Hello lovely ladies! Here are two similar outfits that I have worn that I thought you’d like! It’s wonderful how wearing a scarf with multiple colours allows you to incorporate those colours into your outfit, and instead of clashing, they now match!
What do you think? How has covering your hair inspired what you wear?
What do you think? How has covering your hair inspired what you wear?
When Tiona sent in her gorgeous photo with a sweet note for the “Wrapunzel Ladies do the Zig-Zag Criss Cross” post, I was immediately captivated by her smile and wrapping skills. Turns out that her beautiful wraps only give a hint to the person she is on the inside! Here she is as a Lady Wrap Star! Read on…
Hi Tiona! Can you tell us a little about yourself? What are you all about, some likes/dislikes, how do you choose to spend your time?
Yes. Hi my name is Tiona Reed, I am a mother of four blessings and married to my wonderful husband Roderick Reed. I run my own bakery and absolutely love baking and decorating cakes. There is a fulfillment there when I see the smile on someones face because Ive added to their life memories. I spend all of my time raising my children in the most positive way I know how. I have also started the process of volunteering at the local hospitals cancer center to teach women how to cover their heads in a way to still remain confident. Personal experience has taught me that if a woman still remains confident and positive about the way she looks, her recovery is quickened or her last days are brighter. My husband is currently serving in Afghanistan so all of this is a great responsibility at the present time but I have strong and loving mishpucha helping me through.
How long have you been covering your hair? Can you tell us a bit about why you cover your hair and the process leading to this life decision?
I have not been covering my hair for very long, but I find the journey very rewarding. Becoming more modest had been my conviction for quite some time so when I decided to hold myself accountable and learn what it meant to be modest and cover my hair, I felt like I had accomplished something that would bring more clarity to my life focus. There were a lot of distractions regarding how I looked, in particular my hair. I use to be a hair model when I lived in Atlanta and that seemed to be the focus of my life. Funny story, when I met my husband, I actually missed a hair show I was suppose to be in because I was with him!! Anyways, I later felt there was too much focus on my hair and not enough on what was important, which is self and others. I slowly but surely began to wrap my hair and I have seen how it has transformed my life and the life of the people around me!
What is your favourite way to cover? Favourite colour and why?
My favorite way to cover are snoods!! I am a busy mom, so a snood is fast and easy!! Sometimes I dress it up and put layers underneath, but throw on and go fits my lifestyle. I like to save all the other fun wraps and scarves for Shabbos. Then I get to experiment and play with colors and textures. Just another way I set the day apart. My favorite color would have to be blue. All shades of blue just make me happy. It has a calming affect to me. It’s also a great canvas to add different textures and patterns to.
Do people ever ask you about your hair coverings? What do you say to them? A memorable hair wrapping experience you would like to share?
I don’t really get asked much about my hair coverings as much as I get complimented. There is always a look of curiosity, but not much in the way of conversation, other then a thank you response. My most memorable hair wrapping experience would have to be when I was in Israel and some of the ladies asked me to cover their heads when we were expected to be in areas where it was required. It was such an honor that they were standing, waiting their turns to be wrapped and they absolutely loved it! Some to this day have continued to wrap their hair even upon returning home.
Any scarf wrapping tips you would like to share with the Wrapunzel ladies? What are you grateful today?
Oh my, tips from me!! I would love to learn more tips from everyone else. The only thing I can think to contribute is to always walk away from the mirror feeling inspired and confident. This light is important for others who need the encouragement to cover their hair and still feel empowered. I am grateful for my family and the opportunities that have been placed before me. My life has truly been blessed and I only pray that I have been that same blessing to others.
Thank you for this opportunity!!
And thank YOU Tiona! Thanks for reading everyone – let us know your thoughts in the comments section!
So… you all know Rivka Malka Perlman, right?
If you haven’t heard of her, run (don’t walk!) to her website right now. This woman is one of my greatest inspirations, and I am proud to say, now also a close friend.
ANYWAY – she recently gave me a stunning teal wrap skirt, and I had been itching to wear it, so I decided to save it for a special occasion. Last Shabbat seemed like the perfect opportunity.
But then the weather was FREEZING! Much too cold to wear such a fluttery skirt. I thought the skirt may have to stay in my closet and wait until the spring.
But Shabbat is a time of miracles, so I had an idea and did what any proud head scarf wrapper would do; I turned it into a tichel!
And it subsequently became one of the most beautiful tichels I have ever tied!
I know. And all this was done without damaging the skirt – so it can be worn both ways.
Maybe Rivka Malka and I should start marketing skirts as tichels! Who wants a tutorial??
Wow! Hello stunning colour combinations! Check out all the different looks you can get from this wrap – all created by the ladies of Wrapunzel! Great technique, girls!! (Click on the photos to see them up close!)
