How to make a base frame for a hair-up headdress or hair piece
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2015
- This is how I made the base for several of my hair-up and show projects in the past. With this base you could easily make a headdress for a carnival, festival or whatever you like, so not really exclusively for hairstylists this video...
*UPDATE*
A few people have contacted me about the headdress in this video made from tons of sticks. I made a blog post detailing the construction of that with a bunch of photos and detail etc. which you can see here:
www.lemonsodahair.com/featured...
And there is also now a new video that shows it too: • How to build an avant ...
In the video, I mentioned WeCreatures, you can find them here:
/ wecreatures
You can read more about hair on my blog: www.lemonsodahair.com
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If you have any requests or questions, feel free get in touch with me at either of the above or just below in the comments. Cheers as always x 
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That is genius. I’ve been using wide hair bands but this looks so much more stable. Thank you!
I made a perfect head piece made of 90 rubber snakes. It’s heavy but using your base instructions, I can carry the heavy head piece because it’s so stable and it fits so perfectly! Wish I could post a pic. Thanks for your excellent instructions! 💥💫Keep being AMAZING! 💖💥 YOU ROCK!!!💥💫💖 YOUROCK👍👊💥
Tutorial starts at 5:10.
Ivy B thanks
that was a looooong into
You’re an angel
Thank you.
No, it starts at 2:50 at the latest as he goes over materials. Unless you just know what guage to use, which is why I wanted the tutorial.....
thank you so much.... this really helped me. In my head I've been thinking all sorts, i was thinking of all sorts of complicated ways. You made it simple and easy! :)
lmao "i made this" *throws headdress on floor*
I thought the same thing.
Kariann Hajek LOL!!!! 😂 My thoughts exactly!
Omgosh so thankful to find your video thank you so much it was really helpful love thank you❤️
Glad I’m not the only one who was like.... “uhhh he just threw that?? Whyyyy? 😰”
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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I have no experience and this helped me take off on the right foot. Cheers!
You can also wrap the wire with thing craft foam to make it more comfortable.
Yes! Nice idea, I'm going to try this out next time I make one and see how it gets on. I think my models will appreciate it in the least haha. Thanks for the comment!
Lemon/Soda They will definitely appreciate it. I hope it worked out well for both you and the models. Great video! 😊
Thank you so much for this tutorial..this has opened my world to getting a great foundation for making and creating new headdresses that are fixed better for dance performances. so grateful for you sharing this. :)
+yogahullanurse you're welcome, I'm really happy it could help! Thanks for your kind words :)
i am not a trained artist only self taught costume and headdress/fascinator maker....so i rely on youtube for helpful tips as well as do a lot of trial and error to see what works or not. This has been brilliant. look forward to seeing more of your creations too. thank you x
I have to build a wire headpiece for a project, and I found this really helpful. Especially using duct tape to cover the sharp ends. Thank you so much!
you're welcome! Glad you found it useful!
Thank you so much for this video! I saved it to my "craft tutorials" playlist ages ago and just stumbled onto it, and watched it.
I'm really drawn to a lot of sorta obscure (obviously a relative term) forms of craftmaking, like this - stuff where there aren't necessarily a bunch of classes out there for it - and my problem with these inclinations of mine is that I never know where to start. I've found it deceptively difficult to find detailed guidance, for total beginners, for a lot of these things. So I just want to say thank you so much, I appreciate it! Very useful and very un-intimidating. 👌🙏
Fantastic how-to. This will come in very handy for conventions!
Thank you for this! I made a rookie mistake - made a lovely (fairly small) headpiece that I attached to a headband, and discovered it wouldn't stay on my dang head when I danced. I don't know why I didn't think of it, but your tutorial gave me the lightbulb: wire around the back of the head. Saved the day.
+Wendy Watson great to hear! It really makes a big difference for such a small change, glad you found it useful!
Thank you for sharing!!! So simple and easy, I can finally work on my school project
Love this! Thank you for making it super easy!
So excited to try this technique 😀🙌 Thank you.
