Step by step insrtuctions on how to knot hair, there are many factors to take into consideration.  The direction of the hair when knotted, determines how the hair will lie.  The number of hairs knotted, determines the thickness of the hair and length of hair is different depending on which section is being done…. for instance … Continue reading →

Hi All!, Apologies for the vacant blog gap!!…… but it was my 30th, give me a break 😉 On this post i am giving an update on Ann-Marie’s part of the project ….. The Artistic/Creative Fantasy  wig. This part of the project is to depict the annoying/down side to wearing wigs and having alopecia, the side that generally, people who have hair, … Continue reading →

I am 30 toaday!  I get my new wig in 10 days!  I can’t wait for my birthday present Pete 🙂 I have to say it is 10 years since i got Alopecia and not in my wildest dreams did i ever think that alopecia would have hung around for as long as it has.  I … Continue reading →

I have booked my train back down to London on Thu 2nd June.  I cannot believe how quickly time has gone, and i know Pete and Ann Marie will be thinking the same.  Their deadline is looming Only 11 days left!   See below pics Pete has emailed of his knotting progress……. Very slow lol!! (Just … Continue reading →

Click  “Sign Me Up” At the bottom of the page to get post updates emailed to you! Yesterday whilst Ann Marie and Pete were knotting i was busy on another little project for Alopecia.  We set up a photoshoot outside the house with a friend, Tom.  Although Tom doesn’t have Alopecia Universalis or Totalis or Areata, he … Continue reading →

Click  “Sign Me Up” At the bottom of the page to get post updates emailed to you! I am now back in Berwick Upon Tweed.  I asked Pete to send me updates of his progress for the blog!  Last night at precisely 23:45 Pete laid down is knotting needle after 3 days of knotting!!!  (He … Continue reading →

In Hindu tradition, the hair from birth is associated with undesirable traits from past lives. Thus at the time of the mundan, the child is freshly shaven to signify freedom from the past and moving into the future. It is also said that the shaving of the hair stimulates proper growth of the brain and nerves, … Continue reading →

Click  “Sign Me Up” At the bottom of the page to get post updates emailed to you! From making the template of my head with the cling film, the second stage is to create the Foundation.  The foundation is made of a fine lace which the hairs can be knotted on to. It basically acts … Continue reading →

Click  “Sign Me Up” At the bottom of the page to get post updates emailed to you! On day 8 of the wig project i was soooooooo excited that Ann Marie and Peter were taking me into London College of Fashion to a Make Up class where i would be a model 🙂 I have never … Continue reading →

Click  “Sign Me Up” At the bottom of the page to get post updates emailed to you! Things are starting to heat up here….. with only 22 days left to complete the project we really need to get moving……. Since the templates were made we have been unable to begin making the foundation since all Ann Marie and Pete’rs head … Continue reading →