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LaDollyvita33
January 24th, 2011, 09:17 PM
Hi ladies!

So not too long ago a nice girl posted a link to my youtube channel here on the forum and encouraged other members to check it out! I thought it was so nice, because I'm really new to the youtube "beauty" community and when I've reached out to other women on the site I've been disappointed at how unfriendly and competitive many of them are/were.
But there seems to be a lot more camaraderie here on this forum which is so refreshing!

Anyway I wanted to continue "sharing the love," by bringing some more attention to another channel that I think is super great!
The woman in question is Janet Stephens, and she does detailed and researched videos on ancient Roman hairstyles. She uses all the authentic methods and tools the ancient women would've implemented at the time, and between showing these technics, she also talks history! You can tell that Ms. Stephens is incredibly well educated and a talented hairstylist to boot. I've taken quite a liking to her videos, not just because I'm obsessed with the entire Roman era, but also because I couldn't find any other videos like this on youtube! They're totally unique! I thought it was a shame that she didn't have more subscribers or views to her videos and thought maybe we ladies could help her with her channel!
I encourage you all to go have a look see!
Her screen name on youtube is: jntvstp

And here's a link to her channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/jntvstp

XO, Siobhan from NYC

pepperminttea
January 24th, 2011, 09:20 PM
Thanks for posting this; I've been subscribed to her since I found a link here in an older thread, but she really doesn't get the attention she deserves.

may1em
January 24th, 2011, 11:16 PM
You beat me to it! I'd been thinking of posting this channel, too.

Her videos are really interesting - amazing what you can do by sewing hair together in intricate patterns. She most recently did a men's hair video - turns out curling irons have been around for millennia.

Wonder if she'd like to have a live hair model?

leoninnu
January 25th, 2011, 01:42 AM
Thank you for this link, I watched all the videos and immediately subscribed! Very interesting stuff and I just love to know things like that :)

MissManda
January 25th, 2011, 02:02 AM
Thanks for sharing! I'll go right ahead and check out her channel. :D

Panth
January 25th, 2011, 11:52 AM
*picks jaw up off floor...* Wow. Amazing stuff. It'd be great if some of the LHC's curly girls could try these to see how they would look when working with hair of a more appropriate length and curl pattern.

Also, having browsed a bit, I found this which was also quite fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FpwGG07y2I
Though personally I cannot see how on earth Mr. Professional Stylist took 2 hours to do it...

princessp
January 25th, 2011, 12:46 PM
Wow, this is right up my alley. I love this channel, thank you so much for sharing the link!

ETA:
*picks jaw up off floor...* Wow. Amazing stuff. It'd be great if some of the LHC's curly girls could try these to see how they would look when working with hair of a more appropriate length and curl pattern.
I'll definitely try it and when I do I'll post a pic here (realistically though I may not be able to get to today).

The only thing I'm not crazy about is the stitching part. I might have to figure out a creative way to get out of actually stitching my hair (To take out this style, I guess you cut the thread out? Scissors + hair *shivers*)

Panth
January 25th, 2011, 02:11 PM
Wow, this is right up my alley. I love this channel, thank you so much for sharing the link!

[snip]

The only thing I'm not crazy about is the stitching part. I might have to figure out a creative way to get out of actually stitching my hair (To take out this style, I guess you cut the thread out? Scissors + hair *shivers*)

I've sewn my hair into a hairstyle before when attempting to recreate a medieval hairstyle (one like this: http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/surcotes/luttrell.jpg) I got no damage what so ever. I used coarse (buttonhole thread thickness) silk thread to minimise damage. You make quite big stitches so they're easy to unpick by hand - as easy as unpicking tacking. It's even easier if you use a slightly contrasting thread, though obviously you don't get quite such a neat look.

I think you'd only get damage if: you used synthetic thread; you tied tight small knots, instead of just sewing until it's secure and then hiding the loose end; you used a sharp-ended needle. Synthetic thread would be the BIG no-no in my opinion - it can tear natural fibre fabric so I wouldn't trust it with hair.

pepperminttea
January 25th, 2011, 03:13 PM
Also, having browsed a bit, I found this which was also quite fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FpwGG07y2I
Though personally I cannot see how on earth Mr. Professional Stylist took 2 hours to do it...

