How to Pin a Headscarf - Illustrated Guide
68Head Scarves - the Good, Bad and Ugly,
Lets be up front here: I don't regularly wear head scarves and I do not have a religious or other preference for modest dress. Head scarves fascinate me though: I have travelled through many countries where the head scarves are common wear for both men and women and on occasion I have worn them. too: either to try and blend in, as much as a blonde can which is not much outside of Sweden, or to protect myself from the dust and/or heat rather than anything else.
I also have an abiding memory of my mother from the 1960's and 1970's wearing a headscarf to keep her ears warm and hair in place in the "Coronation Street mode" of head scarf design. If you don't know what I mean check out the young ladies from Iran - though they do it rather more elegantly than many English women did it then.
Head Scarves Rule!
Scarfs wrapped around the head for practical reasons are far from exclusive to the Muslim world and in fact the simple large scarf tied back on the Turkmenistan women is similar to what a lot of the hippies and flower power girls wore in the 1960's it keeps long hair out of the way and means you don't have to wash it very often: its the only style I can manage with any reasonable chance of its staying on. No pins required but its much easier to get a fine wool scarf stay rather than a silk or polyester one.
Head Scarves: How to Pin One
I'm assuming that the request is for a guide to how to pin a variation of hijab or Islamic headscarf. The problem is of course there is no one way to do this; and in fact a huge fashion industry built around head coverings: latest face it even the finest silk scarf is going to cost a whole lot less than the average amount the rest of us spend on hair dressers and products!
The big trick with pinning a head scarf is similar to wearing a sari - its all in the undergarment! Yes the scarf is the top level :in fact often a close fitting cap is worn over the actual hair to stop it showing and then the scarf is simply pinned: from a hijab point of view to hide the neck and possibly upper body - or for fashion for many Muslim women today. Without a the hidden covering you will never get the classic hijab head covering look of the Malaysian school girls here.
How to Tie a Head Scarf
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Comments
When I've had to work outside in the Australian desert I have certainly covered my head and face - nothing worse than eating dust and brushing it out of your hair! Thanks for commenting Eileen
Thank you, Lissie, so much for clearing up some of the mystery. I have tried to put on a scarf in Muslim ways and it just slid all around. So, what do these foundation caps look like and where does one get them????
Hi Maren - I've added another eBay module which features the hijab cap: they also double for head coverings for chemo sufferers which is a use I hadn't thought off. Basically tradtionally they appear just to have been a cotton cap- a bit like the Amish wear; held on with strings - the spandex version would be easier to wear in a cool climate but horrible in a hot one. Remember the traditional islamic dress evolved in the Sahara desert and othe Middle East hot places
I was watching a documentary last night on Marabhata Mai (I may have spelled that wrong), the woman who was sentenced to gang rape in Pakistan due to alleged sexual misconduct on the part of her brother. Watching the program I was reminded of how lovely these scarves are and how I wish I had the nerve to wear one. I've always been fascinated by Middle Eastern women and their culture. I have a great collection of scarves I love and never wear because I always feel silly and affected if I try, but I still buy them. So beautiful. Thank you for this hub, it's lovely.
Thanks for sharing, Lissie. You know, other than the usefulness of the material when visiting certain countries, headscarves always reminded me of Jackie O, and they can be ultra-fashionable when you wear it right! Well written article :)
Thanks Lissie.
A very unique idea that I have not considered. I've tried scarves in the past but could never get them to stay on. Thanks for the thoughts. Who knows, I might get motivitated to try it again.
I think scarves are beautiful on some women, but also practical. I recently tried to tie a head scarf to protect my dauther from the sun. Are there different sizes for kids?
Thanks for commenting everyone: yes I remember Jackie O looking amazing too: can't quite manage the look myself really :-) Yes you can certaining get kid sized scarves and bandanas Paul- but for sun protenction she really should have a wide brimmed hat on.
Your hub brought back fond memories of my grandmother and her friends who were born in Poland. These wonderful ladies seldom went anywhere without their *babushkas* securely tied under their chins...light-weight wool or cotton for casual wear, silk for dressy. Thanks, Lissie!
When I saw the title of the article, I expected the writer to be Arab, Middle Eastern or Indian.
Very creative hub!
Sally your babushka's sounds like my Kiwi mum feeling the cold in the UK!
dutch84 - thanks - I am very aware of the large number of talented Indian writers here so I was a little nervous writing this one - now does anyone have any advice for a white women who has grown her hair to should length (just) for the first time in her adult life had has to have it up in a bun for a dance competition tomorrow. Its heavy fine and very, very straight and very very determined not to stay up !
Very interesting article - ironically, it is something which women from eastern and western societies have in common although, as you so elegantly observe, wear them in different ways.
If you'll excuse me saying so, do check the opening paragraph, especially the word before "head scarves"!
Interesting subject. You think of the darndest things, but then I always read them to the end.
Thansk pjd - I am useless at proof reading! Karen: requests section is a great place for inspiration sometimes but I pick who's request I respondeto!
Ha! Lissie! I had a sneaking suspicion this subject might attract some traffic (and clicks), but I just didn't have time to write it myself. I wore a headscarf/hijab for just about a year, and did lots of shopping online for head coverings.
Great job!
LOL Maddie: the request section has been my quiet keyword selection tool for ages: that and flagship hubs too -took google a little while to notice this one though! Also I always found it genuinely fascinating how women wear them so elegantly!
I love reading this. Very nice I like it a lot.
This is interesting. I have several unused scarves on my cabinet, now I know how to use them. :) Thanks Lissie.
I strongly believe you've made a great work in this hub, lissie. Congratulations.
Good hub, on an unusual subject. I seldom wear a scarf - usually only when its raining or I want to hide my hair (less of that as I get older - lol).
I have a current fascination on headwear: I have grown my hair longer than its been since I was 13 -and am fighting to figure out what to do with it!
It's such a classy look, Lis! I absolutely love it! I want to learn to tie like the Jewish women wear their headscarves though, since DH isn't a fan of hijab. I have an Amish kapp, but it makes me look so... Amish lol
There's are more like a turban yes? I like the Tarjik style in the photo - well its easy to do anyway and keeps your ears warm! I also love what Indian women do with long scarfs - but I suspect that is a skill learnt over a life-time - mine just falls off unless firmly attached!
Eileen Hughes says:
13 months ago
Well written article, not something that I would probably wear at the moment but can see the necessity of knowing how to wear it properly when visiting different countries and under various circumstances.
Thanks again for sharin lissie.