Here it is, ladies! Take a few minutes to scroll through the largest gallery of green head coverings we’ve ever had on the blog! Our Challenge of the Week participants sure do love the color of Miss Piggy’s love and submitted a near record-breaking number of photos to prove it!
Bask in their awesomeness! Lime green? Check. Mint green? Check. Forest, Kelly and Chartreuse? Check, check, check… the list goes on!
We’d like to thank all of you that participated and help make these challenges so very incredible. You ladies rock!
We’ve got a very special post for next week’s theme, so be sure to click herefor the big reveal!
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: One of the things that I (Rachel) love about our weekly Wrapunzel challenges is how they encourage creativity and for women to step out of their comfort zones, all while having fun with wearing tichels (or hijabs, veils, etc)! Occasionally, we might find ourselves in circumstances where we have to be flexible with how we choose to wrap our heads. This can happen during Challenge of the Week when the color or theme chosen isn’t a personal favorite. Perhaps, our favorite scarf is in the wash or that perfect outfit we pictured beforehand just doesn’t look right with the scarves and accessories chosen. A travesty, for sure! 😉
One fangroup member, Justine, recently had a trying experience with wrapping and truly embraced her situation to its fullest! Take a moment to read about it below:
The infamous vacation scarf!
“On my recent tropical holiday to visit my parents, I didn’t bring any scarves. I had just started wrapping part time for fashion, and didn’t want to waste precious suitcase space for something frivolous.
But once I was there, I found myself yearning to wrap my head. My mom had a scarf in her closet and she let me borrow it. I have had fun finding all sorts of different ways to wear it. The distinctive ombre made for interesting opportunities! I also really enjoyed posting pictures on the Wrapunzel Fangroup page and getting so much positive feedback. Thanks for the love!”
Justine was gracious enough to share her daily creations with us and you won’t believe the number of different looks she achieved with just one scarf! Check them out below:
Talk about turning lemons into lemonade! How inspiring!!!
One of the Challenge of the Week ideas we’ve been been toying with for some time is creating multiple different looks with the same scarf, just like Justine has done here! Think of it as an extreme #onescarfchallenge! edit: Feel free to accessorize away and combine your choice with other scarves. Choosing just one and creating a few looks with it throughout the week can be the ultimate exercise in flexibility and I am so excited to give it a go! Something tells me this will be a good one…
Would you like to participate in this unique challenge? Head on over to the Wrapunzel Fangroupand share your pictures using the hashtag #wrapunzeledinone. If you would also like them featured on next week’s blog post, make sure to also post them in the comments on the pinned post at the top of the Fangroup page, so we know to share them. If you’re not on Facebook, you can also email your pictures to us at wrapunzelthestore@gmail.com with the subject line “Challenge of the Week.” We can accept up to 5 headshot-style photos per person – no collages, please! Can’t wait to see what you create!!
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This is a question that we are forever trying to answer here at Wrapunzel, and really, it is a question with infinite depth. Since each and every one of us has huge potential and complex personalities that change day by day, moment by moment, how is it possible to dress in a way that suits us? How is it possible to dress in a way that truly reflects the inner beauty of our souls?
The answer, of course, is that it is impossible to do perfectly. We live in a physical world in which it is not possible to convey the infinite beauty of our souls in ANYTHING that we do, but don’t let this deter you – let this inspire you! While we can’t do it perfectly, we can strive to do it better and better. And as we learn, we will be able to reveal the beauty of our souls through what we wear. Life is a journey of learning and growth. It’s wonderful to know that you will always be evolving and changing! And it IS possible to learn how to dress in a way that is deeply satisfying and liberating. We wake each day with new moods, new challenges, and new perspectives. We want the clothing we cover ourselves with to honor who we are.
This is going to be a short story in which I tell you about my (Andrea) experience that I had with wrapping before Shabbat.
I was super inspired by Naomi’s Duchess wrap, and wanted to try it! I also had found a sari scarf that I really liked… similar to one I gave away ages ago and missed. I had in my mind a vision of how the Duchess wrap would work with a sari and lace… all lovely, flowy and hippy dippy.
