How to properly tie a bandana

What is a bandana, every schoolboy knows. For those who do not know, we will explain, "bandana" is a square piece of colored fabric of a rather large size. You can wear a bandanna almost on all parts of the body: arms, legs, thighs, neck. Although usually, of course, bandanas adorn the head. The history of the bandana is known by far not all. But in the beginning these handkerchiefs were used for a purely practical purpose - to protect the face from dust. Think of the American cowboys. They wore bandannas around their necks and raised bandanas to their faces while hauling livestock, blocking the mouth and nose from the dust clubs that raised the herds of animals. In Central Asia, pieces of cloth, in fact, the same bandanas, helped protect the head from the scorching sun. With some imagination in the Asian turban, you can see an improvised bandana.

But that was before. Now the bandana has taken a worthy place in a number of popular modern headdresses, seriously having pressed panamki and baseball caps. Bandans are made from a variety of materials: cotton, knitwear, synthetics, wool, silk. Bandanas do even from the skin. Such "decorations" are preferred by bikers.

The colors of modern bands also surprise with their variety: all kinds of abstract drawings, inscriptions, oriental patterns, logos of rock bands, diverse symbols and much more.

But not everyone who loves bandanas knows how to tie them correctly. It would seem, is it difficult? Here is the simplest algorithm for correctly tying bandanas:
1. Square bandanna fold in half, so that turned out to be a triangle.
2. Folded triangular bandana is laid on the head with a base on the forehead. The ends of the bandana (the tops of the triangle) are tying on the back of the head.
3. The free tip of the bandana (the vertex of the triangle) is placed under the knot. All.

But not everything is as simple as it seems. Experienced people disclose a few secrets how to properly tie a bandanna on your head:
• It is difficult to tie a folded fabric into a knot, especially if weave a dense fabric. Therefore, you can try this option. Do not fold the bandana, place it on the head. On the forehead - one side of the bandana. The closest ends of bandanas we tie a knot on top of the other two ends of the bandana that remain free. This method is more suitable for rectangular bandanas.
• In order for the bandana to hold tight on the head, wrap the base of the triangular bandana in the form of a narrow strip (about 1.5 cm)
• The bandanna assembly must be tied tightly. And the site should be located not closer to the neck, but, on the contrary, closer to the neck. Otherwise, the bandana can fly off with fast movements, for example, when running.
• Bandana will sit well on your head only after you have defiled it for two weeks. It's not surprising: any thing needs to "adapt" to you, to become "yours."

And still it is impossible to give an unambiguous answer to the question "how to properly tie a bandana". Hundreds of options, choose your. When choosing, be guided by your wardrobe, your mood, the weather. And we give some more ways of tying bandanas. These tips will be especially relevant for those who do not categorically approach bandanas:
• Tie a bandana on your hips over jeans or a denim skirt;
• Tie a bandanna around your neck, while leaving the knot behind. If the weather is cold, then a bandana from a dense warm cloth will do. On a hot summer day, a silk bandana will be more appropriate;
• Dress the bandanna with a baseball cap or a visor;
• Tie a bandanna around your wrist like a wristband. You can tie a bandanna higher, for example, on the forearm
• Why not use legs to bandana? This is a great idea. Tie bandana over jeans just above the knee or on the ankle, if you're wearing shorts. This is a stylish and unusual option;
• Your bag or backpack is also worthy of such an ornament, as a bandanna. Tie a bandanna around the handle of your bag, and the familiar object will find a new image. Especially juicy combination of refined women's handbags and bandanas with a pattern of skulls. Are you ready for such contrasts?
• Thin, especially silk bandanas, can be used instead of pareo, tying on hips over a swimsuit. If, at the same time, your rock idol is depicted on the bandana, I think you will enjoy it twice;
• Silk bandanas can be folded with a narrow strip and pass instead of a belt on jeans shorts or a skirt.
• Guys like to wear bandanas around their necks over their shirts, unbuttoned for a few buttons. Girls, too, can adopt this way of tying bandanas.
• There are originals that wear T-shirts instead of bandanas: they are folded in half and wrapped around the head, it does not get worse;
• You can simply cut a T-shirt into two bandanas: cut two squares from the gear and back. The edges of the fabric can not be processed;
• And you make your bandana unique. Color it, for example, with a permanent marker, draw the emblem of your favorite group. There will be no such bandana any more.

This is not a complete list of possible ways of tying bandanas. A little imagination - and you can come up with your own ways. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment, not to be afraid of being different from others. You will succeed.

Ksenia Ivanova , especially for the site