Hand-tied halo

Abstract

Apparatus and associated methods relate to two or more hair wefts defined by respective filamentous cortices to which hair is secured, which cortices are secured together along their length by at least one binding filament, and to which cortices are coupled an elastic filament to form a hair extension configured such that the cortices and elastic filament are configured to circumscribe a wearer's head. In an illustrative example, a plurality of deformable beads may be disposed between the hair wefts and configured to releasably secure the hair extension to a wearer's natural hair. Each hair weft may, for example, have a plurality of individual hair bundles. Hair bundles may, for example, be separated by a predetermined cut point in the filamentous cortex. Various implementations may advantageously provide a visually undetectable, comfortable, and durable hair extension for a wearer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hair extension apparatus comprising:
 a plurality of hair wefts defined by respective filamentous cortices to which a plurality of hair bundles are secured;   at least one binding filament securing the filamentous cortices together along their length;   an elastic filament coupled to the cortices such that the cortices and elastic filament together are configured to circumscribe a human head; and,   a plurality of deformable beads disposed between the hair wefts, the deformable beads being connected by the binding filament to the filamentous cortices and configured to releasably couple the hair wefts to natural hair of the human head.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of deformable beads is distributed along the length of the filamentous cortices. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 Each bead of the deformable beads comprises at least one inner wall defining a lumen traversing the bead, and   the bead is configured to releasably couple the hair wefts to the natural hair when the bead is urged into a deformed state such that the inner wall clasps a bundle of the natural hair that is passed through the lumen.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the binding filament passes through the lumen to connect the bead to the filamentous cortices. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of hair wefts comprises:
 the corresponding filamentous cortex, wherein the filamentous cortex comprises a plurality of thread-like filaments; and,   at least two bundles of hair fixed to the plurality of thread-like filaments,   wherein each two adjacent bundles of hair are separated by at least one predetermined cut point formed by the plurality of thread-like filaments.   
     
     
         6 . A hair extension apparatus comprising:
 a plurality of hair wefts defined by respective filamentous cortices to which a plurality of hair bundles are secured;   at least one binding filament securing the filamentous cortices together along their length; and,   an elastic filament coupled to the cortices such that the cortices and elastic filament together are configured to circumscribe a human head.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of deformable beads disposed between the hair wefts, the deformable beads being connected by the binding filament to the filamentous cortices and configured to releasably couple the hair wefts to natural hair of the human head. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the elastic filament is configured to completely encircle the human head. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein a first end of the elastic filament is joined to a first end of at least one of the filamentous cortices, and a second end of the elastic filament is joined to a second end of the at least one of the filamentous cortices. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the elastic filament is releasably coupled to the filamentous cortices such that, in an uncoupled state, at least one of the elastic filament and the filamentous cortices may be shortened, and the elastic filament and filamentous cortices may subsequently be recoupled such that they are configured to encircle the human head. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of hair wefts comprises:
 the corresponding filamentous cortex, wherein the filamentous cortex comprises a plurality of thread-like filaments; and,   at least two bundles of hair fixed to the plurality of thread-like filaments.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein each hair bundle of the at least two hair bundles comprises a plurality of strands of hair. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein each two adjacent bundles of hair are separated by at least one predetermined cut point formed by the plurality of thread-like filaments. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein when the filamentous cortices are severed at predetermined cut points to shorten the corresponding hair wefts to a desired length, the remaining cortices and elastic filament are configured to encircle the human head. 
     
     
         15 . A method of making a hair extension, the method comprising:
 provide a plurality of hair wefts, the hair wefts being defined by respective filamentous cortices to which a plurality of hair bundles are secured;   secure the filamentous cortices together along their length by at least one binding filament; and,   couple an elastic filament to the cortices such that the cortices and elastic filament together are configured to circumscribe a human head.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 secure a plurality of deformable beads to the filamentous cortices by the at least one binding filament.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 distribute the plurality of deformable beads along the length of the filamentous cortices.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein each hair weft comprises:
 the corresponding filamentous cortex, wherein the filamentous cortex comprises a plurality of thread-like filaments; and,   at least two bundles of hair fixed to the plurality of thread-like filaments.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein each two adjacent bundles of hair are separated by at least one predetermined cut point formed by the plurality of thread-like filaments. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 dynamically determine a length of at least one of the plurality of filamentous cortices by severing the filamentous cortex at one of the predetermined cut points.