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Are you going to a Christmas party? Do you need a novel
fashion accessory to complete you outfit? This sparkly tinsel accessory costs a
snip to make and can be worn as a hat or a wig. It can be made with as many or
as few colours as you wish, so that it will suit any Christmas outfit. If you
don’t fancy the full version, make a smaller version and wear it as a hair
accessory - Put your hair into a 'bun' style and then cover it with your tinsel
hair accessory, very cute for younger disco divas.
To make a tinsel hat/wig all you need is... Some tinsel in
whatever colour your choose, 4M is more than ample. A stocking or a tight leg
and a needle and thread.
Start off by cutting the toe from the stocking and
disregarding it. Pull the leg part of the stocking over your head so that it
sits comfortably in place. The finished hat/wig will end up being a little
smaller, pull down the stocking an extra few centimetres, maybe so that it
covers your eyebrows.
With the stocking still on your head (You don’t look
silly at all Ho Ho Ho!) Tie a knot in the surplus stocking hanging at the top of
your head. Make the knot small, neat and tight and very close to your head, mid
your hair though. This is the base of your hat/wig.
Pull the stocking over a football. This keeps the
stocking taught, as it would be on your head.
Starting at the knot, stitch and secure a length of
tinsel to the stocking. Working in circles around the knot, tack the tinsel to
the stocking. The stitches can be roughly 3 to 4 CMS apart. If the hat/wig is to
be one colour, continue working round in circles until the stocking is covered.
For two colours, join the second length of tinsel next
to the first and take it in turns with the colours to make circles. The tinsel
will spiral down the stocking. Continue in this way until the stocking is
covered in tinsel.
Did you know that in the old days wigs were not just
worn as a fashion accessory but they also hid skin diseases and head lice - Yew!
To see the wig/hat visit
http://www.santaspostbag.co.uk/christmas-tinsel-hat-wig.html S.
Roberts is one of Santa’s Helpers and writes for
http://www.santaspostbag.co.uk a Christmas educational & activity
website with lots of ideas of things to make and do over Christmas
including writing a letter to Santa. SantasPostbag is in association
with
http://www.bigboystoyz.com Together keeping Christmas Magical
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