Agreed. And how he said it would take 2-3 people, familiar with the style, an hour to do. I'm pretty sure I could do a similar style on myself in under half an hour (not counting detangling time), and I braid slowly; goodness knows how quickly a fully-fledged braid fanatic could do it.

lapushka
January 25th, 2011, 04:16 PM
Thanks for posting this. Very interesting, and a lot of fun to watch!

leoninnu
January 25th, 2011, 09:36 PM
Also, having browsed a bit, I found this which was also quite fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FpwGG07y2I
Though personally I cannot see how on earth Mr. Professional Stylist took 2 hours to do it...

2 hours :confused: Whoah. Maybe he's just very very bad at braiding and had to start over a million times? Dunno.

But that style he did! It's absolutely beautiful! I really want to try it myself :heart: If I just sleep with small braids to get the curls and...

Aliped
January 25th, 2011, 10:22 PM
Wow, thanks for the link, grat stuff! I love the "Agrippina the younger" style!

Charlotte:)
January 25th, 2011, 11:43 PM
Wow. I will never again take hair elastics for granted. This is fascinating! Thank you for posting!

milagro
January 26th, 2011, 12:04 AM
That sounds great! Thanks a lot :flower:
*gone watching*


ETA Gosh i haven't ever thought of "sewing" hair! :D
But the idea of thread or yarn as a hair tie is very appealing, has anybody tried it? How well does it hold? any damage?

Phalaenopsis
January 26th, 2011, 03:52 AM
Wow, thanks for the link, grat stuff! I love the "Agrippina the younger" style!
Same here! I immediately subscribed. Very interesting!

Panth
January 26th, 2011, 07:36 AM
ETA Gosh i haven't ever thought of "sewing" hair! :D
But the idea of thread or yarn as a hair tie is very appealing, has anybody tried it? How well does it hold? any damage?

As I said earlier in this thread, I've tried it before to recreate a medieval hairstyle. It worked well, held like a rock (despite me wearing it while standing in a downpour for over 2 hrs ... don't ask ... the water was dripping off my plaits long before we gave up and went inside). I didn't see any damage at all, but I used silk thread and (like in the video) no knots.

Rennire
January 26th, 2011, 08:23 AM
This is really interesting! Thank you so much for sharing! I love it when hair styles have a history behind them! =)

Valdeon
January 26th, 2011, 09:53 AM
Very interesting to watch. I am not sure whether It is possible for me to replicate these styles on my hair, but is doesn't matter much. Reconstructions are always amazing!

Thank you for introducing this channel to LHC!

Annalouise
January 26th, 2011, 10:08 AM
:) Thanks! That was really interesting.

milagro
January 26th, 2011, 11:43 AM
As I said earlier in this thread, I've tried it before to recreate a medieval hairstyle. It worked well, held like a rock (despite me wearing it while standing in a downpour for over 2 hrs ... don't ask ... the water was dripping off my plaits long before we gave up and went inside). I didn't see any damage at all, but I used silk thread and (like in the video) no knots.
Thanks, that's impressive! It's too complicate for daily use of course but maybe on some special occasion...
And I am seriously considering having some nice-looking thread or string for a hair tie.

lapushka
October 1st, 2012, 02:43 PM
Another (new) video has been posted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs9fLwm-9-k

Sarahlabyrinth
October 1st, 2012, 10:00 PM
I love her videos, I wish she would do more Egyptian styles, I guess the statues show wigs more than natural hair though.

piffyanne
October 4th, 2012, 01:25 AM
I must admit, this new one has me eyeing my FB friend list looking for friends with short hair I can try this on...! :demon:

melusine963
October 4th, 2012, 04:20 AM
These video tutorials are interesting, but I'm always a little disappointed at how little the end results resemble the marble busts off which they are based. In this latest one, the bust is clearly using a hair piece at the front that has been curled, styled, and fixed in place. What the video tutorial shows is an undefined mess of what might once have been curls.

