What is ventilating?

Ventilating is an art and before I really decided to began my wig making journey, I never knew exactly what it meant. I knew it had to do with wigs, but still had no clue,lol.  I decided to learn last year so I began researching and I learned quite a bit.

So you ask what is ventilating? Ventilating is adding one single strand or a couple of strands at a time to a net. Hair is attached with needle:
The needles come in different sizes, ranging from 0-4. The numbers describe how many hairs are picked up at a time. The number "1" is used around the hairline and gives a realistic appearance. The needle size 2-3 picks up more hair and applies more density and thickness.
The beginning of my journey was quite frustrating, I threw my mannequin head across the room a many days because I could not knot at all. At the moment I only love single knot ventilation. This is what my journey looked like when I began:

 I began practicing on netting which had bigger holes, but still quite frustrating. I practiced and this is what I began to see:

Before long I had completed so much more!! All I can say is patience is a virtue, and if you don't have it, then keep practicing until you do. I still take classes and still love to learn as much as I can in the world of wig making. Here is some more:

Thanks for reading!!