Native hair pieces range in size, color, texture and style, but generally, they are approximately 12 to 14 inches wide and 1 and 1/2 yards or more in length. There are also many different ways to wrap them. Below you will find the steps for a basic style native wrap. You can then alter this style for an individual look.
Instructions
1. If you have long hair, you should pile it on top or at the back of your head and secure it in place with a rubber band and hair pins. Begin with the middle of the wrap, placing the long edge on your forehead just above the eyebrows. Hold the cloth in both hands between the thumb and forefingers. Pull the fabric evenly across your forehead using your fingers to keep the surface smooth against your head. Pull tightly.
2. Continue to pull the wrap around the sides of your head. Follow your hairline over your temples, behind your ears, and on around to the nape of your neck.
When you meet both pieces of the wrap at the back of your head, cross the two strips by pulling the right side to the left, lower back corner of your head. Lift the left side slightly so that the right section can be placed under it.
3. Still holding the right piece in place, cross the left section over it and place it tightly over the back of your head. Change hands so you can better pull the crossed sections more tightly. Pull the two long pieces of fabric to the front of your body over your shoulders.
Let go of the left section and use both hands to guide the right piece up over your head following the edge of fabric placed by the first layering. Take it over your head and let it fall to the left.
4. Repeat this process with the left piece of fabric pulling it up and over to the right. As you bring the two pieces from the back to the front, be sure to keep the fabric pulled as tightly as you can. Also, work with the loose fabric remaining from the width so that none of it gets caught up in the wrapping process.
Cross the two sections at the top of your head and tuck the ends into the wrap to hold the whole thing in place.
5. Finally, take the loose parts from the width of the wrap and tuck them into the edges along your head. You can create a unique look by shaping the loose parts of the wrap with various folds and tucking them into place. You can also fan out the ends to create a butterfly look.
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