melusine963
October 4th, 2012, 04:25 AM
^ Because my comment sounds a little mean, I'll just add that I love the model used for this tutorial. Just watch her facial expressions at the beginning and at the end. :)

jacqueline101
October 4th, 2012, 05:46 AM
She does wonders with hair.

lapushka
February 9th, 2013, 02:54 PM
A new tutorial has just been posted. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83V38YbkQJs

lapushka
February 9th, 2014, 10:59 AM
New video by J. Stephens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krXTfgU9qvE

And another one, on rope-braiding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DagNA0w8BU

spitfire511
February 9th, 2014, 11:11 AM
Perfection!! Thank you for passing it on!

Peggy E.
February 10th, 2014, 08:19 AM
so happy to see this here - I love this woman's tutorials, which are more like history lessons.

I could wear her "Aphrodite knot" every day, but it would rip my hair to shreds. :o( it's interesting, though, how many of these historic styles are ultimately wearable today.

Mellybee
February 10th, 2014, 08:31 AM
I am instantly interested! *off to watch videos*

lapushka
February 13th, 2014, 12:55 PM
And again, a new video (Dutch braid):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viF2q_8B2FA

HairFaerie
February 13th, 2014, 03:56 PM
OMG! I just spent the last 45 minutes watching these videos and I am still going to watch more! Faustina the Young hairstyle is absolutely incredible and took only 35 minutes to do! Sooooooo beautiful! I wish my hair was long and had someone that would do these styles on me.

lapushka
February 25th, 2014, 08:22 AM
A new video by Janet Stephens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i-vysel46M

Chamomile betty
February 25th, 2014, 02:57 PM
Thank you.
The channel looks great. Plus I love the
historical accuracy.

lapushka
March 19th, 2014, 12:57 PM
Latest video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ZRgz-Pdh4

Peggy E.
March 20th, 2014, 09:51 AM
wish I had the model's curls - really don't want to be having to use the curling iron on my hair, and to have it as straight as my hair, it's not going to look nearly as amazing as the original style.

nice to have her doing something on slightly shorter hair, though. do love her work!

lapushka
September 3rd, 2014, 10:12 AM
A new video:
Authentic Civil War Hairstyle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py2lTxOjvro

lapushka
October 29th, 2014, 11:20 AM
A new video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ-u8pW8dg4

lapushka
October 29th, 2014, 11:21 AM
Sorry for the double post!

lapushka
November 17th, 2014, 04:01 PM
New video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd_C_BJH-Zk

Panth
November 18th, 2014, 01:50 PM
New video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd_C_BJH-Zk

Heh. I completely disagree with her interpretation of that one.

I think her Ancient Greek and Roman ones are much better than her medieval ones, or perhaps it's just that I know more about the medieval ones and so am more critical. E.g. I cannot think of any actual medieval or Renaissance hairstyle that uses French braids.

Lis
November 20th, 2014, 05:55 PM
Interesting. Thx for link.

lapushka
January 6th, 2015, 05:59 PM
Another Janet Stephens video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4phjecn20g

Sarahlabyrinth
January 6th, 2015, 07:11 PM
I love that braided "crown"!

meteor
January 6th, 2015, 08:05 PM
Another Janet Stephens video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4phjecn20g

This one is both beautiful and super-easy! Yay! Win-win!
I still don't have enough length to do a full coronet, but I can do and I think I actually prefer the look of this mini-coronet because it visually lifts the crown of the head and looks even more like a crown.
Thanks so much for sharing, lapushka! :D


Heh. I completely disagree with her interpretation of that one.

I think her Ancient Greek and Roman ones are much better than her medieval ones, or perhaps it's just that I know more about the medieval ones and so am more critical. E.g. I cannot think of any actual medieval or Renaissance hairstyle that uses French braids.

