It can get pretty expensive if you buy your costume. If you are like me and don't have a lot of money, but you do have time, you can make a few pieces or props for the costume and make it SUPER awesome.
This wig is relatively simple. It took me about 5-6 hours to make one, but that's cause I crocheted a hat, that was the most time consuming. There are several ways to do it, and hopefully this will help.
Rapunzel Wig
The wig can be put together a couple
different ways. I have always done a crocheted beanie with the same yarn that I
make the strands of hair with. This will hide the hat underneath very well. The
hat can also be knitted with the same yarn. With a yarn cap, the hair is tied
on.
You can also start with an already
made hat and sew the hair on, either by hand or machine. I will provide
instructions for both methods, however since I have never started with a store
bought hat, I have not ironed out any kinks that may come your way in going
that route.
***This pattern does not
include a pattern for the actual hat that the hair is attached too, only basic
instructions for the hat.***
Materials:
Bright
yellow yarn
(2
skeins of 7 oz/ 364 yards)
An accent
color of yarn, it can be either lighter or darker. I use a Gold color
(You
will only use about 1/3 of a skein the same size as you see in the picture of
the accent color)
Flowers
Ribbon
Hot
glue gun
Bobbie
Pins
For a store
bought hat you will ALSO need:
A
beanie/ or a ball cap with the bill removed
1 yd
Velcro (you only need the hook / or rough side. You will not need the whole
yard, but you can usually find it sold by the yard in a small package)
To
Start:
If you
are crocheting the hat, Start in the center and spiral out adding stitches as
you go to expand the hat. Use the bright yellow yarn.
The
wig will look best if the hat is smooth on top.
Next
You
will make 11 locks of hair. First cut 11 pieces of bright yellow yarn about
8-10 inches long
You
will use these to tie the strands together to make a single lock.
To
make the strands of hair, find something that has a circumference of your
desired length that you can wrap the yarn around. I used a 4 ft folding table.
Or you can use 2 chairs. Set them as far apart as you want, and wrap the yarn
from one to the other.
Start
at one end, wrap the accent color around twice, and the bright yellow around 10
times.
At the opposite end from where
you started take one of your pre-cut 8 inch pieces of yarn, slip it under all 12
strands, and tie them all together securely
Once
it is tied, cut all the strands at the other end, where you started. Now you have
one completed lock.
Repeat
until you have all 11. The strands will not all be even, that is fine. You will
trim it all once the wig is completed.
For
a store bought hat:
Before
you can attach the locks you need to sew on the Velcro. This will hold the hair
down to the hat and keep it in place. Cut the Velcro into 3 to 4 inch long
pieces. Discard the soft side. Sew the strips (the hook side) on the hat in
various places. You don’t need to cover the entire surface, sew them on every
few inches.
The
yellow circles is where each lock of hair will be sewn down, the rectangles is
about where you need to sew the Velcro strips.
Attaching
the Locks onto the hat:
Open
the lock of hair and lay it across the front of the hat.
The
center of the lock of hair will become the part in the wig.
For
a Crocheted or Knitted hat:
Use a crochet hook to pull the center tie through. Tie a knot on the inside of
the hat, securing the lock of hair to the top of the beanie. DO NOT cut off the
loose ends. Use your hook to weave them through the hat. This ensures that the
knot will not come undone. It also leaves the inside looking much cleaner.
For
a Store bought hat:
Open
the lock of hair and place it across the front of the picture as shown above.
Pin the lock to the hat. Once you have all 8 pinned in a straight line up the
hat, use a sewing machine to sew down the part in the hair.
For
Both Methods:
Now add the last 3 locks for the
crochet and knitted hats, tie them on the same way, only do not open the lock
of hair up. Let both sides of the lock hang down across the back of the head.
For the sewing method, pin the lock
on as shown in the diagram, open up the lock so you can see the center tie. Sew
over top of the center tie on each individual tie for the last three, moving
the strands from other locks as necessary.
When
all the locks are attached the top of the head should look like this:
Now
you are ready to braid the wig. This step is easiest if someone is wearing the
wig.
You
can skip the braiding and tie the hair together with ribbon every 8 inches or
so to keep the length consistent.
Crochet
Hat:
Once
it is all braided you need to tie the strands of hair to the hat to keep
everything in place. Tie it down in several places across the sides, bottom,
and back of the head.
Once the
hair is all secure you can cover your ties by hot gluing the flowers over the
top of them.
Both
Methods:
Use
your hot glue gun to glue on the flowers. Put the glue on the actual flower and
not the plastic stem, it will melt the plastic.
Trim
the bottom of the hair and now the wig is ready to be worn.
Yarn (about) $4.50
Flowers $3 (or less, depending on where you get your flowers)
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