Beginning head wrapping is a pivotal and deeply personal decision. It’s one that people do not take, or make, lightly. It’s a mark in your individual history, made with intent and consideration. It’s a lifestyle change and causes people to see and perceive you differently than ‘before.’

We asked the wrappers in our Wrapunzel Community Group on Facebook about their decisions regarding their early stages of headwrapping, and got some very interesting feedback. Do any of the following stories make you reminisce? Tug on your heartstrings? There are so many reasons to wrap – perhaps yours are reflected in this collection as well!

*Please note that we’ve added some Wrapunzel stock photos to this blogpost for interest!

Renee R.

I read a post in one of my other groups about a husband’s desire to support his wife’s choice to start veiling. I had never heard the term before and got curious and read the whole thread. I was surprised to see so many women sharing about how they covered their hair for energy purposes. I had always associated wrapping for religion and culture. It got me thinking about how for years I always wore bandanas and headbands and hated people touching my hair and face. I was really surprised to identify with so much of what many other people were saying and what drew first drew them to veiling.

Someone had mentioned Wrapunzel in the post and I instantly went on the website and picked out about $300 worth of new scarves lol. I watched YouTube videos and read the blogs and felt like a new person. I couldn’t wait for my new scarves to arrive!

It’s been about a year and a half now and I don’t feel completely dressed without my wraps. They make me feel complete. My husband tells me I look more beautiful now than ever.

Donna S.

My husband went back to G-d on the actual day of our 51st wedding anniversary. I took off my rings the next day. I was lost. A couple of weeks after that I decided that since G-d was now my husband, I would wrap my hair to honor Him. It gave me a sort of new purpose and quieted the anxiety that tried to overwhelm me. It’s been a little over 8 months since I began wrapping and even though I am not highly skilled at creating beautiful head coverings I am getting better at them. And no one in my limited circle has had anything negative to say. In fact, two of them have asked me to give them some pointers. Wrapunzel is where I send anyone who wants to know about where I find such beautiful scarves. I am so content in having this in my life and can’t imagine not wrapping.

Deanna H-R.

I began because I was taking a medication that caused me to sleep walk. One night in my sleep I went in the bathroom and shaved my head bald. My daughter had seen a movie and the woman wore beautiful scarves on her head and my daughter told me and that’s how I began wearing scarves and shapers.

Keri C-M.

Shortly before my personal life was turned upside down at the end of 2024, I had a sudden, strong desire to re-connect with my faith and wrapping has been a large part of that process. Choosing my scarf each morning and wearing it with pride is a physical reminder and outward expression of something important in my life.

Hana H.

I began wrapping vs. wearing a wig when I got married because I’d been defined by my blonde hair my whole life and I was kinda sick of it and wanted to let go of that label.

Chrissy M.

I had ‘hat hair’ from wearing hats during the week to cut glare so I could see enough to work and needed a non-hair-wash solution to looking nice if I needed to go out without the ball cap that was now a signature accessory for me. I tried few different things, but my thin, fine, slick hair wouldn’t keep anything on my head that wasn’t a hat with the brim level and I just couldn’t find “dressy hats” that I liked. I couldn’t really see my hair anymore to cut or style it either. I stumbled onto this community trying to get some pointers and fell in love with all the beautiful wraps and tips. I now feel like I have total control of my appearance because I can look dressy without worrying about a bad hair day. Ever. I also don’t have to walk around with that naked feeling that I’m forgetting something if I don’t want to. My hair is healthier from cutting out excess shampooing just to clean up my roots. And I can buy pretty scarves instead of dry shampoo and clarifying shampoo to remove the dry shampoo and conditioner & treatments to fix the damage from the clarifying shampoo and heat drying. I also don’t need to feel pressured to color my hair now that it’s graying. I’ve always wanted bright colors in my hair and a wrap plus some bright extensions means I don’t worry about a) seeing the clip/bead in my thin, fine hair, b) damaging my hair to color it, c) having grow-out lines. It’s total freedom of choice for me and it’s been great.

Kathy M.

My covering journey began with a long hair forum. I loved the wraps people were showing and wanted to try it myself. At that time, Wrapunzel was just a blog, but I started reading the posts there. They inspired me even more. Then for a number of years, I didn’t cover at all. About 2 years ago, my interest came back. That was when I bought my first shaper and what a game changer that was! I don’t wrap for religious reasons, but I love the head hug and the feeling that my hair is private.

