How to Make Hair Wraps
While on vacation and on a trip to an adventure park or a fair, you will always notice this tiny little stall packed with girls of all ages getting hair wraps and showing off their colorful new acquisitions to their parents. If you are a parent to a little girl, then chances are that sometime or the other you have been pleaded with for permission to get hair wraps, and you have been a loving parent and shelled out a bomb to let her get those coveted hair wraps which are great hair accessories for women as well. But what if you learn to make hair wraps? In this article we tell you just how to get hair wraps with strings so that your little girl can flaunt her new hairstyle.
Hair Wrap Instructions
There are many things that you should keep in mind in case you are planning to make hair wraps. Always insist on embroidery floss that is made of 100% cotton. This is important so that the hair gets to breathe. You can choose to use beads after doing a hair wrap to decorate the ends of the hair. If you have fears about swimming with a hair wrap, then forget them. Most hair wraps are not affected by chlorine in any manner. Also it is perfectly possible to shampoo and condition your hair in case you have decided to get hair wraps, hair care is not problematic at all. When small kids get hair wraps, remind them to not pull at them as it makes the hair wraps loose and they come off easily. Also be careful while brushing their hair. It is very easy to remove hair wraps with strings unlike dreadlock hair wraps. All you need to do is snip off the embroidery floss and unravel it. The process of actually making hair wraps takes only 20 minutes or so but this period differs depending on how long your daughter's hair is.
While getting hair wraps, remember that there are two main locations where you can get these hair accessories. One is at the top of the head, where once attached, it will mix with the hair while hanging down the side of the hair. The second place where you can get the hair wrap is near the back of the ear. The second location is much more comfortable while sleeping. Of course if you are uncomfortable with the idea of having your daughter wearing hair wraps all the time, you can reach a compromise by buying pre-manufactured hair wraps that can be clipped into your hair just like hair extensions.
Now let us learn to make hair wraps. The things that you need in order to make these are four different colors of embroidery floss. The length of each yarn will depend on the length of your daughter's hair. Now let us take a look at the instructions for creating hair wraps.
- First and foremost, take a small piece of cardboard and cut a slit in it. Now take the hair you want to wrap and pull the lock through it. This will ensure that the hair does not get tangled with other hair. This is very important.
- Take all the threads together and tie them into a knot around the hair that you first need to braid. Ensure that you make this knot three fourths of an inch away from the hairline.
- Now since the threads will all need to be of different lengths, the shortest yarn will be about six inches longer than your hair lock.
- Next hold the braided hair and the embroidery floss together. Take the longer yarn and start wrapping it around your braid. This should form a solid band of color. Ensure that this wrapping is firm and does not come off easily.
- If you want to change the color of the wrap, then just shift to the next thread and start wrapping it around the braid.
- Once you are done creating hair wraps as you want it, hold all the threads together, pull them tight and knot it by looping them. Cut off any excess yarn.
