Mac Thamhais wrote:Charlotte J wrote:Hee hee! The point was to add fake hair, and make it look like my own. I failed pretty miserably.
That said, it is possible. I'll have to dredge up some pics, but if you attach a fake braid to a fillet, and braid your real hair across the back (starting from the temples) you can fake it pretty well. If you skip all of the plastic and pearls and such, a more simple hairpiece stitched to a fillet (the band) will do the trick quite well.
So how might one accomplish the desired result if ones real hair isn't long enough to braid?
How long is the hair? I have chin length hair, and it can still be French braided. It's not easy, but it's doable.
I have pics somewhere of the Marie de France bust, but this one is online now. The braids come to her jaw, bend, and run across the back of her head (presumably). The bend is actually quite easy to make look natural with braids, if you need, to, do a little sewing with some hair colored thread.
If you cross the braids in the back, and slick down any real hair real well, it's not too bad.
Alternatively, a long but narrow veil, with the front edge right at the top of the head, is a wonderful way to hide a multitude of modernities.
This:
[img]http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/60328934/4523851[/img]
is me with fakies hanging down to the jaw, and my real hair in the back. I was crazy rushed in the morning, so it's not perfect. And the fakies are a tad too long. But you get the idea.
(so cute!)
