Rick-Racking
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Pin work/Rick-Racking
Rick-racking or pin work is a similar method that is done to achieve a similar effect that you can get from crimping the hair. The differences I noticed was texture. I found that the crimp you get from rick-racking was smoother however, the density of the frizz you got from this technique was a more controllable variant. The more hair you put in the pin the less frizz you got. The less hair you put in the pin meant you got a comical amount of frizz, which lead to most of us feeling as though we had afro fringes. The height you could achieve from just this method alone was quite shocking.
Tools:
- Brush
- Comb
- Sectioning clips
- Fine pins
- Kirby grips
- Straightener/ Flat Irons
Method
- Brush the hair and make sure it's knot free
- Section the hair according to your design or brief, using the comb and sectioning clips
- Taking a fine pin and the section of hair you need to rick-rack put the fine pin against the root and then wrap the hair around the prongs of the pin in a figure of eight style
- This sounds complicated, but it isn't. You almost weave the hair around the grip. When you run out of space, gently push the hair up the clip. When you've work your way down the hair use a kirby grip and push this vertically along the middle of your rick-racking to secure it.
- Work through the hair or section that required
- When everything is done, put the rick-racked hair in between the flat irons and close them. Don't hold it for too long.
- Leave to cool.
- Take out the pins and style as needed. If you brush this it'll become huge, if you wish to keep the pattern it makes tease it apart and style with a comb.
In this photo I used straighteners to curl the ends. You can see on the left I left the rick-racking effect almost untouched whereas on the right I combed it out
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