This is what I had in mind – nice eh?
I had a great outfit to match. I have been trying this year to wear more white/cream on Shabbat and have had a lot of success doing so (when I say this year, I mean since Yom Kippur.) A long lace skirt, lace top, and berry shell. Simple, but so me 🙂
I tried to do the wrap… and do it, I did! It looked AWESOME… seriously epic. But something felt wrong – I felt like I was wearing a costume. It was too high on my head, too “hippy” (who thought I’d ever say that?) I just wasn’t feeling it. My husband and I had planned an in Shabbat, just our family and no guests, so we could recharge. This wrap was too extroverted for the internal bonding experience that I hoped to have.
I asked my husband what he thought and he looked at me and said, “Well, by the look on your face, it’s obvious you don’t like it, but the Wrapunzel ladies are going to love it!” How right he was. It really was an awesome wrap, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I made him come outside to snap some photos of me though.
So what’s the conclusion? Well… I am definitely going to revisit this wrap in the future – perhaps for a wedding or some sort of event where I want to reveal my exuberant hippy side. But as soon as Yonatan was done snapping photos, I hastily ripped it off my head and did another wrap.
Here’s what I did:
Much better! But guess what… I STILL wasn’t feeling it! While I would wear this most other days, I really was feeling introverted and introspective, and this wrap was still a little ‘undone’ for how I was feeling. I needed to feel held and stabilized by my wrap. So after snapping these photos, I decided to redo it AGAIN!
(Can you tell that we ready for Shabbat early this week? This is not normal for us, but definitely left some room for me to think about and experiment with this train of thought.)
So here is what I ended up with! I wanted to wear this sari scarf, but I didn’t want tails. I decided to forgo the lace (I had enough of it in my outfit). I wanted comforting, neat, warm, and stable. As soon as I wrapped it I felt immediate relief, like I had found myself.
So are you going to have time to do this process every day? No, certainly not. And keep in mind that I was rigidly excited to try something new, even though my mood was not appropriate for the original wrap. But as soon as I tried on that first wrap and felt that whole “this isn’t me” feeling, I knew I had to explore this idea and share the experience with you.
Sometimes it’s good if your wrap feels somewhat like a costume, especially on days when you are going to need to do things that you might not be in the mood for. In this way, a wrap can help you do what you need to do, step into different shoes, and reveal aspects of your personality that you may not even know existed!
Other times, your wrap should feel like stepping into a warm bath – comforting, warm, and reflective. It should feel like you have become more YOU.
All in all, wrapping should be a process of self revelation, discovery, joy, and most of all, should honor the beautiful soul that resides within you.
It’s an honor to be on this journey with you – I can’t wait to hear your thoughts an experiences!
Wishing you all much happy wrapping!
Love, Andrea
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Wrapunzel Fangroup wrapstar Melissa has gotten so many requests for her signature Sari and 2-in-1 Knot wrap that she graciously made a tutorial!!! We love how easy this is, how fast it is to do, and how regal it looks!
Rachel couldn’t agree more!
Thank you, Melissa!! 🙂 Posted with permission, here’s her video! (Warning – may contain cute children).
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“If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try, try again.”
–Thomas H. Palmer
Well, hello, ladies! It’s Sunday, which means that we’ve got another spectacular Challenge of the Week gallery to share with you all! For many, this was the most difficult challenge yet, however, each and every one of us truly made it our own and EVERYONE shined!
Despite the technical skill required, practicing the art of pleating can feel overwhelming to some. Learning which scarves work best and how exactly to place each fold takes time and persistence- an ability that rarely comes naturally. However, even if you don’t feel like a master pleater today, that doesn’t mean that you might not become one tomorrow! Experimenting and learning new techniques in can teach us so much and actively contributes to improving our skill levels over time. Try to think about it that, the next time you find yourself struggling with a new wrap or scarf!
Thank you ALL for participating in #wrapunzeledinpleats and don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post for the announcement of next week’s challenge!
For this week’s theme, we’ve chosen a color that’s beloved my many. One of the colors of Tu B’shvat and one that is inspired by the trees! During this time of year, many have to look long and hard to find its presence in nature… Have you guessed it yet? Check out the reveal video below to find out!
