Threading - how long to get the hang of it??

[loubilicious]

Hiya geeks,
I did a threading course yesterday, which was great......Just to get practising now to perfect my technique and get some speed up. I have a few volunteers, but am a bit paranoid that they will find it painful and never want it done again!!!! (My model found it really painful) I reckon once up to speed it's probably not as bad as it's over and done with quickly.
How long/how many people did it take for you to feel fully competent with this?
Any other tips?
Thanks, Lou xx

 

[jellybelly]

hi, can you tell me where you did the course as i am also looking to do it. If you dont mind could you tell me how long the course was and how much was it?
did you learn the technique where you use bot hands or did you put the thread in between the teeth (if that makes sense)..?

 

[Helen v]

Hi Lou,
For me I couldn't tell you how many clients it took but for me to get a good speed its taken about 6 months.
With regard to the pain factor, most of my waxers have swapped to threading, some think it is a bit more uncomfortable but would rather that and have less reddening. Top lips seems to be the most painful with most peoples eyes watering a bit. Just keep going and having a go on different areas, try with the client stretching the skin and without to see what you prefer. I like the client supporting but my friend who also does threading prefers them not to.
hth
xx

 

[loubilicious]

Hiya, jellybelly, I did the course at the Scottish Beauty School, but the course was actually delivered by an external trainer from Salmas Beauty Academy, which is based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire...I believe they deliver Threading courses throughout the UK.......it was a 1 day course. In the morning we did the theory, learnt about hair growth stages, methods of removal, benefits of threading, contraindications, client consultation, eye brow shape etc. then we practised the actual technique on eachothers' arms and legs.....We learnt only the ''cats cradle'' method as this is the preferred method in terms of both hygiene and the health and wellbeing of the therapist in terms of wear and tear on the neck, as the other 2 methods rely on neck movement.
Habia is currently looking at standards for Threading, (the trainers boss is one of the professionals working alongside Habia to develop the standards) and it seems that this method is their preferred method and will be the industry standard.....if that makes sense??
In the afternoon we did an eyebrow shape and whatever other removal we could on our models, then again practised on eachother.
I feel the course was good and I enjoyed it.....now it's just a case of practising .....as with anything you really need to practise to perfect your technique and build up your speed.
Salmas have a website with contact details, I'm sure they would be able to let you know if they deliver a course near to you. xx

Thanks Helen, they taught us with the client stretching the skin, which sometimes made access awkward when trying to get to parts of the brows.....but I would imagine if the client doesn't support the skin it would be more painful???
Thanks again x

 

[kylieb]

It's taken me about 4 months. I literally came back from my course to do a client at work. So ive been chucked in at the deep end. The good thing with it is...you can practice on yourself, so save your leg hair.
As for pain, you will get the clients that think it is more painful but I find they prefer threading anyway so they tend to grin and bear it.
Good luck with it huni xxx

 

[beauty4you]

He lou it has taken me a good couple of months to get my speed up but i have always felt confident and comfortable with the treatment and results. You will get there. Most people that have it prefer it and suffer the pain for all the time it is. IMO your better having them stretch the skin as it stops them from getting small knicks as the skin can snag and catch in the thread if not taught enough.

Try your client with it if the come for waxing alway have the wax at the ready but offer them threading as a lot of people have no clue what it actually is. You will find that most of them convert over.

Cath
x

 

[Lynne Baker]

I've just completed the VTCT course which took 16 weeks. I can truthfully say that of all the courses I've done I thought I would fail this one. Not because of the theory but because it took me weeks to get the hang of the practical side of it. How you can learn it in a day is beyond me. We had soooo many assessments along the way, and I'm jolly glad we did; I'd never feel confident about doing this after just one day!