How to tie an arafatka on his head?

Arafatka is an Arabic handkerchief, which has recently been actively used by Western women to create original images. Its name was given on behalf of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat - a big fan of this headgear.

How and for what to wear a scarf on your head?

Initially, the main purpose of this thing was protection from the sun. If you live in a hot climate, then the arafat will perfectly protect your head and hair from the sizzling sun. The headpiece is made of cotton, so it is able to give coolness and rid of excessive sweating. But even if you are not a frequent guest in the desert, the arafat will help in creating an unusual bow on vacation, prevent overheating, and weathering. It will be fashionable to look in our climate, if you prefer a safari, military or ethnic style.

How to tie an arafat on your head?

There are several ways how to put a scarf on your head, among them there are very simple and more complicated:

1. In Saudi Arabia, it is customary to just throw it over your head, sometimes without even fixing it.
2. In Palestine, in order for this headpiece to hold well, use a special hoop. How to tie a braid on your head in this case, suggests the form of a scarf. It is necessary to fold it diagonally to make a triangle, put it on the head, fix it with a hoop, twist the remaining tips and bring one of them forward.
3. How to dress a scarf on your head in the form of a turban, you can also learn by experimenting in front of a mirror. First, fold the handkerchief in a triangle, put it over your head, and put the ends on the front of your shoulders. After that, the right end is tightened with a tourniquet, wrap it around the neck and forehead and fasten from behind. Do the same manipulations with the left tip.
4. Using one more way to tie an arafat on your head, you can hide some of the face. Fold a triangular folded handkerchief over the head so that the left end is longer than the right, then fold the last one into a tourniquet, pass under the chin. With the remaining end, cover your face and fasten both tips at the back.

Variants, how to tie an arafatka on his head, a lot, including there are very simple and adapted to modern fashion:

Method 1:

1. Fold the arafat with a triangle, put it over your head, and move it slightly over your forehead.
2. The ends are crossed from the back and twisted by bundles.
3. Get the resulting strands in the direction of the forehead, beautifully spread out, tie a knot and leave its tips freely.

Method 2:

1. Fold the arafat with a triangle, wrap it around the head so that the bottom corner is on the forehead.
2. The side corners stretch forward, cross over and tie a beautiful knot.
3. The remaining tips spread and gently remove under the knot.

Method 3:

1. Fold the arafat with a triangle, wrap it around the head so that one side is longer.
2. The hanging part of the arafat is twisted by a tourniquet and wrapped around the head.
3. Connect the tips and put them under the harness.

That is, in order to accurately and originally tie a Palestinian headscarf on your head, you do not need much time and effort.