Self-instructor in the art of hair work, dressing hair, making curls, switches, braids, and hair jewelry of every description (1867)
Campbell, Mark, Comp · New York : Campbell · leaf 246
ewing a switch on points, afterweaving, take Berlin cord, about one-sixteenth of an inch thick,and tie a solid knot at the end, and sew the end of the weft to theknotted end of the cord; then wind the weft around the cord, asshown in cut, the length of point desired, turning the end of thecord over… … In commencing to weave, place the hair between two cards, orstiff brushes, as shown in diagram, pressing them tight together, sothat in drawing out, it is perfectly free from tangles; draw outwith the right hand, between the thumb and fore-finger, thequantity of hair required for the size of the…
Hairwork · Hairdressing · Jewelry
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