Artificial Hairdressing or "Postiche"
Hair Adjuncts, Wigs, Partial Wigs Switches and Falls
Spiral Bound Book Republication
Originally published c1930!
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Up for your consideration is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Comb Bound Republication of or our original, abridged, Artificial Hairdressing or "Postiche" Guide!" Sixty-nine pages of authentic Flapper Era instructions and diagrams on how to achieve the ultra-feminine and stunningly romantic Flapper Era Beautiful Postiche Hair Piece Additions! I wonder if this information may be useful to those who repair or restore doll??? (Original is NOT for sale)
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This item is a great resource for those who are WWI and Flapper Era historical reenactment enthusiasts, beauticians, opera, stage and theatre hairdressers, students of historical hair care techniques and recipes, etc!
An excerpt:
" Definition of "Postiche" : The young hairdresser...if he is to become a fully trained and competent hairdresser...must be instructed in the branch of hairdressing known as "boardwork" or postiche. The French term postiche (meaning "added hair")...connotes the working in human hair separated from the head and its preparation for the purposes of personal adornment...[i.e.,] artificial hair... [T]he purpose of which is not so much to cover baldness as to decorate, or to extend, prevailing coiffures, for example, coloured wigs, pincurls, eye-pieces, etc.
...the art of making postiche [has] apparently no limit to its possibilities."
Contents:
Tools Required
The bench
The Card or Hackle
Drawing Brushes
with Bristle Pattern
with Wire Pattern
Wig and Transformation Blocks and Holders
Weaving Screws and Sticks
Wig Blocks, Malleable Type
Adjustable block Holder with Vice
Telescopic and Movable Pedestal Block Holder
Twisting Machine
Sundry Tools
Large and small Pinching Irons, Pinching Irons (Square), Pinching Irons (Round), Crimping Irons for Creoling Hair, Measuring Compass, Tape Measure, Scissors, Combs, Small Hammer, Round-nosed Pliers, Curling Pegs, Pins of Various Sizes, Hairpins of Several Lengths, Narrow White Tape, Needles of Various Sizes, Thimble, Finger Shield for Blockwork, Knotting Needles, Gauze Hooks, Block-points, Beeswax, Galloons, Foundation Nets, etc., etc., etc...
Combings
The Preparation, Cleaning and Making-up of Hair Combings
Hackling, Drawing and Clubbing
Turning the Roots
Varieties of Hair
Human Hair Sources and Substitutes
Asiatic, European, White, Grey, Brown, Black, Cut, etc.,
Preparing Hair
Drawing the Hair
Preparing Curly Hair
Preparing Wavy Hair
Mixing Hair
Bleaching "Postiche"
Dying and Tinting "Postiche" - Various Recipes
Ink Solutions
Bismark Powders and Nigrosin
Chestnut Dyes
Dyes Including Fustic, Logwood, Brazil Work, Quercitron, and Catechu
For Producing a Dark Brown
How to Cover a Reddy (Reddish?) Tinge without Making it Darker
Changing Dark Red to Dark Brown or Black
To Obtain a Good Black
The Blondes
For Darker Shades, but not Dark Browns or Blacks
For Light Shades
For Ashy Shades
A Formula for Dyeing Over-bleached Hair
Darkening Already Dyed Shades
Dyeing Wigs and Transformations
Treatment of Combings
Concluding Details on Decolouring "Postiche"
Making of Crepe-Hair, and Weaving
Frames, Pads, and Frizzettes
How to Make Switches, Pads (Pompadour Pads & Rolls), Frizzettes, Crepe-hair (also used to make theatrical beards, moustaches and covering hair frames) Transformations, Bulking Wigs, etc. via the Use of Weaving Sticks and Pegs, etc...
Some Other Uses for Half-Crepe Hair -
Weft Wigs, to bulk Marteaux, Crepons, Chignons and Switches
Methods of Weaving Hair
"The four cardinal arts of the posticheur may be classified as (a) reparation of hair; 9b) weaving hair; (c) knotting hair; (d) final dressing out of postiche
Weaving Frame
"Once-in" Weaving
Method of Weaving
"Twice-in" Weaving
Method of Weaving
Wig Weaving
Fly Weaving
The Uses of Hair Weft
Making-up Switches
"The main considerations in making-up a switch are: first, to produce a nice-looking, well-tapered tail; second, to obtain strength and durability; third, to ensure that the finished article is supple, so that the wearer is able to arrange it satisfactorily."
