A few weeks ago I got together with a girlfriend to try to make some felt roses for our daughters hair. I did a quick search online and found several tutorials. I was immediately drawn to
this tutorial and pattern, and it was the first one we tried. I decided not to do the full tutorial because I wanted to use a different kind of clip than she used. I thought Claire needed something that would be more gentle on her thin hair, so I used a different clip and I lined it with ribbon.
In the end, the ribbon I used doesn't hold any hair. The clip falls right out unless it's only clipped onto a couple strands of hair, and then it's top heavy and doesn't stay put.
I definitely plan to make more felt roses using this pattern in the near future, and when I do, I plan to try the clip she uses in her tutorial, as well as others. I will also use elastic to make a headband or two.
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I'd love to hear if anyone has any suggestions!
This style: http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/scunci-hair-clips/ID=prod363955-product
ReplyDeleteis the first that comes to mind for me. They usually have a pretty good/gentle grip on them (but in the flat/plain metal version).
The rose turned out great!
the kind you are talking about is the kind that the tutorial uses - and I actually bought a pack of those as well. I just feel like they will be too harsh....specifically if she tried to yank the clip out of her hair - which she constantly does! The benefit to doing it the tutorial way is that it's partially covered in felt, which will make it more gentle. I will have to try it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your suggestion