Harriet,
Your ideas make sense. I have Goody ponytail elastic bands, which I can make a firm ponytail with and once I get that "fixed" the way I want it, just add the decorative scrunchie.
I've been making the scrunchie do all the work.
Your way makes such better sense than mine, so thank you for the tip.
Also, while reading your post, I got to thinking how I can put a base ponytail in, then add the decorative scrunchie, but when I pull the last of the hair through, leave some of it inside the scrunchie to get a sort of "bun-looking" tail. That sounds pretty, too.
DH picked me up 6 fabric scrunchies, too.
Do people ever sew fabric scrunchies entirely by hand?
I have a difficult time seeing to sew because of the way my eyes are now.
Would it take about fabric measured about 6" x 2", sewn, add 1/4-elastic, then sew the ends closed?
I wished I could see to sew effectively, but I don't think it'd matter doing a fabric scrunchie by hand because it's all scrunched up and who goes around looking "that close" to your head, inspecting your scrunchie?
I have Grandma's scraps, so they'd be used, could color coordinate with my clothes, too.
Thanks for all your help,
Harriet!
Oh, at You Tube there is a young woman who shows how to style different hairdos for long hair. One of the best ones she told about was how you make a ponytail, before you braid it, section off a small section, braid that, fasten it with a clear or hair-color rubber band, made for braid ends. Then, you take your 3 sections of hair, put the "little" braid into one of the 3 sections of hair, braid it into your braid, which makes your braid tail a lot more secure. This way, loose ends aren't falling out of your braid tail. I've done that, my braid tail feels much more secure and it's easy to do.
One thing I've attempted since age 11, is how to make a French roll.
I'm just never-ever gonna get it right!
I love the look of a chignon, but DH likes it when my hair shows because it's so pretty being brunette with the silvery-white running through it. It shows up pretty in a braid tail, too. Another thing I love to do, sometimes, is to make a side ponytail or side braid tail. I bring all of the hair over to behind and a bit above, 1 ear, and let it either remain loose or braid it. I love the look of the side tails.
Another thing I do is take a fabric scrunchie, make a ponytail, then take a very long, skinny, sheer (my 3 scarves just happen to be sheer prints), and tie a large bow about the scrunchie with tails hanging down. The loops of the bow hang nicely, like a draping, of sorts, and the scarf accentuates the ponytail, too. I've tried it with a braid tail, too.