Summer Styling with Furoshiki Hair Ties!

It's summer time, and if you have long hair like us you'll like to find pretty ways to tie your hair back! Our furoshiki from Kyoto are a super way to style your hair. We think the pretty patterns of our furoshiki really complement our Cotswolds summer garden. Why not have a try too! Here are two easy hair tie styles that we highly recommend!

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Simple Pony Tail Tie

First up we have the Simple Pony Tail Tie.

Simply gather your hair into a plait or a pony tail and fasten with a small band. Then roll the furoshiki on the diagonal so that you have a strap of fabric to neatly tie in a single knot around your hair. It looks gorgeous, doesn't it! It's a perfect way to wear your hair when you're out amongst the wildflowers! Yukki took the photo above in our small wild flower meadow: the colours in the furoshiki complement the poppies, vetch, daisies and corncockles that are now growing there! You can find more detail on how to achieve this lovely look in our Hair Ties Furoshiki Tutorials!

Our white climbing rose has a very sweet fragrance. Here, I've tied my pony tail with our Zusetsu Snowflower Furoshiki which has just arrived from Kyoto! The delicate white and pinks of the furoshiki look perfect against our English summer garden!

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Headband Tie

This is another super simple yet elegant way to style your hair.

For the headband tie, roll up your furoshiki and place the middle of the furoshiki on the top of your head. Then, bring both ends of the furoshiki down to the base of your neck underneath your hair to tie a singular or double knot. It's as easy as that! We love using our furoshiki with striking Japanese motifs for unique, colourful headbands!

In this photo, Yukki has rolled our small Yumeji Takehisa furoshiki in Japanese Apricot Pink to make a pretty Headband Tie. We were out in the nearby cherry blossom orchards in the spring on this day, and so her headband matched perfectly!

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We hope you have been inspired to try your own summer furoshiki hair ties!

And watch this space, as we will be publishing a blog soon all about the exciting creation of our first Zusetsu-designed, Kyoto screen-printed Snowflower furoshiki!

Thank you for reading, and see you again soon!

Cathy and Yukki

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