Postiche - Whipping

Whipping is a method of putting darts into a wig net too make it fit across an actors face/head. In this case it is the head and neck as we were focusing on beards. The darts have to be completely invisible so they're not picked up on camera.

This was done using:

- wooden block
- cradle
- wig lace
- black thread
- invisible tread
- knotting hook.

First Practice (black thread)

1) Twist material over to form a triangle

 2) Put at least 8 pins in to hold in place

 3) Make starting knot

4) Every 5mm create a knot using the same length of thread. Using normal postiche knotting technique but using the same piece of thread so manually making loops.

5) Go all around triangle, pulling knots tight and turning the corners.

6) Put last knot in the same whole as the first knot to finish off.

Evaluation:
I think I did quite well for my first attempt at whipping, my line was very neat and i acomplished it relatively quickly. However I did make the triangle too big (do not need to knot all the way to the base of triangle) and I needed to pull my knots a little tighter so you can't see a gap in them. With being this loose there's a danger of them catching and breaking when the beard is being brushed.

Second Practise (invisible thread)

Evaluation:
I feel that this attempt was better than my first one as the lines are neater again and the knots are a lot smaller. I also didn't go all the way down to the base of the triangle. It took a little longer as I was knotting with invisible thread which is difficult to see but it's the necessary equipment so that the darts cannot be seen in the beard. Altogether I am very pleased at my first attempt at whipping.