Why will I love Frame & Thread's hair?
We're stylists too. It was 2018. Our clients wanted hand-tied. When we could find a brand with wefts in stock, quality was inconsistent and shipping was slow.
To solve these problems, we set out to create a line of ethically sourced hand-tied wefts that our own clients would love.
We spent over two years sourcing and testing hand-tied wefts before we started Frame & Thread.
Our Slavic donor hair is ethically sourced, manufactured in a clean modern facility and made to a higher quality and density specification than most hair on the market. We have several working stylists on staff who consistently test and use our product to make sure each batch is ready for your most demanding clients.
Frame & Thread wefts are sold individually? Is that right?
Yes. Single-tone hair, especially with lighter colors, can be a dead giveaway that you're wearing extensions. Blending different tones for depth and dimension will give your clients the most natural looking extensions they've ever seen. Our hand-tied wefts are sold individually. Most of the orders that we receive are a mix of 2 to 4 colors. Being able to select individual wefts lets you create amazing custom blends without buying more hair than you need or be limited to one color because your client doesn't want to buy multiple full packs.
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Our micro wefts are sold in a 30" strip equal to 3 hand-tied wefts. This allows you to cut them along the track for your own custom lengths.
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Our Appliqué Tips (k-tips) come in packs of 20 single-gram strands.
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Our Seamless Tabs are sold in packs of 12 pieces (6 sandwiches).
Is there anything else I should know about Frame & Thread?
Yes. Our core value is taking care of our partner stylists and salons. We've been here over 4 years and over 94% of stylists who buy our wefts end up being repeat buyers. We're here when you need us and we work very hard to make sure you and your clients are well taken care of.
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We respond quickly when you have a question and we promise to treat you the way we would like to be treated if we were working hard behind the chair... because we're stylists too!
Is the pricing higher because I'm not buying a full pack?
No. That's the point. We want you to have full creative control to create your own custom blends. With Frame & Thread, you can buy single hand-tied wefts without paying more to "break up the pack".
How much hair will I need?
What is the suggested retail pricing?
Our hair is exceptional. To quote some of the stylists who buy our hair, our quality is "amazing", and "some of the best I've seen". You can feel comfortable pricing them accordingly.
Are your hand-tied wefts available to the public?
Wefts are sold only to licensed and certified stylists. If you would like to purchase and you're not a licensed stylist, we can connect you with a stylist in your area.
What is your swatch ring upgrade program?
We're different. We price our swatch rings lower than most others and, if you buy a ring, you will get every new color that we release - for free - for the next 2 years. After that, you can add new colors for our cost (currently around $15) or you can buy a complete new ring for 35% off. To qualify, all you have to do is place at least 1 order within the 6 month period before a new color is released.
Are you always out of inventory like the other companies?
When you have a client who wants hair, you don't want to be told "it's not in stock". By stocking a very large amount of inventory, we almost always have all of our wefts in stock.
I don't have a swatch ring. Can you help me convert some colors?
We have a mix of standard and custom colors. You can always let us know if you need some assistance with color-matching. We're happy to help with that.
Can I cut the wefts?
Cutting hand-tied wefts is not recommended. It will cause the track to unravel. All wefts are 10 inches wide so there should be no need to cut. Micro wefts can be cut at any point along the track without shedding. Appliqué Tips can be cut as needed to create baby bonds. Seamless Tabs can be cut in half from top to bottom but should never be cut across the tab.
How long does it take for a custom order?
Slavic hair is in extreme demand. For our colors in lengths that we do not stock, it is currently taking between 2 and 4 weeks. For custom colors and densities, it is currently taking approximately 4-20 weeks.
How long does the hair last?
Hand-tied & micro wefts should last about 8-12 months with proper maintenance and after-care. Appliqué Tips are single-use and are not meant to be re-tabbed. Seamless Tabs can be re-tabbed up to 3 times. Darker solid colors tend to last longer than lighter colors and balayage wefts.
Will the wefts fade?
Our wefts are deep-pigmented to maintain color as long as possible and to fade on-tone. However, just as your natural and color-treated hair will change with exposure to sun, shampoo, heat-styling and other environmental factors; the wefts are also human hair and they will respond the same.
Are the wefts curly when they are wet?
Our wefts are not wavy or curly when wet and, if the client allows it to air-dry, it will look like air-dried straight hair. Here's Black Magic Woman as it air-dries.
Does sunscreen discolor the wefts?
It definitely can! The chemicals in most sunscreen can stain the wefts a light peach-orange color. Water with high salt, iron, or other mineral content may also discolor the hair. This is more likely to happen with light colored wefts. This happens with all extensions brands. Stylists should educate clients on this during their consultation. Learn more about this in our care guide.
Can I color the wefts?
Yes, they can be colored with permanent or demi-permanent professional color. Vivid colors may also be used, but will fade just as quickly as they do in natural hair.
Lightening (bleaching) the wefts is never recommended!
IMPORTANT! Our wefts our 100% silicone-free human hair. Color pigment can grab darker or inconsistently on ends or where the hair is more porous. This is more common on blonde & balayage wefts.
Always unwrap wefts to color! Shampoo and condition the wefts to help even out the porosity before coloring. Lay wefts flat when coloring to insure an even application.
Use caution with Shades EQ / demi-permanent neutral and ash tones as wefts can grab the base pigment and turn mauve or pink. With Shades EQ / demi-permanant color, we recommend adding some gold to the formula to help prevent this.
Always closely watch the wefts to avoid unwanted results. We can not accept returns or exchanges on wefts that have been colored.
Micro weft tracks are synthetic and often do not accept color as the natural track on a hand-tied weft would.
Micro wefts can be colored but the track on a micro weft can not.
Do you offer classes?
We do offer in-salon classes on a very limited basis. Our classes are customized based on your needs. If you would like information, please use the Conversations feature on your account page or reach out to us on IG.
What are my payment options?
We accept all major credit cards and Klarna
I'm ready to order. How long will it take to get my wefts?
If you aren't signed up with us yet, you would apply for an account. We try to verify and approve all accounts within a couple of days. If you have a client waiting and you would like to request a faster approval, just let us know and we'll do our best.
Once approved, you can place an order. If you order by 4:30pm Eastern Standard Time, we ship same-day. Here's some more information about our shipping.
