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Hair Wraps
Though old portraits only show hair wraps on Highland men, at some point the women probably adapted them to their long-hair needs.
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Here’s a closer view
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Some years ago my daughter found one in sterling silver in a jeweler’s booth at a Highland Games. It’s just loops of heavy silver wire twisted consistently, with a Celtic charm dangling from one end. You pull your hair into a ponytail, start wrapping the coiled wire around the ponytail from top to bottom. When you run out of the coiled wire, the rest of your ponytail can hang loose, be braided, twisted, or looped into a design. Another I’ve found online which appears to be crocheted or netted gold thread, though no longer listed on the site.
Image courtesy Baba-C Designs
In The Mode in Hats and Headdress, there are some images of Medieval hair wraps. The first two images are from the 12th century, the second being an English design.
Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox,
The Mode in Hats and Headdress
Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox,
The Mode in Hats and Headdress
This wrap is of English Norman design, also from the 12th century.
Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox,
The Mode in Hats and Headdress
This last wrap is from circa 1500, when the Medieval era was ending and the Renaissance was just beginning.
Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox,
The Mode in Hats and Headdress
Any of these wraps could be applied on long hair, using tartan ribbon, or ribbon to co-ordinate with your wedding gown. I’ve even seen a turban with a false fabric braid matching the color of the turban. A few crystal or pearl beads could be interspersed to add an extra touch of elegance and formality. This could also be wrapped with a tartan ribbon to add another touch of tartan to a Scottish theme wedding.
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