I had to be to an appointment - an appointment which was a 45 minute drive. What time was the appointment?? The appointment was at 8:45 am, and when I looked at my clock, and it was 7:37 am:0/!! Hmmm...that leaves me with 23 minutes to get myself and my 14 month old cleaned up, dressed and fed. No problem, right? Riiiiight!!! Hahaha...
I suppose it wouldn't have been soo bad if my hair were longer.If my hair were longer, I could throw it in a bun, smooth my edges, and I'm out the door! Poof - no problem! But my hair isn't long - it's short, and the possibility of my having second day hair nice enough to go out in is pretty remote.
At best, when I wake up I look like Gumby:
At worst...well...I don't really wanna talk about it.
Anyway, as you can imagine - I had a very real problem.
How in the world was I going to pull myself together and make it to this appointment on time, without looking like Bobby Brown revisited?
Aha! The light bulb comes on! What about my headwraps?? I saw my scarves sitting very neatly on the shelf, and with all this "hair playing" I've been doing, I had completely forgotten about my wraps.
Pa-dow! Potential meltdown defused!!
Here's what I did( Oh! By the way, these pictures were taken after I got back from my appointment:0):
1) Take some stretchy material - this is my base wrap. I use this to keep my more colorful wrap in place. It gives the colorful wrap "grip" in a way. I still need to use a couple bobby pins on the side, but this keeps it pretty secure even when used without the pins.
The stretchy material can be purchased at Joann Fabrics or any where you buy your sewing supplies.
The first thing I do is fold the material into a large triangle and then drape it over my head as if I were going to tie a regular scarf. But instead of tying it, I start twisting it from the base of my neck all the way to the end (this is kind of fun for me, because I like to pretend it's my real hair:0)).
Sorry about the lighting:(
After I twist it to the end, I begin to wrap it around itself to create a "bun" shape.
This is not a really good example - my little one was fussing - if I had more time I would have created a better "bun" with the material. But this gives you a basic idea of what I'm talking about.
2) After my first wrap is in place, I select my top wrap. The Indian section of the materials store - where they sell material for saris is a great area to find really pretty material (I'm sure you already knew that:)).
Just a few of my favorites - this picture does NOT do them justice:(
Anyway, I pick out my top wrap, fold it into a triangle, and then drape it over my stretchy wrap. I smooth it down over my head and then secure it with my hand under the bottom of the stretchy wrap:
I like to grab it under the first bun, because it gives the overall wrap a little more support IMO.
After I have my hand positioned where I want it, I start to twist the material of the top wrap all the way down to the end, and then begin wrapping it around the stretchy wrap, creating a "bun" - this is exactly what I did the first time only this time I'm using the bun of the stretchy wrap as my guide and I'm wrapping my top wrap around it.
Again, I like to wrap the top wrap around the stretchy wrap to help keep the top wrap in place.
3) The last thing I like to do to really ensure that this baby doesn't move, is use a stretchy headband - some people call them a "brastrap"? Anyway, it's really just a very large rubber band. I use this to secure the end of the wrap by wrapping it around the "bun" part.
In this picture you can actually see part of the "rubber band" in the wrap. Again - I was having these pictures taken very quickly. In a normal situation, the "rubber band" would not be visible.
This is the end result:
Again - I have to apologize for the lighting, but hopefully you can see the results.
So, there you have it. It may not be perfection, but it will definitely do in a pitch!
Oh - and I just made it to the appointment on time;0).
Ciao!!
6 Comments:
Thanks for posting this I use scarves but I like this look a lot more than what I do. Unfortuately there are no Indian Stores around where I live so I need to look on line.
Do you have a Joanne Fabrics in your area? If so, they might have a section just special for Indian saris. I live in the boonies and I was surprised that they had the selection they do.
If you try this, please let us know your results!
Oh I thought that Joanne Fabrics was a mainstream spot. I have a Hancock Fabrics that I have never checked. I am going there aftr work and I will let you know what I find. This is such a great ideal I love saris.
Yeah, I bet Hancock's probably has some. I love saris too, I love all the different patterns and vibrant colors. Let me know:0).
I went to Hancock's and I did not find anything. But I already had some scarves from the Old Navy that look really nice and I can use those. I still like your fabric better but that's o.k. The stretchy fabric was kind of expensive so my sister said she would give me her's I just have to go get it. Thanks again.
Wow! I'm sorry you couldn't find anything at Hancock's. Too bad there isn't a joanne's out there:0(. Perhaps, I'll have to do a fabric giveaway soon;0).
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