Wrapping figurados is even more challenging than parejos (standard cigars). Figurados require even more skill to wrap since they are tapered and shaped differently. In addition, most figurados require an extra step or different technique to finish the head and/or foot. Only the most skilled torcedores (rollers) are able to bunch and wrap figurados: this is why figurados typically cost more than parejos.
The following figurado video illustrates the wrapping technique used on perfectos by master cigar rollers (torcedores) at the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic. When the wrapper leaf is cut to size, both ends are trimmed with a special flag (see next section). The head is molded and wrapped to a perfect point as soon as the wrapper leaf is applied. The foot is left unfinished until the second cigar is wrapped: this is for production efficiency. In order to finish the foot, the torcedor cuts a tear drop shaped piece of tobacco out of the wrapper leaf and weaves that in with the rest of the leaf. After this, the foot is trimmed to length. It is a meticulous and technical process which creates a solid and beautiful cigar.