(Yep, I stuck myself in there as well because I wanted to join the party!)
I have to mention that over Shabbat I met a woman for the first time lo and behold she was rocking the zig-zag criss-cross! What a treat and a bit of a surreal too! I am so proud of you all! Thank you everyone for your submissions and keep up the awesome work! (And yes, you can still send in photos and I will add them to this post.) Yay wrapping sisterhood solidarity!
I have been experimenting lately with combining many textures and colours with lots of layers and twists. It’s the kind of fun that I highly recommend trying out!
Here it is in magenta, navy and tan:
And in candy colours and stripes:
And in pastel salmon, blue and white!
I am loving this look, and find that it really stays put all day (of course, you have to be wearing the proper equipment underneath). What do you think of it?
Wow! Thanks for your lovely encouragement and how-to requests from my last post! Without further ado, here is your tutorial on how to do this stunning wrap!
I often get asked, “Do you ever get bored? Do you ever run out of new ways to tie your scarves?” The answer is, gratefully, “nope!” Even if I owned 10 scarves (believe me, I have quite a few more than that!), there would still be an infinite amount of tying options.
So here is a new style that I came up with yesterday! It is surprisingly easy. Who wants a tutorial?
And here is another variation on the criss-cross that I have tried, with only one scarf:
Here are some beautiful contrasting colours for you to enjoy!
This past weekend, the Jewish people celebrated Yom Kippur. There is so much to say about this holiday (it’s my favourite – wrote about that here) but in terms of hair covering, many people choose to wear all white. I found that wearing all white with a white tichel is a challenge – it’s easy to enter bathrobe and towel zone! Here is what I came up with!
The wrap consisted of two scarves and one lace sash (thank you hubby!) They were layered and twisted over my head (for the second day of the holiday I did two twists – I liked that more!) and tied in the back:
I found beautiful light and sparkly earrings to match, as well as a big gold flower to hold the wrap together. (This was the only colour in the whole ensemble.)
The white clothes were a beautiful cotton dress, with a white shell and ruffled white skirt underneath.
And of course, white shoes!
For those of you that celebrated, I hope that you had a cleansing, cathartic, and connected day. Much love to ALL of my readers. You are such an inspiration!
It’s a new year (the Jewish year of 5774 just began), so what better time to start creating some new wraps! You may have noticed in the last tutorial that I am experimenting with gathering the scarves at the side of my head instead of the back; this one today is no exception. I started off doing two long twists dangling at either side of my head… but then my husband walked by, tried to hide his laugh, so I decided not to go out like that… it did look funny! (Maybe an idea for Purim?) So I undid one twist, wrapped the remainder around my head (creating a really neat knot at the side of my head) and let the other twist hang. It’s interesting how twisting at the side of your head completely changes the shape of the wrap! I am not sure that this one works so well for my face shape, but I am sure that it will work for others! As soon as I master the side gathering thing, I will make a tutorial!
It’s hoootttt outside! Many ladies often ask me, “aren’t you boiling in your long skirts, sleeves, and head wrap?” The answer is, “Yep, it’s hot, but I am much cooler than someone wearing short shorts and a tank top!”
How can this be?
The answer is simple: look at the Bedouins and those that lived outside in extremely hot weather. They all wore light colours, long, draped fabrics, and had their heads covered. Light fabrics reflect the sun away from your body much better than skin does! Skin fries under the sun; not only does this create health problems, but it also raises one’s body temperature like nothing else. A long, breezy skirt is much cooler than constricting shorts. Same with fluttery sleeves! As for the hair covering, I find that when I wear light fabrics on my head, I sweat much less than when I wore my hair down (sticky!) and got my scalp burned.
So here is my hot day hair wrap and outfit! The shirt is light, loose cotton. The skirt is a wrap skirt from Jerusalem, and the scarves are cotton/silk 🙂
A word to the wise: if you have just stumbled upon Wrapunzel and/or you are hair wrapping beginner, best you not start with this tutorial! However, you should definitely watch it to see the wraps that are possible! This is the most technique intensive tie that I have done, and as you can see in the video, I still haven’t perfected the mechanics of it! However, so many of you asked, so here is the tutorial!
Here is how to do the much-coveted princess wrap! As you can see by watching the video, this wrap is very easy to do, provided that you have a large enough scarf to begin with (really, my “scarf” is just a piece of cloth). Instead of the lace, you can just use any other long scarf, but the lace makes it look much more royal. Enjoy!
Yes, you read that correctly! I finally got myself unpacked and organized enough to make videos. TIme to start sending in your requests! Here is how to wrap an infinity scarf:
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.
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?
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