I bought hair

[mamadeb]

Friend of mine who is taking up being a sheitel-macher again has offered me a deal I can't refuse - who would believe $200 for a wig? So, I took it.

jonbaker isn't pleased because he doesn't like wigs, but I'm assuming that tucking all my hair away would be a major fuss, so I wouldn't wear it often. Mostly to synagogues that aren't ours and to weddings. I can't even imagine taking it to a convention.

How does one deal with long hair under a wig? Lumps under hats or scarves are perfectly fine. Not so great under hair, I'm thinking.

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[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

:) Yep.

It's that there is a difference between a sheitel and a wig, and therefore a difference between a macher and a maker.

Most women who wear wigs do so for style (the falls of the 60s) or because they have lost their own hair for whatever reason, or because sometimes they just want a change or, like cluegirl, they're in costume.

Women who wear sheitels do so because they're married women and cover their hair for religious reasons. There are other options for hair covering - scarves, hats, snoods - but some communities believe it's the best way to do it, it's the custom for some families or it presents a more professional appearance for certain jobs or careers. It's a different attitude, you see.

And a macher is from the same community - she's going to be female, she's going to keep her store free from men. She's going to understand the needs of her customers - that these may well stay on until the woman goes to bed, that kids will be pulling at it, that she may have to wear a hat over it if that's the community standards. And because a sheitel is the visible hair style, you often buy an uncut wig. The sheitel macher cuts and styles it for you, maybe even adding hair dye or streaks. Or redying it because they fade.

It's...different.