This was great x you should do a head piece from start to finish xx amazing 😀
Your video is awesome! Thanks for the start off inspiration!
Would loooooove to see structured high "hair" looking pieces. Have always been fascinated by the high structure of BOF's streaked hair, and of course when doing absurdist beehives, they need wire or a rip in the O-zone. :)
Also, horns are interesting! Very helpful!!
Great information about the basics of making a base for a headdress. I was looking for a technique like this that didn't require the use of a soldering iron or spot welder to meld the wire joins together, particularly if they are to be covered with ribbon. I would also advise using foam sheets, cut into strips and applied via hot glue to the wire; prior to wrapping with ribbon. All & all....Thanks for the tutorial👌
+Nerissa Wilkinson Right, thanks! The foam is a good idea! I had to cut up make-up applicators once before and stuff them just behind the ears to stop a headdress based off this from rubbing on a models head once. The way I'd built off it meant that it lost most of its flexibility and over time, it wasn't so comfortable for her. She was wearing it for 10+ hours though.... Trooper!
hi, can you explain what foam sheets are? or where I can see a photo? perhaps I know what it is by a different name.
+Zia m This is just the first link I came across on amazon to give you an idea www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00L3EXXCO but basically its just a sheet of soft, rubbery material you can cut up and use as padding. In a pinch I used those foam make-up blenders you use to apply foundation, but if you were planning ahead, the sheets would be better, I was just improvising with what I had at the show, though they did work too. You could use and soft, spongey material I guess.
Great video. Fun to watch. So simple... why didn't I think of that? :) Thanks for sharing your ideas with us!
Thank you very much for your kind words and you're very welcome! Glad it helped!
The most helpful video on this subject
I would love to see the half circles headpiece you mentioned in the video!! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you! My headpieces are always falling off my head, this is awesome! Can't wait to try this for a cleopatra headpiece
Alicja Laskowska pleasure, glad to be of help and I hope it works out for you!
You helped me make the foundation to my Catrina Crown..thank you 💜
this is the best headpiece design .. thank you
would you please consider making a video with more headdresses? i would love to learn to make the black "stick" headdress you show in this video! gorgeous!
Hi! Thanks for the kind words, here is a video I just made about the stick headdress, I hope its useful! ruclips.net/video/Ya7Bn8DQ6IY/видео.html
I love your videos! Your voice is very soothing, too. If you ever make any more headdresses, please consider making a video.
+Sticky Rice! Oh that's very kind of you to say so, thanks! I'm quite surprised this video had much interest, I'm just sourcing some materials and will be making one in a couple of weeks, I'll be sure to record the process and get it up :)
Thank you so much. I’ve been looking for exactly this info!
Very helpful great idea, yeah I would love to know how you made that amazing headpiece :)
thank you i love your methods your art
thank you !very helpful to add to my own creativty!
Thank you! I'm making a dilophosaurus head piece! this is what I'm going to use as my base!
this is really useful, thank you!
Thank you, that was incredibly useful!
Love this tutorial 👌👌 so real
This video was absolutely adorable! :)
Great video, really helpful. cheers
This could be such an amazing A++ video but there's soo much talking, really wish it were straight to the point. HOWEVER, still found this incredibly helpful - I just have the attention span of a gold fish! Haha cheers!!x
+Lola Luxe Haha thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it positive and negative :) this was my first ever video, I just plonked a phone on a stack of dvds and ran my mouth off! I'm trying to reign it in but it seems I like to waffle... Glad it was still helpful and I appreciate your thoughts :)
He's so cute though. I could just stare at him talking all day.
Thank you!! This is so helpful!!!!
Thank you for sharing this video🙏🏻 I’m in the 🇺🇸 What size gauge wire is that?
Thank you for this video. I created my Personal Project for School from this tutorial. It was really helpful :)
That's awesome, I'm glad it was helpful! If you have any photos, feel free to share! I love checking out others work!
I hop that you can see it, here it is : plus.google.com/u/0/collection/YDE0mB
Very helpful! What is the gauge needed for the steel wire?
