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| DIY pompon hair bun cover |
Lets make a hair net with "madroños' or pompons, like the ones we saw in this years 2016 We Love Flamenco Fashion show. Designer Pol Nuñez, had her models with very colorful dresses and on their heads these beautiful accessories full of pompons. Everything old is new again. Pompons have always been present in Spain.
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| Madroño, tree with edible pompon like fruit photo credit: Wikipedia |
The women of the courts of Castile wore nets with pompons with their gala outfits. The Goya style outfits worn in Ronda, for example, also have pompons, not only on their heads, but are also used to adorn their dress, such as shoulder pads.
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Traditional dress for a lady of Madrid Illustration, Christoph Weiditz, for the Trachtenbuch photo credit: Wikipedia |
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Color all over even on her hair. Pol Nuñez design.
credit: Flamenco.moda
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| You can buy a hair net, or make one yourself. Use bright colors of string or yarn |
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| Pasarela Flamenca Jerez 2016 Photo Credit: SIC Fotografos |
What you need:
Like I mentioned before, I don't knit, but a chain stitch in crochet is very easy to do and the internet is full of instructions for hair bun covers. If crochet is still to difficult, or you just don'r feel like it, you can make your net with simple knots like the ones in your "mantoncillo" (shawl). This link has similar instructions to making a larger net, but the technique is still the same.
Another thing you should keep in mind, is the size of your bun, if you have lots of hair, your bun cover should be larger than someone else, with shorter or less hair. My bun measured approximately 20 cm over (the dome) so if making a round cover it should be larger than 20 cm in diameter.
Model No 2, rectangular knotted net:
Model No 3: Crochet bun cover
I don't know how to crochet, but went to the internet and got a crash course. Good enough for a bun, just weave an elastic at the edge of the circle and tie it, maybe use a dab of glue so it won't come undone.
So I'm really happy with the results. Hopefully you will find the pompons in the colors you need, and create great accessories with them. Let me know how it turns out.
Other ideas you can do with pompons are, to add them to a barrette and glue flowers, or you can enhance a purse with a bunch of pompons, them wear it to feria. Very stylish!
If you still want to buy the hair net, you can visit accessory houses that supply hair ornaments in Spain like this one. Or visit the designer herself in Seville.
- Yarn in different colors,
- craft pompons,
- a glue gun or fabric glue,
- thick elastic string,
- needle and thread matching the net,
- scissors
- and an apple or orange (this will be your bun measurement and model)
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Buy pom pons in many colors
Make it fun.
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Like I mentioned before, I don't knit, but a chain stitch in crochet is very easy to do and the internet is full of instructions for hair bun covers. If crochet is still to difficult, or you just don'r feel like it, you can make your net with simple knots like the ones in your "mantoncillo" (shawl). This link has similar instructions to making a larger net, but the technique is still the same.
Another thing you should keep in mind, is the size of your bun, if you have lots of hair, your bun cover should be larger than someone else, with shorter or less hair. My bun measured approximately 20 cm over (the dome) so if making a round cover it should be larger than 20 cm in diameter.
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| two examples of hair nets Rectangular and a round net |
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| Here I glued the pompons and then threaded the elastic string to shape the net |
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| Now it is time to try the bun cover, after the picture, I decided that it needed more pompons so I went back to glue some more. |
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| Glue pompons |
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| Sew comb on back side (the side without pompons) |
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| glue more pompons at the end to cover comb |
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| I like the comb, it makes attaching the net to the bun very easy. You should probably glue more pompons if you want to hide the comb, or pin a flower to hide the comb |
Model No 3: Crochet bun cover
I don't know how to crochet, but went to the internet and got a crash course. Good enough for a bun, just weave an elastic at the edge of the circle and tie it, maybe use a dab of glue so it won't come undone.
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| I already tied the elastic around the net. I used an apple for size, plus the glue does not stick to the apple, or at least it is easy to peel off. |
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| Glue the pompons, be careful not to burn yourself! |
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| An apple full of pompons! You get the idea... |
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| Love the result! Im ready for feria. |
So I'm really happy with the results. Hopefully you will find the pompons in the colors you need, and create great accessories with them. Let me know how it turns out.
Other ideas you can do with pompons are, to add them to a barrette and glue flowers, or you can enhance a purse with a bunch of pompons, them wear it to feria. Very stylish!
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| You can add them to any accessory, shoes, earrings, necklaces. Got wild! |
If you still want to buy the hair net, you can visit accessory houses that supply hair ornaments in Spain like this one. Or visit the designer herself in Seville.
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