Reaching Infinity

On 2013/08/222013/08/22 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation13 Comments

Yes, you read the title correctly! I finally got myself an infinity scarf, because so many of you have been asking me how to wrap one! This is the first wrap that I came up with:

Keep in mind that infinity scarves vary by size, width, and material. This particular one had two sides to it ( white lace and blue) and was not stretchy.

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This beautiful, sparkly, antique brooch held the wrap together perfectly. It is quite easy to do, and doesn’t require a volumizer or any particular hair length! Who wants a tutorial?

Breezy Flowers

On 2013/08/202013/08/20 By Andrea GrinbergIn Clothing Ideas & Inspiration, Daily Scarf Creation16 Comments

I hadn’t worn my favourite gold scarf for a while, so it was time to break it out! I did a high wrap around my bun and then looped the ends around, fastening them in a single knot at the side. I added an antique pin for extra security (doesn’t hurt the eyes, either!) Later on in the day, I added the turquoise sash to add extra interest.

For the outfit, I wore a dress that is often hard to match, but lo and behold, has orange, gold and a bit of turquoise in it! I wore a longer, swingy skirt underneath because I was going to be playing cello (aka long skirts are necessary!), an cream shell, gold earrings, and lace flats. All in all, it was comfortable, modest, beautiful, and feminine! This will likely be one of my new favourite outfit/tichel combos!

A Spiral Rose

On 2013/08/15 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation, Updates12 Comments

Get ready to be wow-ed. This wrap is not for the faint hearted! After two days of moving, wearing an awful pretied, feeling totally grungy, I was just itching to do a beautiful wrap! You can get excited for a tutorial as soon as I get my video camera set up 🙂

Yeah, I know. Twists at the sides … over the top, and…

… twists at the back and then down the side!

I have to thank a VERY special for person for inspiring this wrap; she will know who she is once she sees it. (Did I do that semicolon correctly?) This wrap was done in the spirit of deep friendship and sisterhood, and represents the ties that can never be severed, regardless of distance, time, or circumstance. Thank you, beautiful lady! You are such a gift to me ❤

Here is a closeup of the side twist, as well as a shot from the back!

A Happy Ending

On 2013/08/06 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation8 Comments

The beginning of August marked the end of the summer orchestra program that my husband and I have been directing. We finished off with a ridiculously epic concert (the kids were INCREDIBLE… like, woa!) so an equally ridiculously epic scarf tie was needed since I was to be MC-ing the concert.

This tichel was wrapped similarly to the technique shown in this video. Honestly, there were so many tails hanging around that I just tied and tucked them in randomly… and got lucky with the result!

Medieval Princess

On 2013/07/212013/07/21 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation8 Comments

A high bun and long, flowing scarves are the keys to achieving a medieval princess wrap. This is the perfect wrap for those too-large scarves that sometimes feel a bit cumbersome to work with!

Notice how adding a black shirt changes the look completely! (It was chilly with the AC inside.)

From the back:

And from the other side:

Anniversary Tichel!

On 2013/07/19 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation11 Comments

It’s not every day that I celebrate being married to my outstanding husband for exactly two years. Here is the tichel that I wrapped for our anniversary:

All smiles:

With lots of volume and height from the sides:

Nice and secure from the back:

Don’t you love the colours? Here is some more detailed shots:

Busy Dress, Simple Scarf!

On 2013/07/18 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation2 Comments

Sometimes a colourful, patterned dress calls for a simple scarf! Here is a square scarf worn in a simple bun/twist style. Check out the tutorial here!

Stripes with a Twist!

On 2013/07/172013/07/17 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation4 Comments

Always been afraid to combine brown and black? So was I, until I tried… this!

Bright ‘n’ Beautiful!

On 2013/07/142013/07/14 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation6 Comments

I try to convey to women that one should continuously strive to love covering her hair (as with all mitzvot), which means coming to understand it deeply, emotionally, philosophically, logically, and then learning how to put all that knowledge into her daily practice. On the same note, I would never advise a quiet, subdued woman begin by wearing outlandish wraps, same as I would not advise an extroverted, bubbly woman start covering by wearing something neutral.

That being said, we are so much more than the labels that we give ourselves, and I ALWAYS encourage women to try something new and not get stuck in a hair wrapping rut. I have often surprised myself by loving colours and styles that I had previously deemed “not me”. Hence the story behind this beautiful wrap; Hot pink, bright green and a huge yellow flower? So not “me”. But I tried it, and ended up loving it!

Here are too many pictures of this beautiful wrap. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🙂

How do I love my velvet headband…

On 2013/07/112013/07/11 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation3 Comments

… let me count the ways!

I got this super silky scarf, and my [almost] sister in law expressed her concern for how it would slip off easily! Enter the velvet headband! With it, I can wear the slipperiest scarves for hours and hours, and I don’t even need to check on it!

As well… check out this scarf! It’s much less colourful than my usual, but is elegant and looks beautiful without a complicated tie or volumizer.

Wrap du Jour!

On 2013/07/10 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation6 Comments

Here is today’s wrap. I felt like I was doing something quick and simple when I wrapped it in the morning, but every time I looked at it I was impressed with how well it matched my outfit (I had on a turquoise skirt). Just goes to show you that a patterned shirt can bring together clashing scarves! Hmm… maybe this is a key to world peace!

Twisted Orange!

On 2013/07/09 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation8 Comments

I have never tried doing a single twist with one scarf before… it was time to give it a go! The result was beautiful; Intricate yet casual. I will definitely be doing this one again!

Beautiful Braid

On 2013/07/08 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf CreationLeave a comment

So many beautiful colours, so many ways to wear them! Here is a beautiful braided wrap with a tutorial!

Gold that Glitters

On 2013/07/042013/07/05 By Andrea GrinbergIn Daily Scarf Creation2 Comments

This scarf is such a wonder. I often invent new ways to wrap it thinking “maybe this time it won’t look so good”, and so far, everything I have done with it looks incredible! Do you have a scarf which also does this? If not, I highly recommend finding one 🙂