This past week I went to girls camp, and my favorite activity was when we all have eachother hair wraps (obviously that's my favorite #hairstylist). They were actually a lot easier than they seem, and we had so much fun doing them, so I decided to share it with all yall. Also, it's perfect for a summer vacation to the tropics, and will save you about $50, by doing it yourself.
You can do this to just about any thickness of hair. It actually looks better with a thinner wrap, but if you have thick hair, just use a smaller section (you'll understand how to use the section later). For length, it just needs to be long enough to do a simple three strand braid.
All you need is embroidery floss/embroidery thread in as many colors as you want in your wrap. You can get them from any craft store, such as Joann's, Hobby Lobby, or Walmart, for less than $1 per color. You might need a tiny hair elastic. We didn't use one for my hair wrap, but get one if you'd like extra security or have slippery hair. You also might need a TopsyTail, if you end up running out of string while doing your wrap.
To start, decide where you'd like your hair wrap. I put mine at the top of my head, but all of my friends did it low behind their ear. Once you decide, pick up a small section of hair in that area and divide it into three pieces and braid all the way down. You have to go down as far as possible until it gets super thin. Remember that the bigger the braid, the even bigger the wrap will be, so take that into consideration. I braided the section by myself, and then had a friend help me with the wrap part, but you can have a friend do the braid, too, if needed. When you get to the bottom, secure the braid with an elastic.
Now, cut your string. The majority of my friends and I used about 3 times my arm length, but one of my friends used the whole package of string and still ran out, so just guess, and then you can add more in if you use it all. Cut the same length for all of your colors, then hold them together and pull them through the top of the braid until the length of the colors are even on each side. It should appear as if you have two of each color. Now take both sides of your first color and hold them together and begin tightly wrapping both of them around your braid and the other colors that are hanging down with it. Go down about an inch, then drop those pieces, and tightly wrap the next colors, being sure to hold the previous color in place.
By continuing this, you will get just a simple wrap. If you would like a knotted version, take your string and cross it in the shape of a 4 around the braid and hanging colors, then pull the string around and up through the center of the four. This is the same method you'd use for a embroidery floss bracelet. Continue with that color for about an inch as well, and over time it will twist into a spiral knotted wrap. There are many other cool ways to do this, like wrapping two colors together at a time, etc., but these are the basics.
If you are running out and need to add more string, just poke another hole though the braid where the old string is short, and pull the string through like we did at the beginning. This is where you might need the topsy tail because it is tighter than at the beginning where there was no string in the way.
To end it, you can add a few beads (just make sure to tie them on with the string), or just leave it plain, then just knot the left over embroidery thread a few times and it should stay in. It is fine to get wet and could stay in up to a few months. I really hope you try this one because it looks cool, but once you do it, you'll be obsessed and you'll want to give hair wraps to everyone you know! Enjoy!
You can do this to just about any thickness of hair. It actually looks better with a thinner wrap, but if you have thick hair, just use a smaller section (you'll understand how to use the section later). For length, it just needs to be long enough to do a simple three strand braid.
All you need is embroidery floss/embroidery thread in as many colors as you want in your wrap. You can get them from any craft store, such as Joann's, Hobby Lobby, or Walmart, for less than $1 per color. You might need a tiny hair elastic. We didn't use one for my hair wrap, but get one if you'd like extra security or have slippery hair. You also might need a TopsyTail, if you end up running out of string while doing your wrap.
To start, decide where you'd like your hair wrap. I put mine at the top of my head, but all of my friends did it low behind their ear. Once you decide, pick up a small section of hair in that area and divide it into three pieces and braid all the way down. You have to go down as far as possible until it gets super thin. Remember that the bigger the braid, the even bigger the wrap will be, so take that into consideration. I braided the section by myself, and then had a friend help me with the wrap part, but you can have a friend do the braid, too, if needed. When you get to the bottom, secure the braid with an elastic.
Now, cut your string. The majority of my friends and I used about 3 times my arm length, but one of my friends used the whole package of string and still ran out, so just guess, and then you can add more in if you use it all. Cut the same length for all of your colors, then hold them together and pull them through the top of the braid until the length of the colors are even on each side. It should appear as if you have two of each color. Now take both sides of your first color and hold them together and begin tightly wrapping both of them around your braid and the other colors that are hanging down with it. Go down about an inch, then drop those pieces, and tightly wrap the next colors, being sure to hold the previous color in place.
If you are running out and need to add more string, just poke another hole though the braid where the old string is short, and pull the string through like we did at the beginning. This is where you might need the topsy tail because it is tighter than at the beginning where there was no string in the way.
To end it, you can add a few beads (just make sure to tie them on with the string), or just leave it plain, then just knot the left over embroidery thread a few times and it should stay in. It is fine to get wet and could stay in up to a few months. I really hope you try this one because it looks cool, but once you do it, you'll be obsessed and you'll want to give hair wraps to everyone you know! Enjoy!
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