Sleeves

[frualeydis]

I've been doing some work on the sleeves on the black gown.
My mother and stepfather are here now and I'm going to help my mother with her hair for a fancy dinner they're going to. It will be at least 1930s-inspired, since she has made the dress from 1936 in PoF 2. It looks really cool and there will be pictures on my web site later. The problem with the hair is that she has long hair and shoulder length or shorter was the fashion then. And that I've never done anybody's hair except 14th century braids.
Oh, and I didn't get my six hours tonight either, a combination of waking baby and hurting body. Sigh.

Comments

Fingerwaving/Marcel Wave

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Do a version of the Marcel wave. Have you got curling tongs? If so, then separate the hair into either centre or a side parting (depending on which your mum likes and which suits better).

Take sections of the hair and curl one way to get a curve and then the otherway to get the opposite type of curve (hope that makes sense!). Do this along the hair at the front.

Then the length from nape of neck can simply be plaited in two long plaits and then folded over themselves at the base of the head at the back. A pretty comb keeps it all in place.

Have a look at these sites: http://www.hairarchives.com/private/victorian1new.htm
http://www.vividinfinity.com/fingerwave/fwpage1.html
http://www.vividinfinity.com/fingerwave/fwpage2.html
http://www.vividinfinity.com/fingerwave/fwpage3.html

Hope this all helps.

Bess.