I'm always on the lookout for a good vintage hairstyle, and the faux fringe is one I've dabbled with in the past a couple of times Previously, I've use a shop bought dughnut sliced open to create the rat , but the colour doesnt go with my new hair and truth be told its a bit on the chunky side.
'I know' I thought this morning, 'It can't be that hard -I'll make my own!' And do you know what?
It wasn't!
You too can make your own Hair-Rat with this tutorial
Hair -Rat Tutorial
You will need :~
* Old pair of tights
* Scissors
* Neeedle and thread or Sewing Machine
*Cotton Wool, Wadding or a big ball of your own hair (saved from your brushes)
1.First select your tights, normal everyday tights or stockings, in a colour that matches your hair closest. This is a great way to recycle those holey ones!! Mine were 'Barely Black', good for darker hair, for blondes choose 'Natural' shades.
2.Cut a section from you tights approx 7" long.
3.Starting 1" from the one end, sew a seam along one shorter edge and after 1 1.2" turn and sew along the length of the tight.
4.Cut away excess tight material and turn tight inside out.
5. Fill the tube (leaving 1" gap at open end) with your filling and manipulate until stuffing is even along the length, and tube is 'sausage shape'.
6. Sew up open end so you have 1" flat piece of tight between seam and end of tight material. These extra pieces of flat material will enable you to pin the roll into your hair.
7. If you are using a sewing machine selecting a stitch where the needle sews to one side of the foot will help get a good result. I selected option 5 (see below)
You should now have a homemade Hair-Rat!!!!
Roll your fringe around the Rat and finish with a pretty flower!!!
If you need a hand rolling a fringe you can check out these videos...
Fleur rolls a faux fringe ...
