Padding

Padding

Equipment

·         Hair brush

·         Bobby pins

·         Stocking

·         Cotton wool

Method

1.      Firstly, ensure the whole head is curled by following the steps on the previous page.

2.      Whilst the curls are cooling you can create your padding.  Do this by cutting off the end of a stocking and stuff it with cotton wool or pads.  Tie the other end in a knot so the stuffing doesn’t fall out.

3.      Next, take a section of hair and wrap it around the padding.  Use some bobby pins to pin the hair in place, this will also keep the padding in place.

4.      Lastly, just arrange the hair over the padding to disguise it as much as possible.  It will also help if use a darker stocking for dark hair and a lighter stocking for light hair.

I found this quite hard as I didn’t take enough hair to cover the padding.  I had also made the padding too long so next time I need to make sure I size up the stocking before I tie the knot in it.  After some practise, I feel I could master this technique.