacher was designing and pulled out the stapler. He said, "where'd you get THAT idea?", and was gobsmacked, when I said, "you!"!

[LillyLaRose]

I love your video Ricky! I'm starting out with synthetic hair too and it is really hard to work with but it's cheap and I can get a lot of it. Your video shows the process the best I think of all the ones on YouTube, thank you! But I'm having trouble with the last part when I pull the hair through the loop, the rest of the hair I'm holding in my left hand will bunch up and separate! Then I loose speed having to flatten, and loop the hair again. Am I holding the hair wrong or too tight?

[MrJamiesVideos]

im not being funny but what king of person ask's where they got there beard from.

[vlal28]

How long do you make the returns if ventilating virgin remy hair? Do you cut them back after ventilation so they do not tangle with the main hair? I am having problems understanding this as none of my wig making books say anything about cutting them back, but other people say that if you don't the hair will matt at the root especially when it is washed.

[Daizsha]

where can I purchase a ventilating needle?

[KandiReed6975]

@rickyg439 Thank's Ricky for the insight it worked more so than not. I will be practicing consistantly until I perfect this craft. I wish you had more vids. Anywho thanks a bunch again. Oh yeah I started wit the synthetic jus because I knew it would be a lil more of a challenge to ventilate.