Thursday, June 27, 2013

Tying A Turban Simply And Easily

By Ines Brennan


For Sikhs, their turbans are just the most important. A Sikh man does not wear a turban simply to impress a woman on how pleasant he looks or a woman does it to avoid the filthy dusts from destroying the natural grace of hair. A turban is part of Sikhism code of conduct. Sikhs wear this as a symbol of spirituality, honor, responsibility and high moral values. How this is worn is not really important. But for those who have trouble tying a turban, here is a classic way to do it right.

Start with the basic. Fold it over at four times lengthwise. Make sure that all ends are properly aligned. Once you are finished folding, you can start preparing your hair so you can work with the fabric easily. If your hair is long, tie it up in a bun. Fasten it with a rubber bond near your front head that is directly above your forehead. You may use a cap to keep wisps of hair from appearing.

Tie the piece of fabric around your head. Underneath the pagh is piece of cloth call a patka. This has to be wrapped around your head as your base. Tuck each loose end and tie it where the bun is at.

Secure the pagh all over your head. In diagonal motion, you are to wrap your head with the fabric continually until you reach the end. Wrapping goes on for about six times. You can slightly adjust the position at the same time for the fabric to be elevated on its opposite side. You can start this by lowering the fabric on one side but higher on the other side.

Fix all ends by trimming them if you want. Depending on your head's size, some turbans especially new ones need to be cut. Never be afraid to trim the ends if the cloth is still long. Having the loose ends left uncut will only create discomfort.

Cover the top. From underneath, you need to pull the fabric's first fold and then pull this over the top. Tuck each side of the fabric as well as remaining loose end at the back.

Put some accent. Now that you are done with the basic, you can embellish your pagh through putting other colors apart from your base. You can use a scarf if you want. Just make sure you are not overdoing it. Twist the scarf or scarves through the base wrap for these to tighten and be secured.

These six easy steps are for both women and men. Style variation is never uncommon to any parts of living. You may commit yourself to your faction's strict rules but this does not necessarily mean you can never establish your own style of tying. Nobody gets incarcerated for becoming an experimentalist.

Tying a turban deals largely with one's personality. And as long as you never go beyond what is required, sacrificing the moral dignity of the church, you are for sure on the safe side. What really seems to matter is that you get yourself satisfied as much as do with your supreme Guru.




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