Single hen

[Guest]

Does anyone know how to do good old fashioned rag ringlets? We're going to a wedding next weekend, and Caity would just look perfect with her hair done in ringlets, but I don't want to go and buy these stupid hot ringlet things.

 

My nana used to put rag ringlets in my hair for special occasions, but it was such a long time ago, I have no idea what she did!

 

Does anyone know how to do them?

[Lesley-Jean]

Yes Shona. I'm afraid I'm old enough to know:

 

Damp the hair (or use a setting product which works much better). Use strips of rag about 5-6 inches long and about an inch wide. Roll the hair around these as you would a roller and then just tie the end together with a single knot (like the first part of a bow) Allow to dry and 'hey presto' ringlets

 

Have a lovely time at the wedding

[Karen & co.]

Hi, hope I can remember this properly

 

you need rags or cotton bandages (not the stretchy types)

section the damp hair up into the size ringlets you are going to do,

the rag should be twice as long as the hair plus a bit for tying,

tie the middle of the rag to the hair near the scalp, and get someone to hold it if poss!

hold one half of the rag and pull it slightly away from the hair and then with the other hand wind the hair around the rag - not the rag around the hair,

when you get to the end, use the other end of the rag and wrap that around the hair covering it like a bandage.

when you get to the end tie both ends of the rag together and you should have a sausage like thing!!!

repeat as many times as you need.

sleep on it or leave it untill hair is dry.

remove rags and hair should be in ringlets

you can also twist the hair as before you wind it around the bandage, but I need 3 hands to do that

 

hope this is clear enough!

 

karen x

[Popcorn]

Awww..my mum used to do mine like that too!

 

I used to go to bed in mine with a hair net on! Hilda Ogden eat your heart out!

[Karen & co.]

gosh it took me so long to type that Lesley-Jean beat me to it with what sounds like a much simpler way

 

enjoy the wedding!!!

 

karen x

[Lesley-Jean]

I think your is a much better answer Karen. You can't sleep in mine really, yours will give amuch more secure method

[Guest]

Thanks for that - now that I hear how to do it, the memories all came flooding back!

[Karen & co.]

I can still remember my nana putting rags in my hair before having some photo's taken, still got the photo's

 

Karen x

[Cookie]

I do this sometimes with DD - we cut up a pink J-cloth (new and clean!! ) for the rags.

 

She sleeps with her face into her pillow so the rag bundles don't poke into her head. She's already learnt to suffer for beauty at the tender age of 3 poor thing!!

 

Love,

Cookie. xx

 

PS. She asks for curls and loves the results - realise my earlier sentence might sound like I am being a very cruel Mum

[Cinnamon]

I can remember my little sister having to go to school with her hair in rags before her ballet and dance competitions.

 

Don't know how to do it myself though

 

I can recommend 2 other things thought....Angel Curls is really good & easy to use,as are those foam covered wire spaghetti things.

They work really well for lovely ringlets

[Louise]

I have used the foam ones too and they are okay but with my frizzy hair describing the effect as ringlets is a little bit of an exageration

 

I would recomend you have a go before the big day though

[Guest]

I can remember my little sister having to go to school with her hair in rags before her ballet and dance competitions.

 

Don't know how to do it myself though

 

I can recommend 2 other things thought....Angel Curls is really good & easy to use,as are those foam covered wire spaghetti things.

They work really well for lovely ringlets

 

What's Angel Curls??

 

The more I think about the rag ringlets, the more I remember my head hurting all night while I had the rags in....

[Richard T]

Does Mr Seaman still have long hair and do you have any plans concerning it?

 

 

Richard T

[Guest]

 

What are you boys like???

 

As I pointed out to grd the other day, he had the ponytail cut off ages ago!

[Richard T]

But what if he grew it back?

 

 

Richard T

[Guest]

 

That might actually put me off.........

 

long hair for us girlies, short-back-and-sides for you boys!

[Cinnamon]

Angel Curls is a heated ringlet machine.

I know you said you didn't want to buy anything,but it is such good value & works really well ,so I thought I would mention it

As a natural curly top I use it on frizzy days to stop me looking like Crystaltips

 

Heres a link to the Boots site....

 

http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1045686

 

It might be cheaper on Amazon,or there might be one on eBay

[Guest]

Thanks for that! I've had a look on eBay, and I may buy a set - seems easier than doing it with rags!

[Cinnamon]

Yep, they are a bargain price on ebay.

 

Good luck

[The Dogmother]

long hair for us girlies, short-back-and-sides for you boys!

 

But bald is better

[AnnieP]

for us girls?

[Guest]

for us girls?

 

[The Dogmother]

 

BOYS

[Popcorn]

But bald is better

 

Have to disagree there Clare.....look at my Darren! I do prefer a whole set of hairs on my own head though. Not sure bald would suit really

[The Dogmother]

He's one man who can carry it off - there aren't many, Johnny Depp is another.