Second time using padding

This is my second attempt at using padding and i am very very pleased with this look. 

I really like the bun at the back and the fact the middle of the hair is staight and the outer sides of the hair are crimped giving a lovely texture change. This look is definitely something to think about when doing my final design.

View point The back- the left padding , middle bun and bottom was done by me and the right padding was done by Sylwia Mazur 

Practice 1

Today my partner practised my idea and these are the results. 

There is still a few things that need practising- I.e- padding placement but I need to communicate more and write instructions for every detail ! 

Overall I think she fine quite well with it. And all though the front is different to how I imagined I quite like it ! I realise I am going to have to concider how to get around my shaved patch!

Cornelia's design

This is the first practice i did of Cornelia's design. 

As you can see her design includes crimping and padding in the front and a bun that i made without a bun ring. I didn't find Cornelia's design too challenging as i have some  hair experience. 

We did discuss the use of using a bun ring as it may save time. 

Padding

This was my first attempt at using padding. Clearly it didn't go so well because you can see the padding through the hair. I think that I needed to use darker padding and use more hair to cover the padding.

How to use padding.
Crimping hair is optional when using padding.But best results are gained.

1. part the section of hair you will be using to cover your padding.
2. estimating how much hair will cover the padding from the front, section this off too.
3. do a small cornrow down the hair. This will hold your padding in place.
4. using LOTS of grips place the padding on the hair and secure to the cornrow.
5. once secured, I usually use the back section to cover first then use the front section over the top to give maximum camouflage.

Adornments

I've recently been looking at adornments and how to modernise them.

I've chosen to go for this design with my final design. When I look at this design it reminds me of the hair designs from rock n rose , a hair accessories and jewellery company. Www.rocknrose.co.uk 

I started to look at their instagram to get a few ideas. And came across these pictures. 

http://rocknroseuk.blogspot.co.uk/

I noticed a lot of there hair designs could be considered new Elizabethan and noticed flowers were used for adornments.

So i decided to use roses for my adornments. Next I began to think about current fashions. 

Recently I noticed metallics are very in. You can refer metallics to new Elizabethan as it could represent riches.

Image sources-shown in top left of pictures 

I feel that metallic silver is more of a statement. From these ideas I have decided to create small roses to sit inside the front of the hair. 

Next i looked on pinterest to see if there was a tutorial on how to make fabric roses.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/118782508893860646/

My next thing to do would be to go to fabric store to find the correct material.