A wonderful variety of caps and head-dresses for 15th and 16th centuries--just Google around for images you like. And I agree with Carol Kocian, your plaits might be converted into switches or small hair-pieces to work with the cap of your choosing.
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer On Sep 12, 2012, at 11:56 PM, Sharon Phillips wrote: > I would like some ideas on hair pieces and wigs as I now have short hair > again and I have no real idea myself. My hair is maybe a centimetre or two > long at the back and for part of the sides and, about 7 cm or 8 cm long on > the top part. I also have dark red henna in it so all in all my hair looks > modern. I need to come up with some kind of solution for reenacting. I'm > mostly interested in 15th and 16th centuries, and regency. I was wondering > what the list would suggest for solutions for covering up the hair and > achieving period hairstyles. > > I did keep my plaits when they where cut off. They reached they bottom of my > ribcage(plaited) and were cut off halfway between shoulder and head. The hair > is in good condition and was never dyed, chemically treated or the like. I > never even used a hairdryer or straightener on it.The plaits also weigh over > 160 grams so there is quite a bit of hair there. I'm wondering if it would be > worth talking to a wigmaker and seeing if they are able to make something > with this either wig or hair pieces. I'm wondering if anybody on the list > has done something similiar or knows anything about the subject > > Sharon Phillips > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