Interesting! :) And I must agree about the French braids looking somewhat inauthentic in a Renaissance hairstyle, I really suspect it was made of 2 simple English braids.
However, I thought the trick of braiding the 2 braids together was very neat, however, I have no idea if this is really how the style was done. :hmm:

Panth
January 7th, 2015, 06:59 AM
Interesting! :) And I must agree about the French braids looking somewhat inauthentic in a Renaissance hairstyle, I really suspect it was made of 2 simple English braids.
However, I thought the trick of braiding the 2 braids together was very neat, however, I have no idea if this is really how the style was done. :hmm:

Nah. The real ones appear to have been done the opposite way around - with the braids starting at the temples and being folded back. You can tell because the veil is flush against the top of the head, not raised by a plait. E.g. Marie de France (http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/467705).

Panth
January 24th, 2015, 01:34 PM
New video from Janet Stephens (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4phjecn20g), once again venturing into medieval hair.

Thoughts, seeing as it's my favourite era:
- I agree with this one, mostly! veil looks pretty spot on (though if it were about 6" longer it'd not need pins, which might be a consideration as pins were expensive items)
- I would place the plait lower (as in a proper coronet braid, on TBL+ hair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2sZCXyrasU)) or for shorter hair do two plaits, each starting behind the ear, and bring each over to the opposite ear like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjc4GJGUZBM)

Also, she confuses me a lot. She insists upon sewing all of her Roman hairstyles, even though we have scads and scads and scads of ~5-6" long hairsticks from Roman archaeological sites. However, she does all her medieval ones with "bodkins", even though late medieval / Renaissance Italy art is absolutely packed with images of hairtaping. Oh, and also we have archaeological examples of medieval hairpins, e.g this (http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/fid.asp?fid=461758) or this (http://www.neulakko.net/?p=1356). So why the silly bodkins? Also, why does she always use those T-pins? Reproduction pins are neither difficult to find nor that expensive. They also don't act quite the same as T-pins (for starters, they have a tiny head) and so might change the way she does some things.

meteor
January 24th, 2015, 02:55 PM
^ Thank you so much for giving thorough comments/analysis of those tools, Panth. :D
I was a bit mystified by the use of bodkins&sewing only for her Roman hairstyles, too. Yes, we do have hairsticks from Rome and other ancient civilizations and some look way too ornate, with pretty carvings and all (http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/ivory-hair-stick-from-graves-in-high-res-stock-photography/102105721?Language=en-GB), to be only used as bodkins instead of also holding a style.

And thank you so much for sharing the links to hairstyles videos! They are great! :D

For this coronet, is there a way of avoiding that fat bulb effect on one side, where the braid begins? Looks kind of like this (http://www.modehistorique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Famous-Braid-Of-Ukrainian-Prime-Minister-Yulia-Tymoshenko.jpg), only mine is fatter/less elegant. Or is my only hope to do this with 2 side braids brought over the nape, criss-cross, and then over to the top? I do the latter, but I wondered if there is a simple way to do this with just 1 braid?

Madora
January 24th, 2015, 06:31 PM
^ Thank you so much for giving thorough comments/analysis of those tools, Panth. :D
I was a bit mystified by the use of bodkins&sewing only for her Roman hairstyles, too. Yes, we do have hairsticks from Rome and other ancient civilizations and some look way too ornate, with pretty carvings and all (http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/ivory-hair-stick-from-graves-in-high-res-stock-photography/102105721?Language=en-GB), to be only used as bodkins instead of also holding a style.

And thank you so much for sharing the links to hairstyles videos! They are great! :D

For this coronet, is there a way of avoiding that fat bulb effect on one side, where the braid begins? Looks kind of like this (http://www.modehistorique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Famous-Braid-Of-Ukrainian-Prime-Minister-Yulia-Tymoshenko.jpg), only mine is fatter/less elegant. Or is my only hope to do this with 2 side braids brought over the nape, criss-cross, and then over to the top? I do the latter, but I wondered if there is a simple way to do this with just 1 braid?