Sonja W-K.

I began wrapping when I went to Israel for an energy tour and I knew that I would be in Holy sites every single day so I bought my first wrap. After weeks of wrapping daily, I started to feel a difference in myself. I started to feel calm and connected to my Creator and that’s when I really started to understand the energy that our hair has and conducts. My first wrap was not beautiful. I didn’t feel particularly pretty but then I discovered Wrapunzel and all of a sudden it came together for me and I have never felt more beautiful than I do in a wrap.

Natasha M.

I began wrapping about 15 months ago. I had seen a video about it and went down the “rabbit hole.” I was obese and felt off about myself. I never liked doing my hair, so I gave it a try. It was only half wrap at first. I did more research into Christian head coverings and then started full wraps. It has helped me mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I am now in a place with myself I haven’t been in a long time.

Kara A.

It started in solidarity with my mom when she lost her hair to chemo, but then I found wrapping really helped with my migraines, both during and preventatively. I also felt much better about wrapping than wearing beanies year round, partly because I felt like I looked like I was always wearing ski hats, and partly because being former military I have this huge mental dilemma about wearing actual hats indoors. From there it dawned on me that daily wrapping brought back the joy in “doing my hair” I had lost as my hair thinned significantly and I couldn’t braid it in all sorts of styles the way I used to.

No one I knew ever wore scarves beyond Shabbat and services or mass, and certainly no one wrapped. I love that this community exists, and the beauty and artistry of each and every wrap (even pre-tieds!)

Ashley H.

I began veiling simply because I felt compelled to begin. Today I continue the practice during times of fasting/prayer and high holy seasons in the Christian calendar. It reminds me that as I submit to the Lord, He covers me.

Delene W.

I was first introduced to the practice of head covering as a Christian when I was in high-school. I even bought a book about the topic, and felt drawn to it. I didn’t start covering at that time due to wondering what others would think. The call to it never left, but I was always thinking about what others would think. Last summer, I went to the hair salon and the stylist accidentally burned off about half of my hair. I was obviously upset. Unsure what to do, my mom suggested I look up Wrapunzel. She told me that she follows someone online that covers with really beautiful scarves. That influencer was Miriam, who I now follow as well. I saw this as my opportunity to finally cover my hair. I buzzed it all off to start over and have been covering since. I love covering. I feel beautiful with all the beautiful wraps that I have purchased. I feel like it has deepened my relationship with G-d. It’s hard to explain, but it’s like I have a heightened awareness of G-d’s constant presence in my life when I cover.

Chaya C.

I started with snoods and berets in 2008 when I became ba’alat teshuvah (returnee to G-d). I stumbled on different websites and videos in Israel and the US and found the silent tutorials Andrea did way back when, and I’ve followed along since then. I have met so many meaningful people through wrapping.

I took a hiatus from wrapping and wore wigs when I was working in a law firm. I came back to wrapping after enduring some illnesses and some medication that causes hair loss.

I’m so grateful to Andrea and Rivka Malka for having started Wrapunzel.

Leslie S.

I started because I had the desire to “be Veiled” I wanted keep my fancy lace mantillas for Sunday Mass . I wanted to learn to wrap scarves in veil style to extend into my daily life as a religious devotion. I am coming up on 4 years in July.

Rowen H.

I began covering my hair more than 44 years ago while a murid of a renowned Sufi Shaykh from Sri Lanka. After his death, I embarked on a journey through several other spiritual traditions. I did not continue to cover my head during that time; however, several years ago, I started wanting to do so again. I always appreciated the feeling of protection, personal privacy, and sense of being “covered by Spirit” (however named) that covering my head gave me. I began covering again a little over a year ago. In doing so, I have experienced a shift in my spiritual focus and am now back to walking the traditional Sufi path again, where I began converting in the first place.

Christine K.

I was in my 50s when I was diagnosed with an autoimmune illness, which led to my losing most of my hair. I found an alopecia group to seek advice, and several of the women there pointed me to Wrapunzel. Such a wealth of advice and support, plus videos to help me learn how to wrap. So many beautiful scarves to use and create styles! Plus, my husband says he likes the wraps better than the wigs I sometimes wear.