FMS407MurphyHRedheadsAndRoyalty: Practise of final design- Design 1

side view

Another side view

Today we were practicing our final design. I'm partnered with Erin Stacey and we thought we would test out our own designs on each other, and get the timing right, before passing it to each other to complete.

Practice and technique: Mine is quite time consuming as there is a lot going on. I began buy creating my 3 sections. I created one wide section in Erin's parting that would create two French plaits. I then created two sections down either side of Erin's face, that would be split into 3 more tiny sections each that I will plait to create a crown shape. I was then left with the large back section. I began with the back section. I crimped this section and back brushed it and split it into two sections. This was very time consuming as Erin has long hair so I will have to adjust this later. I then began to mould these two sections into round bulbous shapes. I struggled with this so Lottie suggested I tie them with hair ties and mould the shape around them and pin in place. This was successful and I was able to create the shape I wanted and make it strong enough to hold. Lottie also suggested I put these sections in hair ties straight away and crimp the hair when it is already held up. This will half the crimping time and also give a cleaner finish. I will definitely be noting this down for Erin.

Once these two shapes were created in the back I began to split the hair down the sides and began plaiting them. Going in the direction of the shapes at the back, as I will need to create a crown later. After this I split the sectioned hair on Erin's parting into two and began French plaiting them in the direction of her face. Once the French plait has reached the face I then split each one into two singular plaits. I then curved them around her forehead to create an ornamental shape and clipped them in place. I the clipped in the side plaits but raised them off of the head to create a crown shape.

Outcome: I was pleased with the outcome and I like the end look. I like the fact that there are different things going on, although if I had more time I would have focused on hiding the clear bands and structure of the raised plaits. I also need to simplify it so that Erin can complete it the the timed assessment.