Would you like to be featured in next week’s collage? Head on over to the Wrapunzel Fangroupand share your pictures using the hashtag #wrapunzeledingreen. If you would also like them featured on next week’s blog post, make sure to also post them in the comments on the pinned post at the top of the Fangroup page, so we know to share them. We can accept up to 5 headshot-style photos per person – no collages, please! If you’re not on Facebook, you can also email your pictures to us at wrapunzelthestore@gmail.com with the subject line “Challenge of the Week.” Can’t wait to see what you create!!
-Rachel
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Hi everybody! I was playing with Andrea’s latest tutorial for the Wrapunzel Veil (don’t miss it!!) and came up with this variation, which looks so regal. Wear it somewhere special – a wedding, the Renaissance festival, a birthday dinner. You’ll feel incredibly feminine – one thing I love about this wrap is how much it looks and feels like luxurious long hair.
This was my first attempt, in my bathroom (land of tichel experimentation):
And here’s an awesome contrasting version I did over Shabbat:
To do this wrap, you’ll need a few things: –A large, rectangular scarf – the bigger the better (I used Shiny-liciouses in various colors for all of these photos)
-A square scarf, triangular scarf, or sash (In the three versions pictured here, you can see a Shadowbright Sash, a Silky Square, and a Dreamy Lace).
-A pretty tichel pin (I used a Sunblossom Pin)
-A safety pin or small, easily hide-able brooch (you won’t see this in the end result).
You can achieve a bunch of different effects by varying the types of scarves and pin that you use for this! Here’s how to do it:
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Wow, wow, WOW! If sheer volume of submissions is any indication, Wrapunzel ladies sure do like bling! We had so much fun last week experimenting with shiny accessories and blingy scarves, and have even got the photos to prove it!
If you need inspiration on how to wear tichel pins, clips or headbands, check out the incredible gallery below! Also, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post to learn our theme for next week’s challenge!
Bonus: Somewhere within this collage is a chicken donning bling! Can you find the hidden fowl?
You’ve found our blingin’ chicken!
Our theme for this week is one that many Wrapunzelistas find challenging. A style that we might get more questions about than any other! Our hope for those of you who find it challenging, is that this week will inspire you to think out of the box and try something new! Check out the reveal video below:
Would you like to be featured in next week’s collage? Head on over to the Wrapunzel Fangroupand share your pictures using the hashtag #wrapunzeledinpleats. If you would also like them featured on next week’s blog post, make sure to also post them in the comments on the pinned post at the top of the Fangroup page, so we know to share them. We can accept up to 5 headshot-style photos per person – no collages, please! If you’re not on Facebook, you can also email your pictures to us at wrapunzelthestore@gmail.com with the subject line “Challenge of the Week.” Can’t wait to see what you create!!
Need a refresher course on pleating? The following tutorials are here to help!
-Rachel
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Here is a look that I’ve been having a lot of fun with lately! It’s formal, dramatic and fun, and is an excellent tie for pashminas with fancy borders (Especially the Shine On, seen here)! Adding a 2-in-1 and Shiny-licious to the mix gives a nice variety of texture and added interest. My favorite part of this style, though, is the unique “side swoop,” which can give the wearer the feeling of hair, without hanging tails!
*Please note that this style requires the use of pins and is not for the faint of heart! It is definitely more suited to more experienced wrappers and those who don’t mind the wearing the weight of multiple scarves.
We’ve been inundated with requests for a tutorial on this gorgeous tichel style that Malka modeled for us! It combines a Favorite T-Shirt tichel with a Shimmery… aka it looks fancy but can also feel more casual depending on what you pair it with and what colors you choose!
Check out this SHINING woman!Here is the version I came up with for the tutorial! Same thing, different colors!
So this morning I made a tutorial! You’ll have to excuse the unstable screen (cue computer on music stand and adorable baby boy grabbing it). Enjoy!
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I feel like it’s been AGES since I’ve made an outfit post, so I’m overdue!