Thank you! some great tips here
I couldn't recommend the foam sheets/strips/satin ribbon technique enough. They ensure your wire structure stays pliable/flexible.
I have successfully made 4 head bases of various sizes and height; that we're made for the purpose of the catwalk. Comfort for the model is imperative, as is durability...who the hell wants to see sh*t fall apart when masses of people are oogling it on the catwalk...not I.
Thank you! SO helpful 👍
yess you look dashing :)
thank you for this tutorial
+Corey M haha thanks and you're welcome! Gosh I say some silly things in these videos... lol
Thanks for these nice advices, I was looking for a way to build a base cause I was always using a plastic crown base which is definitely not the best way! I'll try this technique soon, cheers
You're welcome :) That is actually how I came to do it this way, I used to use plastic alice bands, but they just didn't have the strength or support that I needed, so I branched out to making my own with wire. Best of luck!
Nice head dresses on your channel by the way :)
Thanks you so much, cheers mate
Super helpful. Thank you!
You're welcome, glad it was useful!
aah thank you so much for this! I am going to make my first cosplay and I needed exactly this (I am rather nervous as I have never made a costume in my life haha!)
+Dana Alink You're welcome, I'm glad it helped! Best of luck with your costume, I'm sure you'll look great!
Omg I would love to see that stick hair
That massive black beauty needs to be in my life. That is literally my dream hair.
Would this be able to support a headdress with a pair of real antlers?
Thanks for the tutorial btw
I want to make the one on the floor
Who was it that you mentioned at the start that you said taught you this? Thanks
I am trying to design headdresses with fire torches incorporated. I know thd torch pieces should be stainless steel, but do you think this base is safe enough to secure the element of fire if oriented properly off the head or use a welded base? I fully understand the ramifications of the obvious dangers.
Zia M
Foam sheets are available at any craft supply store. Usually available in A4 sheets, so economical to buy in a pack or individually.
Once you have them...cut the sheet into 3/4mm strips and bind them around your wire with hot glue (via a hot glue gun).
If your after another level of "aesthetically" pleasing visual, wrap the foam strips (once dried on your wire structure) with satin ribbon. Narrower widths are easier to manage.
did you mean 3/4 inch?
I got a Small female Glass Jar style head. They sell for 25$
Anyway I have a large head... And wanted size options.
Found a Skull version of it. Its fantastic... also for hotglue ect.
I am looking for a Lazy susan to attach them to so i can pivot and turn it.
this is wonderful, thank you for posting this. I don't understand what the other person meant by "foam sheets".
thankyou this was very helpful
Very easy Thanks a lot fo rthe idea.
THANK YOU! I decided to research to see if anyone had a good hairpiece / base design that would work for attaching a chicken wire and Kanekalon hair sculpture. I would have come up with something but THIS is waaaay more simple and easy than what I was imagining hahahaha - PS what did you make your sticks out of? Obviously Unbreakable - chucks awesome headpiece on the floor :d - cheers
Thanks for this!!!!
Thank you, this is great!
Sally R Thats very kind, thank you! I'm glad you got something out of it!
brilliant!
Can you please inform me about the wire size thank you?
Thabk you SO much! More of this pls 🤗
Love this guy good fun
Awesome! Thanks so much!
+Kristy Slicker you're welcome, thanks for your kind words and for watching!
What gauge wire are you using?
We made headpieces for our dance troupe inspired by your video and I'd like to send you a picture!
Thank you so much for your email! Its so great it was helpful and you all looked awesome!
Jo Boring
Jo Boring well can we see the picture?! :)
Great video - helpful AND you're hilarious
Thanks so much, you're very kind :)
Hello! Is it possible for you to make a tutorial of the sticks headdress you showed in this video. Love love love that :)
+Mangakuray Hi there, thanks for your kind words! A few people have contacted me about that, which is a bit of a suprise to me! I wish I'd made a video of it now... Anyhow, I decided to make a blog post with some detail and a bunch of photos that I'd taken as a sort of step-by-step as I was making it before. If you fancy, please have a look here: www.lemonsodahair.com/featured/constructing-an-avant-garde-head-dress/
Thanks very much again!
