13. Beaded lacer
Date: Sunday, September 9th 2007 @ 11:23 - Subscribe
Time needed: 10 minutes
This is a style that was introduced to me by a friend on a Dutch hair forum that I frequent. You will need quite a length of thick sturdy thread and a number of beads to make things look pretty. On my hair 1.5 meters of lacer was used, 10 beads in total and I am not bra strap length yet.
First of all you have to prepare the lacer. I used ten beads in total to make this one. Tie a bead to each end of the lacer, make sure it's on tight so it doesn't fall off. Now fold the lacer in half and slide the remaining beads on. Grab a hair tie and tie the lacer to the tie by making the folded end into a loop and pulling the beaded side through it, around the tie. Now you have the lacer ready to use.
Make a low pony tail and tie it off tightly, the lacer part on the side of your back. Not too tight, you don't want breakage of your hair here, but it has to be tight enough to ensure the lacer doesn't pull the tie down. You now have a pony tail and a string of beads handing off of the hair tie.
Now comes the tough work, arms up and behind the head. Training makes this easier! Make the two lacer strands go around the tail and come together on the visible side, slide a bead up and then split the two strands again and cross them on the back side (the side that cannot be seen). Now bring them back to the front, hold them together, slide another bead up and repeat the process. Make sure the beads are placed at an even distance for the best look.
Pull the ponytail free from time to time as it will flop back and forth in the lacer until all the loose beads are gone and you are left with two separate ends again. Tie it off firmly and voilà, one lacer applied.
This what it looks like in my hair. The picture was taken in a restaurant, is actually an action picture, and is thus looking a bit different than the other ones:
Good luck!
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