Lately I’ve been inspired by combinations of a metallic tone (gold, silver, bronze) and a jewel tone (green, turquoise, dark red, purple, etc.). It reminds me of a gem in a setting, and I’ve found that almost ANY combination of colors from these two categories looks fantastic!
Today I wore a bronze Shiny-licious, with a teal and turquoise 2in1 tied in a Liezl, one of my favorite fancy ties. When I wear three or more colors I often stay pretty match-y so I paired the tichel with similar flowy stretchy clothes (my skirt was brown, even though it looks super dark in the photo for some reason!).
Lately I do most of my Wrapunzel work from my home or my fave coffee shop, so one thing you will NOT often see is me this dressed up at 8am on a Monday! But this morning was my friend Talya’s bris for her new baby boy, and it’s a gorgeous chilly morning with nice fat snowflakes falling, so it was just the time for a special wrap.
Have you tried a jewel tone + metallic tone wrap? Give it a go, I bet you’ll love it as much as I do!
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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth,
for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:
it is the time for home.”
– Edith Sitwell
What do you think of when you hear the word “comfort”? Is it the process of easing grief or restoring a sense of well-being? Consoling, perhaps? Or more of the physical, like wearing your most comfortable pair of slippers, relaxing in a reclining chair or wrapping your head in your most worn scarf?
No matter what your own personal definition might entail, I think we all can agree that comfort is a feeling and with this week’s Challenge of the Week, we’ve seen more interpretations of that feeling than ever before! Turbans, tails, braids and buns… the diversity of these tichels seem to match the diversity of the women themselves, each a reflection of our own individual definitions of comft!
Check out the collage below to see some of the ways that women have wrapped their heads in comfort and be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to learn our theme for next week’s challenge!
The title for our next Challenge of the Week is inspired by hip hop culture! For those of you who are fans, Jay Z and Jermaine Dupri coined the phrase, but in the years since, it has become well known, even outside of this music genre. Think you have it figured out? Watch the reveal video below to find out!
Would you like to be featured in next week’s collage? Head on over to the Wrapunzel Fangroupand share your pictures using the hashtag #wrapunzeledinbling. If you would also like them featured on next week’s blog post, make sure to also post them in the comments on the pinned post at the top of the Fangroup page, so we know to share them. We can accept up to 5 headshot-style photos per person – no collages, please! If you’re not on Facebook, you can also email your pictures to us at wrapunzelthestore@gmail.com with the subject line “Challenge of the Week.” Can’t wait to see what you create!!
-Rachel
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Hi everyone! Andrea here! You likely have noticed a gorgeous new face here in Wrapunzel land over the last few months… on our youtube channel, in our photos, on the fangroup, and also contributing blog posts! That’s right! Our tremendous turban teacher, Rachel, is now officially part of the Wrapunzel team!
The Lovely Rachel!
It was natural, really. From the first time I met her, there was a connection between us deeper than the pretty scarves we were wearing on our heads. It was at our Cleveland show last year!
Meeting for the first time!
Over the year, Rachel has become more and more prominent in the Wrapunzel community, sharing gorgeous photos and essential tips, making fabulous tutorials, and always being sensitive to the needs of others. When we started the weekly challenges, she shared a collage of her wearing #wrapunzeledinallthecolors tichels. And when asked, she directed Wrapunzelistas by describing in detail every single product on her head, where to get it, and every tutorial needed so everyone could do the same. It was her dedication, her instinctual giving, her integrity, her work ethic, and her attention to detail that moved me to tears, and it was then that I knew she had to join the team.
Check out those wrapping skills!
So what’s Rachel up to? Officially, she is our “Social Media Specialist”, working on organizing our youtube channel and making it more user friendly. She is doing the same for the blog, helping us figure out a way to make the vast content accessible. She’s coordinating the challenge of the week posts, continuing to make tutorials, helping with emails, doing a fabulous job moderating the fangroup, restarting our pinterest and twitter, and most recently she has taken over writing our newsletters, and doing an INCREDIBLE job! (If you aren’t signed up for these, you’re seriously missing out!)
Let’s call this our official welcome! Welcome to the Wrapunzel Team, Rachel!
