Knot Your Typical Tichel By Sandy Eller   Photo Credit: Andrea Grinberg Women in scarves     Perhaps the most memorable line from the famous story of Rapunzel involves the title character cascading her flowing hair towards the ground, but in the case of the Baltimore-based Wrapunzel, it is intricately woven tichels, typically used to […]

That time that I decided to cover my hair everyday Courtney Hall Lee Mar 11, 2018 “We just know inside that we’re queens. And these are the crowns we wear.” Felecia McMillan Photo by hannah grace on Unsplash For black women, hair and head coverings come with ample baggage. The relationship between black women and their hair has been a […]

Why Christian Women are Taking Up Jewish Practice of Hair Wrapping By Dr. Rivkah Lambert Adler April 1, 2016 , 8:00 am “Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from mount Gilead.” (Song of Songs […]

The Facebook Group Where Muslim, Jewish and Christian Women Celebrate Headwrapping Steven Davidson December 13, 2017 The subject of women covering their hair is one of fascination in the western world. From burqa bans to sheitel shaming, women who cover are often viewed as victims of patriarchy or religious extremists, getting it from all sides. […]

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping PRI’s The World October 27, 2017 · 8:00 AM EDT By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Model Aliyyah Abdul-Raul wearing designs from Ohio-based designer Chimiwear poses in front of the camara at a past Beautifully Wrapped Headwrap Expo. During the event, fashion shows take place every hour and features different […]

The Complicated History of Headscarves Since ancient times, across so many cultures and for myriad reasons, women have covered their hair — an act tied up in competing notions of freedom and oppression. By Liana Aghajanian  Dec 20, 2016, 7:00am EST Photography by Nick Hagen A woman in a hijab sits with her back to the camera […]

Ever since the 2016 presidential election, there seems to be more and more people dressing to express their identity. Many Jews have been wearing a Star of David or hamsa when they weren’t doing so before, and more are wearing a yarmulke in their daily life, not to show their religious devotion but to show their cultural belonging. I’ve […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ANDREA GRINBERG / WRAPUNZEL.COM When Andrea Grinberg started posting YouTube tutorials on hair wrapping six years ago, she did not do it with the intention to start a whole movement. She was newly married and had just moved to the US from Israel, where scarf-wrapped heads were pretty mainstreamed. She quickly realized that […]

Full Text Below, For Online Version Click Here. Wrapunzel Is Challenging Everything You Thought About Headwrapping By: Steven Davidson December 13, 2017 The subject of women covering their hair is one of fascination in the western world. From burqa bans to sheitel shaming, women who cover are often viewed as victims of patriarchy or religious extremists, getting […]

June’s Mishpacha Article! We keep getting emails asking us to read the Mishpacha article from last June!  There is only this available online, so here is the transcription for you (obviously without photos etc.) Wrap Artists Andrea Grinberg and Rivka Malka Perlman elevate the tichel to fine art By Barbara Bensoussan Wrapunzel, Wrapunzel, let down your…tichel? Throwing […]

Something to Wrap Your Head Around Click here for original article Batya Rosner June 4, 2015 It’s an educational forum. It’s a skills-building website. It’s a communal sanctuary to discuss the deeper, the spiritual, the real. It’s a sisterhood connector. It’s a morale builder. It gives options to the clueless, and inspires the doubtful. It’s a […]

Jewish Press Article Wrapunzel was in the Jewish Press!  All in all this is totally what Wrapunzel is all about!  Thank you so much for writing such a gorgeous article!  (Please note that Andrea gave the interview in January even though the article was just published.)  The easiest way to view these pages is to […]

כיסוי ראש – אפילו לגויות באמצע החיים היא גילתה שאינה יהודייה לפי ההלכה, ובהמשך החליטה לחשוף בפני נשים אחרות – דתיות, מסורתיות ואפילו גויות – את היופי שבכיסוי הראש, ואת ההעצמה הנשית שהוא טומן בחובו. ראיון מעצים עם אנדראה גרינברג מעיין כפיר Sunday י’ אדר התשע”ה 10:44 01.03.15 עבור אנדראה גרינברג, כיסוי הראש אחרי נישואיה […]

Head Wrapping Team Hosts Baltimore Event Click here for the original article. ‍‍JUNE 12, 2014 – יד סיון תשעד BY HEATHER NORRIS Baltimore-based Wrapunzel, a company and website offering help and instruction on head wrapping, hosted its first Baltimore event earlier this month. The event featured scarves for purchase in addition to tools and techniques to […]

Fashion, faith tie into art of head-wrapping at expo in Dearborn By Niraj Warikoo On Sunday, more than 500 people packed a center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn for an expo on head-wrapping organized by Naeem. It drew Jewish, Christian, Muslim, African, Japanese, white, South Asian, and Arab women interested in learning about the latest […]