My last posting was the instructions for tying and styling the basic version of the white silk shawl. I am following it today with a gallery of ways you can personalize or embellish the basic white shawl tie to make it really unique and special. I have showed these before over the last few weeks but I thought it would be helpful to post them all together in a gallery of variations on the basic look immediately following the basic tying instructions. For all these styles variations begin with the simple basic tie.
Silk Flower
1) Garnish with a silk flower corsage pinned to the shawl where ever you like.
Lobster Hair Clip as Shawl Clip
2) A lobster clip hair accessory makes a great shawl clip as well! Here is a black and red Asian style lobster hair clip attached to the front folds of the shawl.
Pin or Brooch
3) A Vintage or modern brooch or pin is a lovely touch! Here a gold vintage 1950’s brooch in by Sara Coventry is attached to one side.
A Ficarre Updo Hair Clip as Shawl Clip
4) A Ficarre hair clip which is normally used to create buns or French rolls can be used as a shawl clip for a modern abstract looking styling variation.
Scrunchy Used to Create Freeform Flower
5) A scrunchy hair accessory, usually used to create a ponytail or bun can be ingeniously appropriated to create a freestyle abstract flower positioned off to one side. This scrunchy is made of dupioni silk trimmed with seed beads and other larger glass beads around the outside border.
I will post instructions on creating the freestyle scrunchy flowers soon.
These are suggestions! There are many more possibilities! Once you start experimenting you will be able to come up with more on your own. It is a wonderful way to use hair accessories and jewelry that you don’t use often! I especially like finding a new way to use the basket of hair accessories I have accumulated but don’t use often in my hair.
I have found that I cannot use hair accessories in my hair very often because of having headrests in cars. You cannot have lot of doodads in your hair if they get in the way of using the headrest properly. These have been instigated to protect heads and necks when driving but hats, barrettes, buns or ponytails gets in the way ~ really making it impossible to use the them and the headrest together properly. You must use the headrest for safety – so you cannot wear the hair accessories in your hair when driving or even riding in a car. You must put them in your hair after you arrive at your destination or use them in these new ways on your scarf or shawl!
I have always loved collecting and using hair accessories. I am delighted to have found out theses ways to use them!
The scarf styles are created by Tricia James of scarfgenie.com. Visit here there!
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