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Since this started off as my personal blog, I figure that I can write a personal post. I honestly have no words right now… I am shaking with tears of joy. Something that I have been dreaming of doing, which I thought was not possible, has finally become a reality. And it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of some incredible women.
I want to write more, but I am so overwhelmed with gratitude that I know it’s just time to share with you what we’re up to here at Wrapunzel.
Here’s a video I made this morning telling you what’s going on:
First there came the blog, from which the community blossomed, then the shows were in demand all over the world, and then the store was born!
Now we have the hugest most exciting news ever: Wrapunzel now has a new project, our biggest project ever…
Introducing…
THE WRAPUNZEL FOUNDATION!!!
Yes! You read that right! The Wrapunzel Foundation is a fully-registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization! Pop the champagne corks! It’s REAL! It’s happening! Miracles of miracles! Join us in making this dream a reality!
I’m so excited we just had to take some photos!
The Wrapunzel Foundation is spreading joy and strength through the art of creative headwrapping. Help women rise above illness or hardship by finding their inner beauty! Join us in our launch fundraiser and let’s make this happen!
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Click HERE to get all the details about what we’re doing!
Pink week in Wrapunzel-land was a challenging one for me (Rachel), but for many others, it gave them a chance to truly shine with one of their favorite colors! Today’s gallery is full of beautiful, blushing shades and seemingly endless inspiration. Thank you ALL for your participation!
Back when I was in art school, we performed a very interesting experiment during our Color Theory class. Using huge solid-colored drop cloths, we created small “rooms” to study the psychological affects of color. In these make-shift spaces the occupants would be totally surrounded by a single color on all four walls, ceiling and floor. We would then spend a predetermined amount of time in these rooms documenting our feelings and what we observed from those around us. An interesting challenge for those beginning to academically learn about color! (scroll past the first collage for more)
When it came to the pink room, the pale hue chosen seemed to have a somewhat calming effect on both my peers and myself. The freshman group of art school students, with our high-capacity sponge-like minds, were now quite mellow and relaxed, which was quite an unusual sight for my creative group of friends and I!
It was later that I also learned of the shade known as “drunk-tank pink,” which is sometimes used in prisons as an attempt to subdue inmates. Another instance of this effect is how one sports team’s coach (who happened to be a psychology major) had the visiting team locker room painted pink to mess with the minds of their opponents. Who knew?! I certainly didn’t and was shocked to find out that this color, which has become a sign of love and femininity, can hold a seemingly ulterior motive!
How about pink headwear? Can wrapping oneself in the color pink be a calming influence to those around us? What have you observed about pink with yourself or loved ones? I’d love to hear about it in the comments, but before doing that, check out this week’s challenge below!
We’ve been wanting to do this week’s Challenge of the Week theme for some time! Coming from a calmingcolor, to one that reminds me of home, seems like a natural transition. Take a look at the reveal video:
Would you like to be featured in next week’s collage? Head on over to the Wrapunzel Fangroupand share your pictures using the hashtag #wrapunzelecomforted. If you would also like them featured on next week’s blog post, make sure to also post them in the comments on the pinned post at the top of the Fangroup page, so we know to share them. We can accept up to 5 headshot-style photos per person – no collages, please! If you’re not on Facebook, you can also email us your pictures with the subject line “Challenge of the Week.” Can’t wait to see what you create!!
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Meet the beautiful Martina! I (Andrea) have been so awed by her wraps, her zest for trying new things, and her personable style. She is a cancer survivor and current fighter and I am inspired by the strength in her eyes and the pureness of her giving spirit. She also makes wrapping look like so much fun! (Which we all know that it is, but for someone going through such trials to make it into such a calling and art… just, wow!) I can’t wait for you to meet her…
Martina’s Story:
“I moved [to the US] from Germany in 1994 with my first husband, who was American. We divorced in 1996 after 10 years together. It was an ugly divorce and that’s why I decided to stay here, rather than bring danger to my family’s doorstep back home. I found a decent job quickly and did pretty good for myself. I had a wonderful boyfriend and really thought I had it all when against all odds (according to doctors) I became pregnant at the end of 1997. It was a tubal pregnancy and so I lost my only chance at becoming a mom, which made me a spiritual seeker of sorts, since I wasn’t brought up with any religious identity and losing my baby made me look for proof that I might one day be reunited with or rather meet my child.
