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At Scarborough Faire, there was a stand selling what they called hair slides. This is nothing but a string of leather with beads on it. I guess you would make one following these steps:
1. Take a strand of leather of suitable length and put a knot in one end.
2. Add one end bead, followed by two regular beads followed by one end bead.
3. Put a knot in the other end.
4. Arrange the beads so that there is a regular bead and an end bead on each end.
5. Fold the leather strip in half.
6. Put a suitable number of regular beads over the doubled strip of leather.
You now have a hair slide. To use the hair slide follow these steps:
1. Gather a portion of hair from the front of the head into a sort of pony tail and pass the end loop of the slide over the hair. Slide the bead as far as it will go to hold firmly onto the hair.
2. Gather another portion of hair as you would for a French braid (only this is MUCH easier), and add it to the previous section. Now take the portion of leather between the first bead (which you just moved into position) and the second bead. This portion of leather consists of two strips held together on either end by a bead. Pass the hair through this, cross the strips under the hair, pass the hair through again, and tighten the second bead.
3. Repeat step #2 until you have run out of beads.
4. After the last bead, simply tie a half hitch.
This is very attractive. I hope to post a picture soon.
Victor,
I have been making my own leather (well, I've been using different colours of deerskin / lambskin, actually), hair accessories (in lieu of something better to call them) which are basically a piece of hide approximately 5-6" long and 2"-2.5 inches wide, using 4 eyelets on each side which accommodate a strand of leather to hold it together.
This allows me to wrap it around my pony and "bind" it into place, with the leather strap criscrossing in an X pattern in back. Works great for holding a pony in back, of for gathering hair at the side foe a somewhat different effect. At the rate people are asking me where I get them, I should go into business!
Yes, you should. Shortly, I plan to start a section on hair accessories for men. If you could send me some pictures of what you are talking about, I would appreciate that. If you'd like to have a contact listed in case anyone wishes to purchase some from you, let me know.
Victor, I wonder how many others are interested?? If there is interest, maybe it would be feasible to do something. I am planning on picking up a scanner in the near future, so I can provide pics. Best idea I can give you is to find a "Callisto" pic on one of the "Xena" boards and notice the leather accessory she has. I'm curious to know if others would be interested in these wraps? Victor, I'll be in touch via email with further stuff on this as not to waste space - but I am curious how many others would be interested.
Yes Mike, I am interested in such a wrap, or anything similar. Also, do you know what Gabrielle uses to clip her braids together at the back of her head sometimes in the show - it looks like a bulldog clip for holding papers together - do you know what its called.
No, I am not aware of this, but I'll look around!
Here is probably the best example I coulod find.