During a tutorial we discussed further the idea of the African headdress or Gele. Through my research I have discovered a few videos that show how to tie one, but also I have found that the fabric used is of an almost plastic material and very stiff to allow for the cloth to be arranged once in place. We have mooted the idea of using a disposable plastic table cloth which are used at parties etc with another stiff backing or inter-webbing, to emulate the head pieces. I am very interested at looking into this and having a go at trying to make one. Although the traditional ones are merely tied around the head, for the purposes of a performance the piece can be pinned or sewn in place, so they survive for an extended period of time.
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