A holder for securing a hair extension having a weft and a hair piece extending from the weft, to a wearer's natural hair. The holder includes a length, a transverse profile having a hair extension edge and a securing edge opposingly disposed from the hair extension edge. The holder comprises a channel disposed substantially longitudinally along the entire length of the holder and a plurality of apertures to receive a plurality of attaching means for securing the holder to the wearer's natural hair. The channel includes a neck and an interior cavity connected to the neck, wherein the neck defines an opening along the length of the channel at the hair extension edge. The interior cavity is configured to receive the weft and the neck is configured to enable penetration of the hair piece through the opening along the length of the channel.