V43: 18th Century Experiments in Hair, and New $6 Neckerchief

Last night I spent hours...HOURS...working on Edwardian hair styles, but I discovered that I needed more switches and hair pieces (today's work), before attempting any more of those styles.

I also tried out a 1770s "V" shaped pouf style, and had a go at creating side curls. Here was my reference:





Here was my first shot at it:



I need to practice this a bit more, but I will do a tutorial once I've got it down. For the time being, I can tell you that I used...

• two oblong hair rats
• a wiglet
• one hair switch
• a billion pins

...but more on this later, and other things to stick in your coif.

Also, I found this neckerchief on eBay for $6, yay! I know the lace on it is a little young in style, but I like the thing very much.

It reminded me of this one from Colonial Williamsburg's website:


I'm off to the monthly Sacramento Antiques Fair today, hopefully to find some treasures. The solving of Edwardian hair mysteries will reconvene next week. :-)