Modified Woven Bun, anyone else tried this?

[Mandie]

So I was thinking I wanted to do a woven bun, but I couldn't remember where I left my hairsticks. So I started fooling around with my hair fork instead, and acted as if I had some strange hairsticks back there, repeated the four-piece over-under theme although for the final piece I went backwards...and got this:

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/72674_10201091185665555_935362104_n.jpg

I'm really pleased with how it turned out! Has anyone else tried using a hairfork instead of hairsticks? I'd love to give this a try with a three-pronged fork too, just to see what happens.

(Hopefully that photo isn't huge; snagged it from Facebook)

[Sylvestrix]

I can't actually do a normal woven bun yet, but I have to say that I really like this! Also love the fork you've got in, it's such a lovely wood!

[Sagi1982]

That is a beautiful variation!
I like it a lot.

[jacqueline101]

That's pretty.

[neko_kawaii]

Hehe, that is very similar to how I did my hair in the first fork I made. It wasn't quite smooth enough to slide into a bun and I was too impatient to wait till it was sanded more.

[Mandie]

Also love the fork you've got in, it's such a lovely wood!
Thanks! I got it off the swap board last month. I'm really happy with it.


I redid the bun, it actually seems to work better higher up. It's super comfortable.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/9955_10201091499993413_1013986242_n.jpg

[Sylvestrix]

I really like this second version! It looks like it took forever!

[Mandie]

I really like this second version! It looks like it took forever!

I didn't realize until I compared it with the first how very different it is! I did almost the same thing but the second time I think I did an extra circuit with one of the strands because higher up meant there was more length to play with. I may be able to put together a quick video to show you how I did it if anyone is interested. For now I have to run out to get my seat at Wrestlemania but I can do it later.

[neko_kawaii]

I like the second version very much!

Here is my fork wrapped bun from ages ago:
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg632/neko_kawaii_hair/_DSC6125.jpg
I just took all the hair as one section and wrapped it around and between the tines. I like your four section version a lot.

[Mandie]

That is lovely!