Meteor, if you don't mind "cheating" you can create the crown braid effect via lace braiding around the head. No fat bulb effect to worry about!

Panth
January 25th, 2015, 03:19 AM
^ Thank you so much for giving thorough comments/analysis of those tools, Panth. :D
I was a bit mystified by the use of bodkins&sewing only for her Roman hairstyles, too. Yes, we do have hairsticks from Rome and other ancient civilizations and some look way too ornate, with pretty carvings and all (http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/ivory-hair-stick-from-graves-in-high-res-stock-photography/102105721?Language=en-GB), to be only used as bodkins instead of also holding a style.

And thank you so much for sharing the links to hairstyles videos! They are great! :D

For this coronet, is there a way of avoiding that fat bulb effect on one side, where the braid begins? Looks kind of like this (http://www.modehistorique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Famous-Braid-Of-Ukrainian-Prime-Minister-Yulia-Tymoshenko.jpg), only mine is fatter/less elegant. Or is my only hope to do this with 2 side braids brought over the nape, criss-cross, and then over to the top? I do the latter, but I wondered if there is a simple way to do this with just 1 braid?

Yeah, most of the Roman hairsticks I've seen, though shorter than the ones you usually see on LHC, all have decorated tops. It really does suggest that they were supposed to be seen in at least some circumstances.

Re. coronet braid. About where are you lengthwise? I had issues with lopsidedness when I had barely enough hair to do it (~TBL) enough that I could feel the weight difference. Now I don't, but that's probably as much due to hairloss making the top of my braid skinnier than added length making the whole style more symmetrical. I'm not sure if the lopsidedness problem would grow out as length grows down in someone who's taper is not being skewed by hairloss. It certainly is more evenly weighted once you can make the plait tail reach the nape or behind the beginning of the plait loop, rather than when it's so short that the tail is tucked behind the opposite ear. You can also tweak that by doing a side braid rather than one starting dead-centre of the nape and/or by doing a braid that eats less length (a 2-strand rope braid is particularly nice!).

I used to do the two plaits thing for ages, too. I really liked that style. If, as you say, you make the plaits low behind the ears, cross them at the back, then bring them forwards and cross at the forehead you can keep doing that style for quite a wide range of lengths just by varying how far forward on your head the second crossover is and by retaining or skipping the first crossover. My hair is too long for that one now, though. I get about 1.5 loops with a coronet braid, so with two braids there's just too many loops of braids everywhere and the tails end up in an unflattering place (and the braids are too skinny to hide the tails under).

Otherwise, yeah, I'd go with Madora's suggestion - some sort of true crown braid ish thing might be an idea. I can't even French/Dutch braid my own hair, so I've never tried those.

meteor
January 25th, 2015, 12:43 PM
Madora, thank you so very much for the lovely inverted braiding suggestion! :flowers: It looks gorgeous, and I do wish I was able to "cheat" like that, I'd be very happy indeed, but the truth is: I am a terrible braider, which is why I also stick to coronet, not crown braid. (I even have some tricks to "fake" effects of simple French/Dutch braids, because I'm so terrible at doing the real thing. :oops:)

Panth, thank you so very much for the awesome tips! :flowers:
My hair is only 44'' (TBL+), but I start the English braid very high up and make a tight (small diameter) circle with it to create a high coronet.
The bulb is kind of unavoidable at the very base of the coronet braid, because that's where the braid is folded. However, I've just realized I might be able to camouflage it by twisting the braid a bit or pinning that base/fold a bit... :hmm: And the rope braid is an awesome idea, thank you! :D
But now that you mention that you can no longer do a double-coronet (from 2 braids) with longer hair, I will stick to this style while I can, because I absolutely love it! :crush: And it's unbeatable for comfort!