I had always been an animal lover, and so I did the next best thing and started adopting the animals I would find running in traffic, even while working as a bus driver! I would literally pull over a bus full of people to rescue a dog or cat! Then if I was unable to reunite them with their owners, I kept them, and that’s what has satisfied my maternal instincts over the years.
The first time I was diagnosed with breast cancer was in 2002. Luckily it was found early. I did my homework (research), opted for a lumpectomy, made the decision to refuse all other treatments against my doctors advice and moved on with my life as best I could. My wonderful husband and I met in 2008 and married in 2009. My second diagnosis came at the beginning of March of this year, a few weeks after my 13 year old cat Miracle was diagnosed with lung cancer. When she passed I fell into this hole of despair. The “woe me” feeling was overwhelming. My grief paralyzed me, made me want to give up before my own fight had even started. My husband’s love brought me back from the brink. We decided to take a more radical approach than the first time: bilateral mastectomy! Chemo! Sweet Lord! Because of my particular diagnosis, chemo had to happen first. The knowledge that I was going to lose my hair was worse for me than losing my breasts. I had long blonde curls that my husband and I both loved. On top of that I felt guilty for being so vain… I didn’t think I could survive watching it l fall out, finding hands full on my pillow, so I decided on having it shaved off and donating. I bought a hat on the way to the salon. How I made it through that and out of the salon without falling apart…I don’t recall, it’s a blur. I remember that I didn’t wear the hat afterward though, I decided to own it!
What made me look for different options was 1. my bus passengers’ silly comments about my bald look and 2. Medications that made me photo-sensitive. Back then I had a few hats and caps, wasn’t happy…looked online and all I found there for the first few months were hijab style wraps, which I didn’t think I could pull off, and African American women wrapping in a pretty particular style. So I experimented with that and liked it better than hats, but I’ll never forget the day I found Wrapunzel!!!!! It literally changed my whole cancer journey! I took to wrapping like ducklings to water, loved having a way for creative expression again! Before chemo, I had had long, strong, beautiful nails and loved to do nail art. The cancer took that from me. Now, with Wrapunzel, I reclaimed my self! I immediately knew I had found a game changer! Finding the Wrapunzel style allowed me to feel beautiful again! And I didn’t just feel beautiful, others could see it, too.
My husband complimented me constantly, as did my passengers and coworkers. I joined the Wrapunzel community, not saying much, just kinda watching…the kindness with which this huge, diverse group of women interacts, blew me away!!! And it began to change me… I found that I had a smile on my face all day, every day, and a completely calm and positive attitude toward treatment, surgery, whatever… I focused on myself and my cancer less, started treating people with more kindness, I mean going out of my way (the way it is modeled in the Wrapunzel community), my heart always full, seeing my creator at work in these amazing women who don’t just talk the talk! And I walk into the world each day with my wrap a visible sign of my belonging to this group and a reminder to represent the Wrapunzelistas well. I try to be a light onto the darkness wherever I go and especially at the cancer centers, where I’ve started to help other patients wrap, building relationships with social workers and the American Cancer Society.
My own style has evolved from the early days of barely managing to keep one scarf on my head (the pre-Wrapunzel days) without velvet headband or volumizers to being willing to try anything! I love just starting and seeing where a wrap wants to take me. I love matching my wraps and outfits… I love the waterfalls and color and I’m not afraid of big or elaborate, lol… I went from not being able to GET volume to not being able to get enough! I had people ask me for tutorials…ME!!!!! WHAAAAT? Mind….blown!!!
My advice to beginning wrappers would be to relax and have fun with it. Definitely watch the video tutorials on YouTube, but don’t feel like you have to wrap like anyone else. Practice! Try different styles and colors, find what suites you, and I bet you will wear it with a smile…And when in doubt, come into the fan-group! The women here are amazingly helpful and supportive, someone is always here to give advise or just an opinion of what works 🙂 “
Love, Martina Lara
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