One Scarf Many Ways Part 2!

On 2013/12/032013/12/03 By Andrea GrinbergIn Clothing Ideas & Inspiration, Daily Scarf Creation15 Comments

You loved seeing one scarf tied in multiple ways in the last post… so here is another! This green silk scarf was a gift from a woman who makes them (I posted about it in one of my first Wrapunzel posts) and it often makes an appearance on my head! This day was full of bike riding so I had to take my tichel off and tie it again a few times… here goes!

The outfit that went with it (sorry for the fuzziness - haven't figured out my camera for these kinds of shots!) — The outfit that went with it (sorry for the fuzziness – haven’t figured out my camera for these kinds of shots!)

The next tie was an experiment… I have seen gorgeous ties with lots of detail at the top and wanted to try it! This one was beautiful and I got a lot of compliments, but I personally feel like it didn’t suit my personality and face shape. Hope that someone else is inspired by it!

And last but not least, I needed to tie something on my head quickly when I got home at night… here is a simple wrap using this stunning silk scarf:

Helmet Head (aka Cyclists Solution #2, #3, + #4)

On 2013/07/292013/07/29 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation, Recommendations6 Comments

You may remember that I bike to work pretty much every day. Doing this has been a challenge to my scarf wrapping ways, because a helmet does not work well with a volumizer! Here are some solutions and advice that I have come up with so far:

1) Get to work early and do your scarf in the restroom. Often I opt for this solution, and just arrive at work early with scarves/volumizer ready in my bag and do myself up in the restroom (which is also essential if face rinse/makeup touch-up/shirt change is needed). This was always the most obvious option for me, especially in colder months when I need to bike with a hat/warm headband. However, it is time consuming and can be awkward when you are biking to multiple locations and/or walking out of your workplace with friends (“excuse me while I duck into the restroom to change my scarf!”)

2) Go casual. This option works very well, especially with a colourful cotton scarf, glasses, and earrings. It was my go-to option in this post:

It works well… but as you all know, I couldn’t bear wearing single square scarves all the time!

3) Do the braid. This seems like the easiest solution, and it keeps my wrap from being too boring. Only issue is the braid sometimes getting stuck under my bag while biking, but so far so good!

4) Or do a bow! One of the simplest options I have found is after taking down my elabourate tichel that I wear at work, I just tie the loose ends of the base scarf in a bow and ride on! It actually looks pretty good with the helmet off as well.

To all you bikers out there, how do you bike with a tichel? Any pointers/ideas?

The Cyclists Solution #1

On 2013/05/012013/05/01 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation5 Comments

I bike to work pretty much every day. Usually I wear a thin scarf/pretied underneath my helmet and arrive early so I can wrap my headscarf in the bathroom… however, I wanted to create a tie that looks nice as soon as one takes the helmet off. Here it my first solution! I tied a square scarf in triangle style. but I let the tucked in end hang down a little more than usual, allowing my ponytail to be low and creating a “snood”-like look. It definitely worked well under the helmet. What do you think? Are there any other cyclists on here?