Panth
January 26th, 2015, 11:45 AM
Madora, thank you so very much for the lovely inverted braiding suggestion! :flowers: It looks gorgeous, and I do wish I was able to "cheat" like that, I'd be very happy indeed, but the truth is: I am a terrible braider, which is why I also stick to coronet, not crown braid. (I even have some tricks to "fake" effects of simple French/Dutch braids, because I'm so terrible at doing the real thing. :oops:)

I'm glad I'm not the only longhair who is terrible at braiding. ^_^

lapushka
March 25th, 2015, 08:15 AM
2 Grecian Hairstyles for Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b17jFcTpcEo

lapushka
March 25th, 2015, 09:25 AM
2 Grecian Hairstyles for Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b17jFcTpcEo

Well apparently somethings up with that video.

Akville
March 25th, 2015, 10:11 AM
interesting.. thanks...

mzlbcmami
April 25th, 2015, 02:27 PM
Hi ladies!

So not too long ago a nice girl posted a link to my youtube channel here on the forum and encouraged other members to check it out! I thought it was so nice, because I'm really new to the youtube "beauty" community and when I've reached out to other women on the site I've been disappointed at how unfriendly and competitive many of them are/were.
But there seems to be a lot more camaraderie here on this forum which is so refreshing!

Anyway I wanted to continue "sharing the love," by bringing some more attention to another channel that I think is super great!
The woman in question is Janet Stephens, and she does detailed and researched videos on ancient Roman hairstyles. She uses all the authentic methods and tools the ancient women would've implemented at the time, and between showing these technics, she also talks history! You can tell that Ms. Stephens is incredibly well educated and a talented hairstylist to boot. I've taken quite a liking to her videos, not just because I'm obsessed with the entire Roman era, but also because I couldn't find any other videos like this on youtube! They're totally unique! I thought it was a shame that she didn't have more subscribers or views to her videos and thought maybe we ladies could help her with her channel!
I encourage you all to go have a look see!
Her screen name on youtube is: jntvstp

And here's a link to her channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/jntvstp

XO, Siobhan from NYC

Ooooh thank you! What is your you tube channel as well?

meteor
April 25th, 2015, 02:37 PM
^ Yes, Siobhan/LaDollyVita33 has an awesome YouTube channel, as well: https://www.youtube.com/user/LaDollyVita33 I highly recommend it, especially for her Braid-ictionary and tutorials for The Game of Thrones, The Vikings and many other fantasy hairstyles! :thumbsup:

lapushka
April 25th, 2015, 02:53 PM
^ Yes, Siobhan/LaDollyVita33 has an awesome YouTube channel, as well: https://www.youtube.com/user/LaDollyVita33 I highly recommend it, especially for her Braid-ictionary and tutorials for The Game of Thrones, The Vikings and many other fantasy hairstyles! :thumbsup:

She even has a second channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ladollyvita333

lapushka
April 30th, 2015, 08:50 AM
Grecian "Sakkos" hairstyle for Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zK5P0_XqpI

Panth
May 2nd, 2015, 03:38 AM
Grecian "Sakkos" hairstyle for Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zK5P0_XqpI

Hmm...thoughts:
- the sprang hairnet is nice (there is evidence of sprang hairnets/hats in several cultures and times and a picture of what looks like sprang weaving on a Grecian vase) though it doesn't really look like the original image, especially the tassel/gathered bit...
- the hairnet and the finished style look HUGE compared to original image
- I really wonder about the practicality of having unbound hair twisted up in a sprang hairnet - even crochetted snoods tend to cause massive tangles in hair that is longer than about SL and sprang could have even more risk of tangles as the threads of the mesh are not in a fixed position but move against each other
- I wonder what it'd look like with someone with slightly less ... bushy hair

lapushka
May 2nd, 2015, 06:24 AM
Something like this (sort of) is what my mom uses over curlers, over her rollerset. It's still pretty modern today.
http://www.kringelsport.nl/contents/media/haarnetjes_dik_donker_haar_accessoires_turnen_ritm isch_kunstschaatsen.gif

Illryeth
May 2nd, 2015, 09:18 AM
This is greaaat!!!! Thank you!

missrandie
July 26th, 2015, 09:17 PM
ETA: how had I not found this before? This is awesome! My info was meant to be a thread starter, but it appears that the thread is already here. Oops. Should have known.


