Neoma
March 17th, 2008, 08:45 PM
I first made this bun while trying to follow someone's instructions for an Orchid Bun. I finally realized that I hadn't made an Orchid Bun. But what I'd made was really pretty, looks complicated, takes about 30 seconds to make and is uber-comfy.
First, the pics:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/nyneoma/wrapped1.jpg
As you can see, on the left side (this is a reverse image, since I shot it in a mirror), it looks like a Figure-8 Bun.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/nyneoma/wrappedotherside.jpg
On the right side, it looks like a more "conventional" bun.
All I did was start making a Nautilus Bun (a.k.a., Wrapped Inside-Out Bun). When I got towards the final steps, instead of twisting it a quarter turn to the right so it would be horizontal, I left it vertical. Then I simply flipped the wrapped loop over my hand (towards my finger tips). I held the bun securely, and opened up the top and bottom loops with my fingers. Then I inserted the hairstick (cocobolo from amadlife0) into the top loop, under the mound of hair in the middle and up out through the bottom loop. (Like a hairslide, only vertical.)
For those of you who don't already have the Nautilus Bun in your repetoire, my instructions will probably be useless. I am sorry. They will make sense when you can access the wonderful instructions for the Nautilus Bun from LHC's archives.
If you already know how to make a Nautilus Bun, please give this a try and let me know what you think. Post a pic.
First, the pics:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/nyneoma/wrapped1.jpg
As you can see, on the left side (this is a reverse image, since I shot it in a mirror), it looks like a Figure-8 Bun.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/nyneoma/wrappedotherside.jpg
On the right side, it looks like a more "conventional" bun.
All I did was start making a Nautilus Bun (a.k.a., Wrapped Inside-Out Bun). When I got towards the final steps, instead of twisting it a quarter turn to the right so it would be horizontal, I left it vertical. Then I simply flipped the wrapped loop over my hand (towards my finger tips). I held the bun securely, and opened up the top and bottom loops with my fingers. Then I inserted the hairstick (cocobolo from amadlife0) into the top loop, under the mound of hair in the middle and up out through the bottom loop. (Like a hairslide, only vertical.)
For those of you who don't already have the Nautilus Bun in your repetoire, my instructions will probably be useless. I am sorry. They will make sense when you can access the wonderful instructions for the Nautilus Bun from LHC's archives.
If you already know how to make a Nautilus Bun, please give this a try and let me know what you think. Post a pic.