Crimping and example

Crimping 

Crimped hair on pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/kateryan/crimped-hair/, http://www.layoutaday.com/use-your-tools-crimper-love, viewed 05.11.15, (digital image)

Theses an example of ripped hair I have found on the internet, I chose this particular image because it illustrates a good example of the type of hair I will be practicing. The design is a good size and is the effect that I will aim to create. 

Updos on Pinterest | Victory Rolls, Updo and Brown Hairstyles, http://ashleyrosebubbles.buzznet.com/user/journal/7580501/dying-some-massive-hair, viewed 05.11.15, (digital image)

For this I have used:

• Crimping iron
• pin tail comb
• brush
• backcombing technique 
• small grips to hold the weight of the hair 
• fine tooth comb

This image is of a model wearing a crimped up do, I chose to look at this image because this is the style of hair I will be focusing on when planning my final design. I want to practice different up do's for crimped hair to come up with a mixture of design that I can choose from. I like this style of hair because it is a good illustration of what a contemporary style of Elizabethan hair would be. 

I practiced crimping on my 'Kate" doll and then experimented two ways of getting the high behave design from Elizabeth I. I divided the hair into two, and crimped both sides. Once crimped and cooled I brushed out the hair and it created a more volume to the hair; it looked frizzy but neat, like an afro.

These images show the hair crimped on both sides, and a close up of the crimping before I had brushed it out. 

This image shows the hair backcombed and placed in a hill position on top of the head, if done on both sides of the head it will create a love heart shape similar in shape to Elizabethan style hair.

This image below shows the second way to get the same effect, for this I used a prop or 'rat' that I rolled up in the hair, for my final design I will make a 'rat' to fit the model as the one I used was too long and I couldn't get the desired shape. 

These images show the size difference from using a prop and simply backcombing.

The second way to use the prop is to section off the hair and do a small french plait where the prop will sit, I then secured the prop to the plait and wrapped the hair around it, this made a more secure and neater finish. I prefer using the prop to simply relying on backcombing although backcombing makes a larger mound.  

I didn't crimp all the way to the scalp line, this is something I will have to improve on in my practice and final design to get a better finish. 

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1301691h.html, viewed 24.11.15, (digital image)

This image shows Elizabeth I seemingly wearing a wig, but this hair would have been accomplished using some type of crimping iron, to make small tight crimped curls.