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Rats and Props
Rats and props are used in hair design to create shapes and give structure to the hair. A home made Rat/Pop is made simple with a pair of tights and some stuffing (tissue is good or the stuffing you can get to fill pillows at a craft shop works well)
In modern society we don't tend to use them as much as they were depended on in past times. We can now buy slides that have a rat thats designed to help make a quiff. These are made out of netting.
They are really effective and save a lot of time. They give great volume and shape and they are perfect for creating hairstyles that need a Period look.
- Brush
- Pintail Comb
- Kirby Grips
- Fine Pins
- Rat/Prop
- Crimpers (Optional)
- Brush
- Pintail Comb
- Kirby Grips
- Fine Pins
- Rat/Prop
- Crimpers (Optional)
Rats and props are used in hair design to create shapes and give structure to the hair. A home made Rat/Pop is made simple with a pair of tights and some stuffing (tissue is good or the stuffing you can get to fill pillows at a craft shop works well)
In modern society we don't tend to use them as much as they were depended on in past times. We can now buy slides that have a rat thats designed to help make a quiff. These are made out of netting.
They are really effective and save a lot of time. They give great volume and shape and they are perfect for creating hairstyles that need a Period look.
Tools:
- Brush- Pintail Comb
- Kirby Grips
- Fine Pins
- Rat/Prop
- Crimpers (Optional)
Method One:
I personally find this easier to do with crimped hair as it gives the hair a brilliant texture. I think that it makes plaits hold better, and any backcombing done on crimped hair- Crimp the hair.
- Section off the hair you need to put into the rat.
- Take another section next to the hair that will be out into the rat and french plait this section tight to the scalp.
- Secure the end of the plait onto the scalp with a kirby grip. It should look like this:
- Place the rat on top of the plait, and then use grips to anchor it into place. It is important to put the grips through the rat and attach them to the plait otherwise it'll slip and it won't stay in place.
- Taking the hair that you have left out to put into the rat, bring it back towards you covering the rat. Make sure it is evenly spread.
- Using the tail of the pin comb, you use a sweeping motion to 'tuck' the ends of the hair under the base of rat.
- Pin in place.
- Using a fine pin, use it to spread the hair evenly.
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| The French Braid that is tight to the scalp, secured with a kirby grip |
Method Two
Tools:
- Brush- Pintail Comb
- Kirby Grips
- Fine Pins
- Rat/Prop
- Crimpers (Optional)
- Crimp the hair.
- Section off the hair you need to put into the rat.
- Treating the rat like a roller, the end of the hair and wrap it around the rat.
- While using the pin tail comb to tighten the hair during the rolling process, roll the rat down the section. You will but able see that that rat has bulked out with all the hair that you have added by rolling it.
- When you have reached the roots, place the rat against the scalp and use kirby grips to secure it in place.
- Use fine pins to spread the hair. It's better to do this with fine pins and the tail of the comb because your fingers might ruin the shape. The thinner tools give better precision.
- I've found that if you do this in a slightly looser fashion you can get great height and it adds a more contemporary look instead of a period look
These following photos are of the same method just not rolled as tight:
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