Studio Practice

In my own time and in the studio, I practiced styling hair on a dolls head. In these images you can see how I have created various looks by using different props in the hair. Ribbon work was created by looping ribbon around a grip and inserting the grip into the base of a plait... the ribbon was then incorporated in the plait by including it in one strand of the hair. I have also experimented with incorporating flowers into the hair as the Elizabethans wore flowers when they married. To work the flower into the hair I sectioned the hair into three and plaited the back section. I then formed the two front sections into ponytails and divided each ponytail into two sections. I plaited each of these sections and curved them over onto the head, pinning them into place to created a structure of rings. Once the structure was complete, I worked flowers into the rings of hair, creating a crown-like effect. In addition to this, you can also see how I used a traditional prop to create and authentic Elizabethan shape.