THANK YOU!!
thank you so much
What gauge wire are you using. I ordered some but it looks too thin.
2mm galvanised steel wire
2:15 oh my kittens I gasped :D :D :D it looked like he trew it away "Lol I don't need you now" or something
Ha! I loved that head dress, but unfortunately I'd had to cut it to pieces after the show I used it for in order to remove it from the models head. It did have chicken wire on it too which had backcombed and tangled hair running through it. It looked fantastic, but the poor girls hair was so tangled in it all by the end that using pliars to cut it off her head was the best way to take it off.. so Yeah, it was kind of destroyed by the time I made this video :( Luckily no innocent models were harmed during the making of it :D
:/ Thank you for this video though! I want to make large headpiece (like those oriental ones in fantasy shoots) but I actually found out I don't know how to make base, because I always did only small ones :D so thank you again, it was big help
SUCH GOOD HELP TY
yw :)
thank you
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What gauge and wire material did you use (e.g. 18 gauge, 12 gague, stainless steel or aluminum, etc.)?
It sounded like he said 2 MM but the Fire Mountain Gems conversion guide says that would be about 12 guage and I feel like that won't bend much? I need to know for a project I have to finish by Saturday! (in 2 days!)
@@kryztyne2006 I used 18 gauge stainless today (since that's what I had on-hand and it pliable enough to work with while still being sturdy. Hope that helps!!! 😁
Thanks for responding! I used 18 guage as well but I had to make 3 frames before I was semi happy with it. My headdress was so heavy that it was ridiculous! @@christinejjohn
this may be a silly question but how thick does wire need to be as im on ebay with all these options lol
He says "Essentially everything is build out of galvanized wire; galvanized steel wire. I think this is 2 millimeters thick. You can get it in just about any hardware center." at 2:47 . I hope this helps.
What gauge would that be?
thanks for the video. ur so cute. im gonna go make one of these.
You're very kind, thank you! If you make one, feel free to show us how it goes! I love seeing peoples creations!
Lemon/Soda I did make 2! They came out awesome . Not sure how u send pics here tho
It took him 15mins to explain how to ducktape wire lol I was expecting some crafting examples but NOPE just here for the wire & duct tape xD
Found this quite funny just throwing stuff everywhere 😂
KITTY!!
Thanks
I really wish you would have included how to cover the wire in the ribbon…
Keren bisa di mengerti
Your're FUNNY! I watched the video 3 more times it was almost like watching DIY opera!
I love this guy lol
Great ideas! Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have to say.. every time you dropped that beautiful black stick headdress on the ground... I cringed! It would be such a shame to break it 😧😣Nooo! 😱😂
Looks interesting. This video is so dark. Hard to see...
it was just frustrating cause I'm In a cosmetology program and gonna be in a national hair competition, was trying to figure out how to make a head dress out of hair. anyway your most welcome
Why is this guy so cute...
What on earth am i watching...perhaps a final thing?
Don't let haters affect you
Thank you for this tutorial! I used it for a recent look: instagram.com/p/BVIv8y6B3OG/?taken-by=samanthasayten
It came out better than expected thanks to you
you can't barely hear dude
+Chaz Isham Yeah, unfortunately this was the first video I ever made. The unfortunate trick with RUclips is the learning process is obviously public! I'm no pro now, but I hope I'm improving little by little. Thanks for watching anyway dude
So u hear him well?
Oh goodness I've been wanting to make one for awhilue
Just get on with it or I gotta go
Voice is monotone throughout n I got anxious
Maybe less idle talking and more how to...this video could be cut in length by HALF and still have all needed content. What is it with RUclipsrs and wanting to drone on and on and on ....see how long this comment is?? See how annoying it is when people blather on for an eternity when it's NOT NEEDED... Geeze man, short and to the point next time.