Conant Clan {a boy and three bettys}: July 2012

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Fun Summer Hair Wrap | How To

My girlfriend and I use to make these wraps every summer while camping on Orcas Island. Lately I've been braiding Juliet's hair to 1. keep it out of her eyes and 2. make her look just like "punzel". Doing these tiny braids over and over again reminded me of these wraps, and what better time to try it than summer time? Juliet and I went to pick out colors and she happily watched an episode of Peppa Pig while I "wrapped her up". It took me about 20 minutes. If you're interested, here's what you'll need and a step by step of how I did it. It's super easy IF your subject will hold still {there's always a catch, I know}.

What you'll need:

Sewing thread {any color, but only up to four different colors}, scissors & a patient subject ... preferably with hair.

1. separate the section of hair you'll be working with from the rest {you can do the wrap right on top of the head in full view, or in the midst of the hair like we did}.

2. braid the section of hair {any size braid will do depending on how subtle you want the wrap}.

3. tie the thread tight at the top of the braid leaving about an inch of thread to hang down loose around the braid.

4. one color at a time, wrap thread around braid tight to desired color length {covering up the remaining loose thread from previous tie off}. Then tie off and cut when done.

5. repeat with next color.

I tied the bottom of Juliet's braid with a teenie, clear rubber band hair tie and ended her wrap at that point. The wraps hold up for up to a week. Wash hair regularly during that week.

They're sort of funky, but SO cute. Juliet's been showing everyone her "wap like punzel". Have fun!