Instructions to Make Switches
Winding Up a Switch
Two-Stem Switch
One-Stem Switch
How to Make Pin-Curls, Pin-Waves, Eye-Pieces, Puff-curls
Curling by the Paper and Pinching Mode
Bunch of Curls for Top Dressing
Marteaux
"The marteau is perhaps the most popular of the simpler forms of postiche. It is conceived not as a mere ornamentation like the pin-curl...but more as an article of utility...[and] may be contrived with one or two loops, or may be mounted on a back, or side, comb, or attached to a hair slide, or some other fixing device, as desired." (appears to be what has been otherwise named a "fall")
"Marteaux" with Loops
"Marteaux" on Combs
"Marteaux" on Pins
"Marteaux" on Sliders and Mechanical Fixers
(Barrettes, "Ninon" "Postiche-fixe," "Toupee Hook Adaptor")
Weft Chignons on Combs
Chignons Made with Switches
Chignon of "Marteaux"
Frame Chignon
"Cache-Peigne"
"...extremely popular before the War [WWI, and] literally means a hidden comb, or a covered comb."
Diamond-shaped Mesh Weft for "Cache-Peigne" Foundation
Torsades
"another device constructed from hair weft...which is really a two-stem swathe...made up...in the for of switches...or comprise[d of] a tress...knotted on to a small piece of foundation net..."
A Torsade with Curled Ends
"an elegant design for evening wear"
Torsade with Bunch of Curls in Centre
Clips with Steel Combs for Holding "Postiche" Curls, etc., when Dressing Them
The Art of Wig-Making
Knotting
How to Make a Single Knot
How to Make a Double Knot
The Uses of Galoon (the hair band)
How to Cover Springs
How to Make Fringes
Making a Foundation
Fringe Foundation with Galoon
Fringe Foundation without Galoon
Knotting a Fringe
Weft Fringes
Water-waving a Fringe
Finger-waving a Fringe
Finger-waving (Wet)
How to Take Creases Out of Foundations
Crepon or Papadour Fringe
A Light Frontlet or Modern Bandeau
Knotted Chignons
Method of Knotting Used
Chignon Mount, with Passees Knotted Around Edges
"Marteau" Dressed Out, Ready for Chignon
Chignon Mount with Hair Placed in Curl Formation
Placing Finished Chignon in Position
Chignons on Variable Mounts
Chignon Mounted on Band
Chignons for Evening Wear
Chignon with Cross-over Dressing
Methods of Measuring for Transformations, Wigs, etc.
Diagram of Head Measurements
Paper Patterns
Plaster Casting and Wax Modelling
How to Deal with Misfits
How to Make Elastic Springs
Transformations
Transformation Mount, Galoon and Net, Showing Hair Knotted along Edge
How to Make a Transformation with Weft Hair
Semi-Transformations
Scalpettes
Centre Parting ("Postiche") for Ladies
Toupets
Gentleman's Toupet, Paper Pattern
Mount for Gentleman's Toupet
Pompadour Toupet with Narrow Front
Toupet with Hair-Lace Parting
Toupet with Hair-Lace Front
How to Knot a Crown of Net or Hair-Lace Foundation
Renewing Old Partings
Gentleman's Weft Wig
Mount for Gentleman's Weft Wig
How to Make a Weft Parting
Weft Crown, showing Direction of Weft
Gentleman's Knotted Wig
Sectional Whirl Method of Knotting Crown Piece, for Ladies' and Gentlemen's Wigs
Mounts without Galoon
Ladies' Wigs
Mounting a Lady's Wig
Lady's Weft Wig
Lady's Knotted Wigs
Boudoir "Coiffure"
A Young Lady's Wig
How to Make a Drawn-Through Parting
New Methods in Adding Hair to "Postiche" and in Finishing Pin-curls and Pin-Waves
Section Divided for Adding Hair to "Postiche"
New Method of Winding Pin-Curls
Pin-Curl Top (Old Style)
Pin-Curl Top (New Style)
Pin-curls and Wavelets
Dressing Out "Postiche"
How to Water-wave a Transformation with All Weft Hair
How to Dress-through Parting
How to Wave a Pompadour
Water-waving "Postiche"
To Water-wave a "Marteau"
One can readily find similar combs, hairpins, hair nets, etc. at most any store nearby. Or, you could find them online with a quick search.
This item's extensive information is representative of the types of beautician and hairdresser expertise of earlier feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment with this fascinating walk down history's coifing path just the way your great-grandmothers did!
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The hairdressers of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous styles and now you can too! There are many beautiful haircut and styling choices which are sure to delight yourself or your beauty shop customers! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience beauty school operator will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.
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