I was researching something else when I stumbled across a little YouTube gem.

Janet Stephens does archaeological research into ancient hairstyles and shows how to do them. I found them pretty interesting.. and while she can be a little rough with hair in some of the tutorials, the styles themselves seem to be pretty gentle in general.

And I learned that the other name for a hair stick is hair bodkin!


ETA: thanks, mods :)

lapushka
August 12th, 2015, 11:58 AM
Hairstyle of a Young Roman Girl, 40's BC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDUA0ws2heA

lapushka
September 16th, 2015, 07:23 AM
A new video!

Nuremberg Chronicles Hairstyle (1493)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEP8WHQ1CRE

Panth
December 12th, 2015, 01:22 PM
A new video!

Nuremberg Chronicles Hairstyle (1493)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEP8WHQ1CRE

Heh. You're more on the ball than I am. I was just about to post that one. ;)

Once again, I dislike her medieval stuff. This one in particular, looks absolutely nothing like the images (and ignores SO MUCH we know about medieval hair accessories, veiling, etc.).

lapushka
March 12th, 2016, 02:50 PM
The "Tower" hairstyle: 2nd Century AD
Janet Stephens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZFY9Acxq7M

meteor
March 12th, 2016, 04:42 PM
The "Tower" hairstyle: 2nd Century AD
Janet Stephens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZFY9Acxq7M

Oh that's incredible! :applause I remember last time I went to a museum, I was snapping lots of pictures of sculptures of Roman women from all angles specifically with this very hairstyle, for the express purpose of figuring out later how they managed to stack up all those braids so perfectly into high upright circlets ("He-he, you know you are a long hair when that's what you go to museums for!" :lol:) ! Thank goodness for Janet's video! It looks incredibly easy to do with her method of sewing up braided panels! Brilliant! :thumbsup:

By the way, I have a feeling that it was done on longer hair than in the video (either the women's own or extensions), because you can usually see in the front of sculptures, there is usually smooth braiding going on along the circlets (without interruptions), like in this photo from the British Museum (http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=74841001&objectid=460116), so the ends of the braids are probably pinned only as they reach the back again (after doing full circles) and covered by something (maybe strip of clothing, but probably just with hair in a braid - like in case of this Roman sculpture (http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=392502001&objectid=460116)). :)

yahirwaO.o
March 14th, 2016, 01:30 AM
I just have to say, love all the detailed information of her work. And videos itself are so great and fun to watch!!!!!

.... and I love some of her hair bodkins and the way she pronounces it!

Wusel
March 14th, 2016, 07:09 AM
GREAT!!! Thank you!!! I've subscribed to her instantly!!! :joy:

lapushka
March 14th, 2016, 08:47 AM
GREAT!!! Thank you!!! I've subscribed to her instantly!!! :joy:

She has some amazingly informative videos on her channel! Never mind the hair that's always pretty.

lapushka
June 7th, 2016, 02:13 AM
New video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWUkZnCNMaw

Whirled_peas
June 7th, 2016, 10:01 PM
This lady seems to know a lot about hair!

lapushka
August 7th, 2016, 04:32 AM
Hairstyle of Empress Faustina the Elder
Janet Stephens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ev5QIYOJyQ

meteor
August 7th, 2016, 01:15 PM
^ Oh I love that tutorial so much! Thanks so much for sharing, lapushka! :flowers:

lapushka
August 7th, 2016, 01:20 PM
No worries! :D

LongCurlyTress
August 7th, 2016, 01:22 PM
Historical hairstyles.. just bookmarking here for when I get a chance to really read/watch this thread! ;) Very exciting!! :cheese:

lapushka
January 30th, 2017, 03:58 PM
Another video from JS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74AT70NC9xQ

lapushka
June 5th, 2018, 10:10 AM
She just posted another video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHpDtSO9gtQ

TatsuOni
May 24th, 2020, 12:05 PM
She posted this four moths ago :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlfoilzkHwQ